Paris Saint-Germain have followed up their shock first Ligue 1 defeat of the season with a disappointing 0-0 draw with Montpellier HSC this afternoon.
The result means that the champions fail to leapfrog Marseille at the top of the table.
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PSG settled onto the ball quickly and looked to probe down Montpellier's right-hand side, and the visitors put every man behind the ball in response.
Edinson Cavani attempted to roll a low shot into the far corner of the net, but sent it wide of the upright.
Montpellier had the ball in the net as Anthony Mounier found Morgan Sanson with a cutback before the midfielder fired home, but he was ruled to be offside.
It was an encouraging period for the visitors, although they allowed Laurent Blanc's men to assert themselves on the game and PSG looked increasingly menacing when they pushed forward just before half time.
After the restart, David Luiz thumped a swerving shot towards goal which Jonathan Kigali saved after diving to his left.
The loose ball fell for Cavani, but he was tracked by Abdelhamid El Kaoutari and the defender slid in to stop the striker from converting the rebound.
PSG's next real chance came from a corner which was met by Thiago Silva at the near post. The Brazilian defender glanced the ball towards the far corner of the net with his head, but Mounier was on the post to make a vital intervention.
PSG piled on the pressure in the final few minutes but could not find a winning goal and had to settle for a point.
Benjamin Topliss
