PSG is getting back in the right direction. This Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain, after its slap received on Wednesday at Newcastle (4-1), won on the pitch of Rennes (1-3), at the end of the 8th day of Ligue 1. At Roazhon Park , despite the reduction of the gap by Amine Gouiri (56th), the Rennais did not have time to dream for long. Randal Kolo Muani quickly gave his team some fresh air (58th), after the first two goals scored by Vitinha (32nd) and Achraf Hakimi (36th). In the standings, Luis Enrique’s men gained two places and found themselves third. As for the Bretons, they remain eighth.
Luis Enrique had decided to change his system again, dropping the one with four attackers to go back to 4-3-3. A decision which saw Randal Kolo Muani move to the substitutes’ bench, to allow Vitinha to start this match. A more than judicious choice, since the midfielder opened the scoring. And with manner. His curled shot with his right foot landed in the top corner (32nd, 0-1).
Mbappé missed several opportunities
PSG then did not relax, quite the contrary. It even took just four minutes of play to see Luis Enrique’s men already take cover, at the scoreboard. Achraf Hakimi, in turn, deceived Steve Mandanda with a header (36th, 0-2). To score his fourth goal since the start of the season. Entering the game, Randal Kolo Muani made perfect use of his first ball, sending it too into the back of the goal (58th, 1-3). Before coming very close to the double, only five minutes later, but an offside from Kylian Mbappé was finally whistled (63rd).
Achraf Hakimi, scorer for PSG against Rennes
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Mbappé, silent since September 17, tried, until the end, to put an end to this long drought, now, of four matches, all competitions combined. But Steve Mandanda always found himself on his way (45th+2, 83rd, 90th+5). The only time the Rennes goalkeeper was eliminated, Mbappé then sent his ball over, while the goal was empty (86th). A success which also escaped Bradley Barcola, who entered the game (81st).
Gouiri had nevertheless given hope to his family
Rennes, for its part, believed, for only two minutes, to have restarted the match. After a cross from Ludovic Blas, the ball was placed on the head of Amine Gouiri who deceived Gianluigi Donnarumma (56th, 1-2). The Italian goalkeeper therefore bowed, after three interventions earlier in this meeting. Facing Arnaud Kalimuendo (6th), Blas (41st) then Lorenz Assignon (51st).
Bruno Genesio’s men tried their luck until the end, but were not successful. Like Bertug Yildirim, who found the post (85th). After two victories and five draws, Stade Rennais lost its first match of the season in the elite. Only Nice remains undefeated. For its part, PSG reassures itself at the best of times, before the international break.