PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain's title march towards the Ligue 1 title suffered another setback when they suffered a 1-0 home defeat by Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday.
The capital side, who only have the league to salvage a disappointing season after being knocked out of the French Cup and the Champions League, fell victim of Bradley Barcola's second half goal and were left on 66 points from 29 games.
Earlier on Sunday, fourth-placed Monaco moved within three points of Marseille after a spectacular 4-3 home victory against Racing Strasbourg.The clash between PSG and Lyon started 10 minutes late after Laurent Blanc's side faced transportation issues.The delay did not disturb Lyon. Lacazette, however, hit the Italian keeper's right-hand post for the French striker's first miss from the spot this season.
Barcola connected with Sael Kumbedi's cross to finish it off with a soft crossed shot to give Lyon the advantage.
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