Paris Saint-Germain were held to a surprising goalless draw by Stade de Reims on Saturday night!Earlier this season, Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier set his team a simple goal: win every game in the French Ligue 1. When you look at the players at his disposal, you think “well, it can be done”. But the reality is not quite so straightforward.But Saturday night’s trip to Stade de Reims showed that a combination of fixture pile-up, fatigue — both physical and mental — and opponents’ desire to spoil Parisian plans will make PSG suffer from time to time.Sergio Ramos finally got his red card for PSG 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/A8yp8Fjcxv— AARONATION 👁️🗨️ (@Aaron_Magook) October 8, 2022 A momentary lapse in concentration and discipline was the breaking point this time. Former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos used bad language on a few occasions earned him a straight red card five minutes before the break. The incident left the Ligue 1 holders in a mess – especially because they were already fighting an uphill battle. Pablo Sarabia and Kylian Mbappe have had their chances, but neirher resulted in a goal. The brave red and whites, and especially their 22-year-old custodian Yehvann Diouf, managed to keep their net intact, doing everything in their power to frustrate the opponents.Galtier started the match with Neymar on the bench, but was forced to send him on just before the hour mark in search of a breakthrough. The Brazilian had a chance to make nearly instant impact within ten minutes of coming on when Mbappe played him on well, but he fired just wide.FT: Stade Reims 0-0 PSG.Paris Saint-Germain fail to score a goal for the first time this season. pic.twitter.com/a872BIHAcY— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) October 8, 2022 As the match went on, there was more and more tension between the players and the referee had plenty to do to keep the match in check. Reims could have scored a shocking late winner through Emmanuel Agbadou, but the Ivorian didn’t time his leap well enough and headed over Gianluigi Donnarumma’s crossbar.In the end, the home players celebrated like crazy and rightly so – they managed to win a point when everyone had written them off in advance.As for PSG, Galtier will have to adjust the demands he put in front of his tired-looking players.LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 10Friday Lyon – Toulouse 1-1 (1-0)/Tete 2 – Ratao 67/SaturdayMarseille – Ajaccio 1-2 (1-1)/Payet 15 pen – Moussiti 25, Balerdi 47 og/Reims – PSG 0-0Sunday 14.00: (4.00) Montpellier (3.60) Monaco (2.04)16.00: (2.78) Angers (3.20) Strasbourg (2.75)16.00: (2.50) Brest (3.35) Lorient (3.05)16.00: (2.19) Clermont (3.40) Auxerre (3.70)16.00: (1.89) Nice (3.70) Troyes (4.60)18.05: (1.60) Rennes (4.00) Nantes (6.25)21.45: (2.60) Lille (3.40) Lens (2.95)***odds are subject to change
