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PSG wins at Metz after play stopped due to homophobic banner
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 31 - 08 - 2019

Paris St Germain shrugged off the absence of their three main forwards to beat Metz 2-0 away on Friday as yet another French game this season witnessed a homophobic incident which led to play being temporarily stopped.
The champions were without Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani due to injury while world record signing Neymar has yet to feature for the club this season as he attempts to negotiate a move to Barcelona.
PSG took the lead in the 11th minute when Angel di Maria converted a penalty by sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, having spurned a spot kick in last week's 4-0 win over Toulouse.
Play was briefly halted by the referee midway through the first half for a few minutes due to a banner held up by the home supporters which was deemed to be homophobic.
It was the fourth such incident to occur in a French game this season after the French Football Federation pledged to crack down on homophobic chanting.
PSG's Cameroon forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting doubled the lead with a header shortly before halftime, his third goal in two league games this term after his brace against Toulouse.
Thomas Tuchel's side took few risks in the second half and comfortably recorded a third win in four Ligue 1 games, their first away from home after losing 2-1 at Rennes two weeks ago.
The victory put PSG provisionally top of Ligue 1 on nine points ahead of the rest of the weekend fixtures. Metz have four points from their four matches so far.
"The team put in a huge effort, it was not a brilliant performance but it was a serious one," Tuchel told reporters.
"It is obvious that we lacked quality in attack to create more opportunities but it was important that we won again, given the situation we were in (with so many absentees)."
Tuchel should be able to count on Cavani in two weeks' time, with Mbappe set to return from a muscle tear in three weeks.
Neymar, meanwhile, could yet stay at PSG after sporting director Leonardo said the club had not accepted Barca's offer for the Brazilian international, who left the Catalan side for Paris for 222 million euros ($247.40 million) two years ago.
"The first time we received a proposal from Barcelona for Neymar was on Aug. 27. They have not yet given us an offer which has met our demands," Leonardo told reporters.
"PSG's position on Neymar has always been clear: if a satisfactory offer arrives then he could leave but that is not the case. The negotiations have not broken down but there's no agreement for now because our demands have not been met."
Meanwhile, Olympique Lyonnais fell two points behind Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Girondins de Bordeaux on Saturday.
Having lost 1-0 to Montpellier last time out, Lyon went in front in the first half through Memphis Depay — the Dutchman's fourth goal of the season.
However, the hosts' task was made all the more difficult when Thiago Mendes was sent off after a second booking — Lyon's second red card in as many matches.
Lyon, who have seven points from four games, could not hold out with 10 men as Jimmy Briand equalized in the 67th minute, with the visitors then missing several chances to snatch the win. — Reuters


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