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PSG suffer rare home defeat against Reims

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Stade de Reims - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - September 25, 2019 Stade de Reims' Hassane Kamara celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain suffered their second defeat of the season and their first at home in Ligue 1 for 16 months as they lost 2-0 to Stade de Reims on Wednesday.

The French champions, who still lead the standings with 15 points from seven games, looked nothing like the team who crushed Real Madrid 3-0 in the Champions League last week, failing to create clear chances at the Parc des Princes.

Hassane Kamara headed home in the first half and Boulaye Dia doubled the tally with a bicycle kick in added time to give the visitors a deserved victory.

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Stade de Reims - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - September 25, 2019 Paris St Germain's Angel Di Maria in action REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Reims are eighth on 11 points.

Earlier, Victor Osimhen scored his sixth league goal of the season to inspire Lille to a 2-0 home win over Racing Strasbourg.

The 20-year-old Nigerian opened the scoring and Loic Remy doubled the lead as the side from northern France moved up to third in the standings on 13 points.

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Stade de Reims - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - September 25, 2019 Paris St Germain's Layvin Kurzawa in action with Stade de Reims' Thomas Foket REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Angers are second, behind PSG on goal difference, after Rachid Alioui's late double gave them a 2-0 win at Toulouse.

Olympique Lyonnais extended their winless streak to six games in all competitions as goals by Maxwel Cornet and Moussa Dembele were cancelled out by Yoann Court's double in a 2-2 draw at Stade Brestois.

Lille will take on Chelsea in the Champions League next week when Lyon, who are 11th in Ligue 1 on nine points, travel to RB Leipzig.

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Stade de Reims - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - September 25, 2019 Stade de Reims' Axel Disasi and teammates celebrate after the match REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

With Idrissa Gueye rested, Marco Verratti suspended and Marquinhos starting on the bench, PSG, already without injured strikers Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani, struggled at the Parc des Princes, especially in midfield.

Kamara put the visitors ahead on 29 minutes as he headed home from Marshall Munetsi’s cross with his team's first effort on target.

Eric Choupo-Moting was replaced by Angel Di Maria shortly before the interval after colliding with Neymar but that did little to lift the hosts.

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Stade de Reims - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - September 25, 2019 Paris St Germain's Neymar shoots at goal REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

It was Reims who threatened, but Oudin's crossed shot from inside the area hit Keylor Navas's right-hand post in the 78th minute.

Thomas Tuchel's side were unable to create danger in the closing stages and were effectively handed their first home defeat in Ligue 1 since they lost to Rennes 2-0 at the Parc in May 2018, when Dia's strike four minutes into stoppage time sealed victory for Reims.

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Stade de Reims - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - September 25, 2019 Paris St Germain's Juan Bernat in action with Stade de Reims' Mathieu Cafaro and Anastasios Donis REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v RC Strasbourg - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - September 25, 2019 Lille's Victor Osimhen scores their first goal REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Toby Davis and Ed Osmond)

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v RC Strasbourg - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - September 25, 2019 Lille's Loic Remy scores their second goal REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v RC Strasbourg - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - September 25, 2019 RC Strasbourg's Alexander Djiku in action with Lille's Jonathan Ikone REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v RC Strasbourg - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - September 25, 2019 Lille's Victor Osimhen in action with RC Strasbourg's Mohamed Simakan REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v RC Strasbourg - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - September 25, 2019 Lille's Domagoj Bradaric in action with RC Strasbourg's Mohamed Simakan REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
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