Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain has dropped its first points in the French League after it was held at Reims to 1-1.

PSG's draw at Reims has proven to be a poor result in the standings, as both of PSG’s closest rivals won this Sunday. Despite this, Paris remain at the top.

Substitute Ousmane Dembele's second-half goal earned Paris St Germain a 1-1 draw at Reims on Saturday to maintain their Ligue 1 unbeaten run.

PSG's perfect defence of the Ligue 1 crown came to a shock end as they were held to a surprise draw by Reims on Saturday evening. Luis Enrique's side fell behind after just nine minutes as Japanese teammates Junior Ito and Keito Nakamura combined before the latter poked the ball home to hand the home side the lead.

The Parisiens come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 defeat of Girona in the UEFA Champions League courtesy of a Paolo Gazzaniga howler. Prior to that, though, PSG have dominated proceedings in Ligue 1 with four victories in four matches in which they have scored 16 goals in the process.

Substitute Ousmane Dembele's second-half goal earned Paris St Germain a 1-1 draw at Reims on Saturday to maintain their Ligue 1 unbeaten run. The home side took an early lead when Junya Ito's clever cross into the box found his Japanese compatriot Keito Nakamura,

Despite the stalemate, Luis Enrique’s side lead the Ligue 1 table with 13 points and will host Stade Rennais next.

Despite the 1-1 draw against Reims, which could be seen as a poor result, Luis Enrique remained calm in the post-match press conference.

Stade de Reims held Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-1 draw at the Stade Auguste-Delaune, ending the Ligue 1 champions’ eight-match The post PSG held by Stade de Reims to drop first points of the season first appeared on Africa Top Sports.