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Paris Saint-Germain held by 10-man Montpellier HSC

PSG held by 10-man Montpellier
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A second-half goal from Maxwell secures a point for Paris Saint-Germain against 10-man Montpellier HSC

Paris Saint-Germain have been held to a 1-1 draw against 10-man Montpellier HSC in their opening match of the Ligue 1 season.

The home side took the lead with the first chance of the game, as a deflected ball dropped to Remy Cabella, allowing the midfielder to lift it over Salvatore Sirigu with a looping finish.

The French champions had a chance to level with just less than half an hour played, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic's low strike was pushed away by Geoffrey Jourdren.

The Swedish international had another chance at the start of the second half as he looked to fire in from a 30-yard free kick, but his dipping effort just missed the target.

The visitors got back on level terms in the 60th minute, when Maxwell smashed the ball in from close range following an Ibrahimovic header.

The goal lifted PSG, whose hopes of victory were boosted shortly after when Abdelhamid El Kaoutari was dismissed for his second yellow card of the game.

The champions had several chances against the 10-men of Montepellier, including an effort from new signing Edinson Cavani, but some desperate defending by the hosts prevented PSG from finding the winning goal.

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A view of the Parc des Princes, home to Paris Saint-Germain on April 2, 2013
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG26178162233959
2Brest26138536201647
3MonacoMonaco26137647361146
4Lille261110537231443
5Nice2612772720743
6Lens2612683527842
7Marseille26109740281239
8Rennes2610974031939
9Reims26115103435-138
10Lyon26104123040-1034
11Toulouse2678112936-729
12StrasbourgStrasbourg2678112839-1129
13Le HavreLe Havre2669112633-727
14Montpellier HSCMontpellier2669113140-926
15Lorient2668123549-1426
16NantesNantes2674152441-1725
17Metz2665152339-1623
18Clermont2648141943-2420

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