Motta sent off as leaders PSG draw rare blank

PSG wasted numerous goal chances after having Thiago Motta sent off on the stroke of halftime for a dangerous tackle on Frederic Sammaritano.

Carlo Ancelotti’s men were also hindered when captain Thiago Silva had to go off with a leg injury.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the league’s top scorer with 18 goals, wasted their best opportunity when he volleyed a fine pass from Motta over the crossbar in the 32nd minute.

Tenth-placed Saint-Etienne were rewarded for their second-half efforts when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s effort was parried into Mollo’s path and he tapped the ball into an empty net.