Friday, September 9, 2016

Paris Saint-Germain held to 1-1 home draw by Saint-Etienne (The Associated Press)

St-Etienne's Henri Saivet, left, and PSG's Layvin Kurzawa challenge for the ball during their French League One soccer match Paris-Saint-Germain against Saint-Etienne at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for its Champions League match against Arsenal next week with a tepid 1-1 home draw against Saint-Etienne on Friday night. Life after star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is proving complicated for PSG, which has taken one point from two matches following a 3-1 defeat at Monaco before the international break. PSG opened the scoring with a penalty from Brazilian winger Lucas midway through the second half, but paid the price for poor defending when Slovenia forward Robert Beric equalized in the third minute of injury time.


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