Paris Saint-Germain used their day's head start to edge one point clear at the top of Ligue 1 but will not expect to stay there after being held to a 0-0 draw by lowly AC Ajaccio.
Little went to plan for the capital club in their first match back from the winter break as Thiago Motta was sent off late in the first half, Thiago Silva went off injured and Lucas Moura had his debut cut short in the final 10 minutes after suffering cramps.
And amid all of that, a fixture that had produced 11 goals in the previous two encounters ended goalless to leave PSG at the mercy of Lyon and Marseille, one point behind ahead of their respective fixtures over the weekend.