Paris Saint-Germain vs Stade Rennais, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1
- 31': Gelson Fernandes (OG)
- 42': Edinson Cavani
- 67': Adrien Rabiot
- 79': Marco Verratti
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
Paris Saint-Germain beat Rennes, close on leaders Nice
Ligue 1
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Attempt saved. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoann Gourcuff.
- 10': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 17': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Yoann Gourcuff.
- 20': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Rennes).
- 20': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ludovic Baal.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 21': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Thiago Silva is caught offside.
- 21': Delay in match Giovanni Sio (Rennes) because of an injury.
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 31': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ludovic Baal.
- 31': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 31': Own Goal by Gelson Fernandes, Rennes. Paris Saint Germain 1, Rennes 0.
- 32': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 32': Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ludovic Baal.
- 35': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
- 35': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
- 37': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes).
- 38': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 41': Delay in match Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) because of an injury.
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Pedro Mendes (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoann Gourcuff with a cross.
- 42': Attempt saved. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 42': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Rennes 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 44': Delay in match Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Jesé replaces Edinson Cavani because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Rennes 0.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Rennes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 2, Rennes 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 47': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
- 48': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Rennes).
- 48': Pedro Mendes (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Yoann Gourcuff.
- 50': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 50': Joris Gnagnon (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Pedro Henrique (Rennes).
- 50': Pedro Henrique (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Blaise Matuidi is caught offside.
- 55': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
- 56': Substitution, Rennes. Kamil Grosicki replaces Pedro Henrique.
- 57': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
- 60': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kamil Grosicki.
- 60': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 60': Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Motta replaces Blaise Matuidi.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Jesé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 62': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gelson Fernandes.
- 63': Foul by Jesé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 63': Joris Gnagnon (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Rennes. Nicolas Janvier replaces Ramy Bensebaini.
- 65': Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain).
- 65': Pedro Mendes (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 66': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 67': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Rennes 0. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 69': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hatem Ben Arfa replaces Lucas Moura.
- 70': Foul by Ludovic Baal (Rennes).
- 70': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 71': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Thiago Silva following a set piece situation.
- 72': Foul by Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes).
- 72': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Jesé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 72': Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Kamil Grosicki (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Janvier following a set piece situation.
- 76': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Jesé is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jesé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 78': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Joris Gnagnon.
- 78': Hand ball by Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain).
- 78': Substitution, Rennes. Adama Diakhaby replaces Paul-Georges Ntep.
- 79': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Rennes 0. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa.
- 87': Attempt missed. Jesé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 88': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Jesé is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Maxwell with a cross.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Rennes 0.
Statistics
 REN |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 345 | Accurate Passes | 655 |
| 429 | Passes | 734 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 8 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 16 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 24 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 42,002
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 42,002
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Stade Rennais | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Lyon | 4 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 5 | Marquinhos  |
| 17 | Maxwell |
| 19 | Sèrge Aurier |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| 7 | Lucas Moura |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Stade Rennais (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Benoit Costil (GK) |
| 32 | Joris Gnagnon |
| 5 | Pedro Mendes |
| 24 | Ludovic Baal |
| 29 | Romain Danzé |
| 15 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 6 | Gelson Fernandes |
| 7 | Paul-Georges Ntep |
| 18 | Pedro Henrique |
| 13 | Giovanni Sio |
| 28 | Yoann Gourcuff |
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