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Alex rescues draw for PSG against Valenciennes

Alex's late second-half tally rescued a point for a shorthanded Paris Saint-Germain side on Sunday as the club battled to a 1-1 draw with Valenciennes at the Parc des Princes.A victory for the capital club would have all but locked up their first domestic league title since 1993-94, as they would have been nine points clear of second-place Marseille with three matches to play and a massive advantage in goal differential.But the result, combined with a Marseille victory over Bastia on Saturday, sees the title race still somewhat up for grabs as Marseille is seven points back with three matches remaining.PSG was also without the services of several key players as a result of suspensions handed out during the week for a post-match fracas with Evian last week.Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu and midfielders David Beckham and Marco Verratti were all unavailable for Sunday's match, which started unfavorably for PSG when Gael Danic opened the scoring for the visitors in the 17th minute.Things got ...

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