Monaco Squander Two Points Against Strasbourg, Retain French League Lead

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Brunner celebrates scoring Monaco's goal against Strasbourg.
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Monaco squandered valuable points for the first time this season in Ligue 1, drawing 1-1 away to Strasbourg on Saturday in Matchday 4, ending their run of three consecutive wins.اضافة اعلان

Senegal's Sadibou Sané, a Monaco defender, gave Strasbourg the lead with an own goal shortly after the start of the second half (52'), before German forward Paris Brunner fired a superb strike from 20 meters to level things up for the Monegasque side.

Brunner, who plays for the German youth national team, has now netted five goals in six matches for Monaco across all competitions this season.

Monaco retained top spot with 10 points but now lead second-placed Rennes only on goal difference, after Rennes beat Marseille 1-0 on Friday to open the round.

Defending champions PSG, meanwhile, are still searching for their first Ligue 1 win of the season, as they travel to face Brest, who remain unbeaten, on Sunday.

Spanish coach Luis Enrique's side opened their Champions League title defense and pursuit of a third consecutive crown with a resounding 6-1 win over Slovakia's Slovan Bratislava midweek.

Unlike their strong European start, PSG have struggled domestically, picking up just two points from their first three matches this season.

Both Paris FC and visitors Lyon missed the chance to join the pack at the top after playing out a goalless draw, leaving both sides on 8 points, in third and fourth place respectively.

Nice also continued its dismal run, falling 0-1 away to Auxerre.
Nice sits bottom of the table in 20th place with just two points and still without a win, while Auxerre picked up their first points of the season, moving up to 13th place.

Le Havre drew 0-0 with Angers, and Lorient drew 2-2 with Toulouse.