PARIS (Reuters) -- France forward Sylvain Wiltord scored a stoppage time equalizer to help Olympique Lyon salvage a 1-1 draw at Racing Lens on Saturday.

The injury-hit Ligue 1 leaders were about to suffer only their second league defeat this season when Wiltord struck from outside the box in the 92nd minute.

Lyon, who were missing their entire first-choice defense, fell behind when Lens striker Jussie curled home a superb shot from 18 meters 10 minutes into the second half.

"I must pay tribute to the defense which did a great job despite (the fact that) we are dealing with some troubles at the moment," said Lyon coach Gerard Houllier.

"We proved again that we are not ready to give up anything. Once again, we fought until the very last minute and it paid off," he added. "Bringing back one point the way we did tonight is rather good for our confidence."

Lens coach Francis Gillot was clearly disappointed with the outcome of the match.

"We came very close to taming Lyon but eventually we gave two points away," Gillot said. "It's frustrating but we were a bit tired physically in the dying minutes.

"We know that they are a very hard side to beat. They proved it again tonight. There's not much to say," he added.