Lionel Messi was again sidelined for Paris Saint-Germain and, in the Argentinian's absence, it was Idrissa Gueye and Julian Draxler who scored as the Ligue 1 leaders beat Montpellier 2-0 yesterday morning (Singapore time).

Senegal midfielder Gueye found the net from 20 metres in the 14th minute at the Parc des Princes and substitute Draxler added a second in the 89th minute as Mauricio Pochettino's team maintained their perfect start.