Rennes move level with PSG despite home draw

Paris - Stade Rennais moved level on points with Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1 on Friday after a 1-1 home draw against 10-man Lille OSC who had Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama sent off.

The Brittany club is enjoying its finest-ever start to a season as it improved to four wins, a draw, and one defeat to take its 13th point alongside the defending champion who still lead on goal difference.

For Lille, the result is its fourth draw in six matches to go with one victory and a defeat as Herve Renard's men climb to 10th.

The visitors grabbed the opening goal just after half-time when French-born Moroccan midfielder Sofiane Boufal fired a low left-foot shot past the despairing dive of Rennes 'keeper Abdoulaye Diallo.

It was only Lille's second goal of the season but its chances of victory suffered a blow when Enyeama was shown a straight red card for bringing down Ivory Coast striker Giovanni Sio and conceding a penalty in the process with 23 minutes left.

Reserve 'keeper Mike Maignan came in to face the spot-kick and promptly blocked Paul-Georges Ntep's shot down the middle of the goal with his legs.

However, Ntep made up for his mistake minutes later when he bundled the ball home for the Rennes equaliser following a scramble in the Lille penalty box on 77 minutes.

PSG puts its unbeaten start to the season on the line in the afternoon match on Saturday at third-placed Stade de Reims while the weekend's most attractive match takes place at the Velodrome on Sunday when Olympique Marseille hosts Olympique Lyonnais.