European roundup: Neymar penalty rescues PSG in home draw with Monaco

Paris Saint-Germain dropped their first points of the Ligue 1 season as Neymar’s penalty earned a comeback draw at home to Monaco on Sunday.

Kevin Volland fired the visitors ahead in the 20th minute, collecting Aleksandr Golovin’s pass and finishing beyond Gianluigi Donnarumma. Lionel Messi saw his shot from 20 yards hit the post, with Kylian Mbappé also hitting the woodwork from close range on the rebound.

Neymar, who was booked early on and could have been sent off for another foul in the first half, drew a superb save from Alexander Nübel on the hour mark. Monaco held on until 20 minutes from time, when Neymar was brought down by Guillermo Maripán in the area after a slaloming run between defenders.

The penalty was awarded after a VAR review and the Brazilian converted it, rolling the ball beyond Nübel’s dive and into the bottom corner. Christophe Galtier’s side pushed hard for a winner, with Achraf Hakimi hitting the post and Mbappé denied by Nübel as time ran out.

PSG stay top of the standings, but Marseille are level with the champions on 10 points after Alexis Sánchez scored twice in their 3-0 win at Nice. Lyon lost their 100% record after a 1-1 draw at Reims, with Moussa Dembélé earning the visitors a point with his 86th-minute equaliser.

Montpellier ended a two-game losing streak in style by thumping Brest 7-0, with Faitout Maouassa, Sepe Elye Wahi and Wahbi Khazri all scoring inside 11 minutes. Wahi got his second and Nicolas Cozza was also on target in the first half, before Pierre Lees-Melou was sent off for the hosts and Valère Germain added two more.

Lorient moved up to fifth place as they edged Clermont 2-1 with two first half goals from Terem Moffi, including an early penalty. Troyes beat 10-man Angers 3-