Neymar misses penalty as PSG suffer surprise defeat, while Real Madrid extend lead in LaLiga

Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain suffered an unexpected 3-1 defeat at Nantes.

Randal Kolo Muani gave the hosts an early lead before Lionel Messi was denied a swift equaliser by a fine save from Alban Lafont.

Nantes doubled their lead through a fine strike by Quentin Merlin in the 16th minute.

Dennis Appiah was shown a straight red card late in the first half after bring down Kylian Mbappe when he was through on goal – only for the decision to be changed to a yellow following a VAR review.

Referee Mikael Lesage then initially did not award a penalty for handball by Georginio Wijnaldum in stoppage time, only to take another look and point to the spot, with Ludovic Blas converting.

Neymar reduced the deficit just a couple of minutes after the restart when played in by Messi, but then saw his soft penalty saved after Mbappe had been brought down.

PSG remain 13 points clear of Marseille, who host Clermont on Sunday, after a first league loss since early October while Nantes move to fifth.

Earlier on Saturday, Lens and Lyon drew 1-1 at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, where both goals came in the first half.

La Liga leaders Real Madrid extended their advantage to seven points with a 3-0 win over Alaves at the Bernabeu.

After Alaves substitute Pere Pons had missed an open goal when he went round Thibaut Courtois, Los Blancos took the lead through a 20-yard curling strike from Marco Asensio in the 63rd minute.

Vinicius Junior added a second with 11 minutes left and Karim Benzema rolled in a late penalty as Carlo Ancelotti’s side edged further clear of Sevilla, who travel to Espanyol on Sunday.

Atletico Madrid won 3-0 at Osasuna, where an early goal from Joao Felix set them on their way.

Luis Suarez doubled the lead on the hour and