Auxerre 0-0 PSG, Ligue 1: Hosts Frustrate Luis Enrique's Side In A Drab Draw At Stade Abbe-Deschamps

Donovan Leon produced a stunning performance to frustrate Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain in their 0-0 draw with Auxerre on Friday. (More Football News)

The reigning champions remain eight points clear at the summit of the standings, but have now dropped points in consecutive games in their quest f🅘or the title. 

Luis Enrique's side thought they had taken the lead in the 27th minute when Bradley Barcola's cross was turned home b༒y Fabian Ruiz, but the goal was ruled out for offside.

Goncalo Ram𝐆os had earlier tested Leon with a fine header after neat play between Lee Kang-In and Ruiz, but the Auxerre keeper was equa𓆉l to it, tipping the ball over.

The Parisiens continued to pile on th༒e pressure after the interval after registering four shots on target in the first half, with Achraf Hakimi testing Leon from distance.

PSG almost found the breakthrough when Vitinha's curled effort smashed against the crossbar, before Hamed Traore tested Gianluigi Donnarumma at the othꩲer e💜nd. 

Leon was again on hand to preserve Auxerre a point in second-half stoppage tim🥂e, denying Randal Kolo Muani an🌱d Desire Doue with two smart saves in quick succession.

Data Debrief: You shall not pass!

PSG had ﷺscored in all 13 of their Ligue 1 fixtures ahead of Friday's encounter, but were met with the imposing figure of Leon to halt their scoring streak. 

Luis Enrique's side accumulated an expected goals (xG) tally of 1.89 from their 25 attempts, 11 of which were on target. Since Opta began collecting thꦗis data (2006-07), only Bastia have had as many shots on taℱrget without finding the net in a Ligue 1 match (11 v Dijon on October 2016).

And that was down to the heroics of Leon, who made 11 save෴s duri𒐪ng the match, the highest tally for a goalkeeper who has kept a clean sheet in the French top-flight, with only Empoli's Bartlomiej Dragowski (17 against Atalanta in April 2019), saving more in Europe's top five leagues.

Acro🧔ss Europe's top five leagues this season, only Leicester City's Mads Hermansen (13 against Arsenal) has made more saves in a single match than Leon.