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Ligue 1 round-up: Cavani strike earns PSG draw at Reims

 Edinson Cavani celebrates his winning goal for PSG
Image: Cavani celebrates his late equaliser at Reims

Paris St Germain preserved their unbeaten start to the season thanks to Edinson Cavani's late equaliser at Reims.

Laurent Blanc's side, who have now won four and drawn three of their opening seven matches, dominated possession and created more chances but Nicolas de Preville went close for Reims when his angled shot hit the post just before half-time.

Reims, in third place, then looked set to inflict a first defeat of the season on the champions when teenager Theoson Siebatcheu took a pass from De Preville to fire into the bottom corner in the 83rd minute.

But PSG launched an immediate response and the home side's lead was short-lived. Argentina international Javier Pastore provided the telling assist just over a minute later and Uruguayan striker Cavani finished neatly for his sixth goal in four matches.

Jeff Louis' stoppage-time goal clinched Caen a 2-1 victory at the Stade Michel d'Ornano and lifted them up to third place in the table.

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Montpellier, without a league win this season, hauled themselves level through Jonas Martin's 32nd-minute penalty after Ronny Rodelin's first Ligue 1 goal since November 2013 had given Caen the lead.

But Montpellier's hopes of a second point of the season were dashed when Andy Delort's shot came back off the post and fell to Louis for a simple finish.

Angers maintained their impressive start following promotion with a slender 1-0 home win against Troyes despite the dismissal of skipper Cheikh Ndoye.

Ndoye was sent off in the 32nd minute for a reckless challenge, but Angers stood firm to register their third league win of the season courtesy of Thomas Mangani's 58th-minute penalty after Loosemy Karaboue had fouled Romain Thomas.

Guingamp secured back-to-back wins at the Stade Municipal with a 2-1 win against 10-man Gazelec Ajaccio, who had Issiaga Sylla sent off for two yellow-card offences.

Sloan Privat gave Guingamp a 22nd-minute lead and although the visitors hit back through Kader Mangane's volley, Jimmy Briand acrobatically turned home the winner on the hour mark to secure his side maximum points.

Nice came back from behind to secure their first league win on the road this season with a 3-1 result at Bastia.

Gael Danic's superb curling shot gave Bastia a 23rd-minute lead, but Nampalys Mendy equalised with a similar 25-yard effort and Valerie Germain gave Nice a half-time lead before Said Benrahma wrapped up the points in the closing
stages.

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