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PSG draw with Nancy to remain without home win

Paris Saint Germain's Jerome Rothen, right, fights for the ball with Nancy's Sebastien Berenguer during their French League 1 soccer match at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, on Saturday. PHOTO: EPA

Hapless Paris Saint Germain drew 0-0 with Nancy in French league action on Saturday night leaving their fans without a win at home this season.

Nancy's point in a 0-0 draw left them in second spot to keep up their run while fellow surprise package Le Mans, known more for 24 hour motor racing, beat St Etienne 3-2 in the day's early match to put them in fourth place, which would be enough to qualify for the UEFA Cup at the end of the season.

Paris Saint Germain, seemingly in continual crisis for the past few years and in the bottom half of the table, continued to disappoint demanding fans against Nancy who thought the corner might have been turned following a 2-0 League Cup win over Montpellier and last week's 2-1 league victory over Strasbourg.

The one item of cheer for PSG was that they ended a run of three home league defeats against Bordeaux, Rennes and Lyon.

PSG coach Paul Le Guen said: "We only managed to get a point and still haven't won at the Parc des Princes. It's a difficult time for us but Nancy are a good team who are not near the top of the table by accident. We tried to play our best but we were just lacking a little something."

The Le Mans versus St Etienne match was dominated by penalties, one by St Etienne's David Gigliotti and two from Le Mans' Tulio De Melo.

Le Mans showed their fighting side to come back from a 2-1 deficit and having played for more than an hour with just 10 men after Stephane Sessegnon was sent off.

St Etienne however have now conceded six goals in two matches and are barely in the top half of the table.
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