Former Newcastle forward Remy Cabella struck in the 17th minute to put Saint-Etienne ahead, but he then missed a penalty and with the hosts unable to exploit the sending off of Presnel Kimpembe PSG earned an unlikely draw when Debuchy deflected a shot into his own net in the second minute of injury time. “The first half was the worst we had played all season,” said PSG coach Unai Emery. “But I am happy with the way we reacted and for the work that we put in during the second half, we deserved a point.” PSG turned up knowing that a win and defeat for Monaco 24 hours later against Nantes would hand them the title with six games of the season remaining. Kylian Mbappe started with Edinson Cavani on the bench, and Neymar no doubt keeping tabs on proceedings from at home in Brazil where he is recovering from an operation on a fractured foot. In-form Saint Etienne were looking to extend their unbeaten run to 10, a...
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