We deserved defeat, says PSG boss after 0-2 loss to Reims

Paris Paris SaintGermain fell to a shock 20 loss to Reims at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday as headers from Hassane Kamara and Boulaye Dia gave the visitors a famous win The Ligue 1 champions depleted by a spate of injuries remain top of the table after seven games but have already lost twice this season after defeat at Rennes last month It was PSGs first home loss in the league since a 20 reverse at the hands of Rennes in May 2018 ending an unbeaten run of 22 matches at the ParcPSG only lead secondplaced Angers on goal difference after Rachid Aliouis late double grabbed Stephane Moulins side a 20 win at Toulouse Im disappointed with our performance The first 10 maybe 15 minutes went well but then every minute that passed was worse and worse said PSG coach Thomas TuchelWe did not show what we are capable of doing so defeat is deserved Neymar who had scored late winners in each of his previous two Ligue 1 games started alongside Eric Maxim ChoupoMoting and Pablo Sarabia up front with Edinson Cavani Kylian Mbappe and Mauro Icardi all still injured But the Brazilian who failed to force through a return to Barcelona in the closeseason was a peripheral figure and was guilty of gifting Reims possession on numerous occasions Tuchel was also forced to play a makeshift midfield featuring fullback Juan Bernat with Marco Verratti suspended The hosts made a slow start despite Neymar going close with a freekick and fell behind just before the halfhour markReims who also beat PSG 31 on the final day of last season launched a rare attack and Hassane Kamara rose to powerfully head home Zimbabwean Marshall Munetsis rightwing cross PSGs injury woes intensified further shortly before halftime as ChoupoMoting hobbled off to be replaced by Angel Di Maria who had originally been rested and named as a substitute Reims came agonisingly close to doubling their advantage in firsthalf injurytime as centreback Yunis Abdelhamids header bounced narrowly past the postPSG dominated possession for much of the second half without posing a serious threat and Reims again came within centimetres of making it two as substitute Remi Oudins low leftfooted effort struck the base of the post And Dia entered the fray before planting another fine header past the despairing dive of home goalkeeper Keylor Navas sealing a richydeserved victoryEarlier on Wednesday Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen scored as Lille moved into third with a 20 victory over Strasbourg while Lyon were held by Brest Last seasons runnersup Lille have now won all four of their home league games this term and sit two points adrift of PSG The 20yearold Osimhen put Christophe Galtiers Lille into a 43rdminute lead at the Stade PierreMauroy by lashing home after some slack Strasbourg defending to net his sixth goal in seven games this season The three points were secured 19 minutes into the second half as Osimhen turned provider for former Chelsea and Marseille forward Loic Remy to slide in his first goal of the campaign Elsewhere Lyon saw their winless streak extended to six matches in all competitions with a 22 draw at promoted BrestMoussa Dembele moved jointtop of the Ligue 1 goalscoring charts on six strikes with Osimhen by giving Lyon a 28thminute advantage but Yoann Court equalised for Brest less than 60 seconds later Maxwel Cornet appeared to have eased some of the pressure on Lyon coach Sylvinho by netting in the 69th minute but Court completed his double to snatch Brest a point with five minutes remaining Lyon widely considered PSGs likeliest title challengers ahead of this season slipped to 11th already six points off the paceCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever