PSG and Monaco share 1-1 draw as Ibrahimovic & Falcao score

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Paris St-Germain missed the chance to overtake Monaco at the top of France's Ligue 1 as two of Europe's emerging financial giants shared a 1-1 draw.

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic put PSG ahead with a fifth-minute volley, before Monaco's Radamel Falcao, a 拢50m summer signing, levelled on 21 minutes.

PSG's 拢55m acquisition Edinson Cavani spurned two stoppage-time chances to clinch victory for the home side.

The draw maintains Monaco's two-point lead over PSG after six games.

Owned by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, newly promoted Monaco spent about 拢144m in the close season, while PSG's Qatari owners paid about 拢96m for new players.

Elsewhere in the French top flight, there were plenty of goals as Lyon beat Nantes 3-1, Nice thrashed Valenciennes 4-0 and Lorient drew 3-3 with Bordeaux.