Paris Saint Germain (PSG) were without star player Neymar once again this weekend but they had no issues as they dispatched lowly Dijon in their clash in the French Ligue 1. PSG were toothless the last time out in the league without Neymar as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at home to in-form AS Monaco. Sofiane Diop and Guillerme Maripan were the goalscorers for the principality club. AS Monaco were able to do the double over PSG in the league this season after they had come from 2-0 down to win the home leg 3-2 in the first half of the season. PSG were able to bounce back from that poor AS Monaco defeat with the comprehensive win over Dijon. PSG won 4-0 against their hosts to close the gap on leaders Lille, who dropped points at home to Racing Strasbourg at the weekend via a 1-1 draw. PSG are now just two points behind Lille having trailed four points ahead of this weekend. As a matter of fact, PSG trailed Lille and Lyon before the weekend but they have leapfrogged Lyon after the latest set of games. 10-man Lyon held on f0r a point at Marseille via a 1-1 draw. Lyon now trail PSG by one point. Without Neymar at the moment, PSG have only Lille to overhaul ahead of the final 11 games of the season in the French top flight.
