Christophe Jallet scored a last-gasp goal as Paris Saint-Germain retained their Ligue 1 lead with a 2-2 draw at Stade Malherbe Caen on Saturday.
Jallet chested down a Jeremy Menez cross and fired a volley into the net one minute into stoppage-time to put PSG on 59 points from 28 matches.
PSG, unbeaten in all competitions since coach Carlo Ancelotti took over from Antoine Kombouare in December last year, lead Montpellier Herault by two points after the second-placed side lost 1-0 to AS Nancy-Lorraine.
Montpellier had Vitorino Hilton sent off in the 42nd minute and were holding on until Benjamin Stambouli was also shown a straight red card, with Andre Luiz converting the resulting penalty shortly after the hour to hand the visitors the defeat.
PSG were also heading to a loss, when Jallet salvaged a lucky draw following a mediocre performance by the leaders.
Stragglers Caen went ahead nine minutes into the second half when Pierre-Alain Frau connected with a Livio Nabab cross and scored from close range.
Argentine midfielder Javier Pastore equalized two minutes later by putting a poor clearance into the net, but the hosts took the lead again in the 71st minute with Thomas Heurtaux heading home from a corner kick.
Olympique Lyonnais won 1-0 at AS Saint-Etienne to leapfrog their opponents into fourth place thanks to a late goal by substitute Bafetimbi Gomis, their fifth consecutive victory at Geoffroy Guichard stadium.
Goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier denied Michel Bastos and Anthony Reveillere with superb saves, then blocked a Lisandro Lopez volley, but there was nothing he could do when Gomis unleashed a 25m rocket with nine minutes left.
Lyon now have 46 points and trail third-placed LOSC Lille Metropole, who occupy the Champions League playoff spot, by one point.
Saint-Etienne are fifth, also on 46 points, but trail on goal difference.
Olympique de Marseille’s hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League suffered yet another setback when they dropped to ninth following a 2-1 home defeat by Dijon FCO.
It all started well for Didier Deschamp’s side as they took the lead thanks to a Loic Remy penalty after 11 minutes.
Midfielder Younousse Sankhare made it 1-1 midway through the first half from close range and Gael Kakuta converted a penalty 11 minutes from time after Nicolas Nkoulou was sent off for a foul on Koro Kone.
In other action, Evian Thonon Gaillard beat AJ Auxerre 2-0, Lorient topped Stade Brestois 29 2-0 and AC Ajaccio and Girondins de Bordeaux played to a 1-1 draw.
Additional reporting by Staff writer
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