French Ligue 1

Stade Rennais vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
  • 53': Firmin Mubele Ndome
  • Red Card 63': Benjamin André
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1 - 4
  • 4': Neymar
  • 17': Kylian Mbappé
  • 75': Edinson Cavani
  • 76': Neymar
  • Red Card 89': Presnel Kimpembe

Neymar returns to lead PSG to comfortable victory at Rennes

Neymar scored twice as 10-man Paris Saint-Germain asserted their dominance over reigning Ligue 1 champions Monaco with a 4-1 victory at Rennes.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Alves.
  • 4': Goal! Rennes 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
  • 7': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 8': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
  • 8': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Firmin Ndombe Mubele (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Edward Lea Siliki.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Firmin Ndombe Mubele (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Benjamin André.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri.
  • 11': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 12': Hand ball by Romain Danze (Rennes).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
  • 14': Firmin Ndombe Mubele (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 17': Goal! Rennes 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 18': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Giovani Lo Celso.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Firmin Ndombe Mubele.
  • 22': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
  • 24': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
  • 24': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
  • 27': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 28': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 28': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
  • 28': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Delay in match Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
  • 32': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
  • 32': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Morgan Amalfitano (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hamari Traoré with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Alves following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin André.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
  • 42': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
  • 42': Firmin Ndombe Mubele (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 42': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
  • 45'+1': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neymar.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Rennes 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rennes 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
  • 46': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 51': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 51': James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Edinson Cavani.
  • 53': Morgan Amalfitano (Rennes) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Goal! Rennes 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Firmin Ndombe Mubele (Rennes) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 54': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
  • 54': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Benjamin André (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Substitution, Rennes. Wahbi Khazri replaces Firmin Ndombe Mubele.
  • 55': Substitution, Rennes. Adrien Hunou replaces Romain Danze.
  • 55': Foul by Adrien Hunou (Rennes).
  • 55': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Rennes).
  • 55': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes).
  • 59': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappe is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes).
  • 60': Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes).
  • 61': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 62': James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
  • 63': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Second yellow card to Benjamin André (Rennes) for a bad foul.
  • 66': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 66': Substitution, Rennes. Jeremy Gelin replaces Morgan Amalfitano.
  • 66': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 67': Hand ball by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 68': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Gelin.
  • 68': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
  • 69': Delay in match Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 73': Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Giovani Lo Celso (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Motta replaces Julian Draxler.
  • 74': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
  • 74': Yuri (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Goal! Rennes 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
  • 76': Goal! Rennes 1, Paris Saint Germain 4. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
  • 78': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Rennes).
  • 78': Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Adrien Hunou (Rennes).
  • 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  • 81': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Motta.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
  • 86': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Tomas Koubek.
  • 87': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 87': Attempt missed. Hamari Traoré (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joris Gnagnon.
  • 89': Penalty Rennes. James Edward Lea Siliki draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Penalty conceded by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 89': Second yellow card to Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) for a bad foul.
  • 90': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) right footed shot is too high. Wahbi Khazri should be disappointed.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90'+1': James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamari Traoré.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Rennes 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.
  • 90'+3': Match ends, Rennes 1, Paris Saint Germain 4.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
11 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 6
70.4 Possession 29.6
21 SHOTS 14
10 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
614 Accurate Passes 220
676 Passes 275
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
19 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.1
38 Long Balls 39
26 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
0 Interceptions 0
12 Effective Clearances 31
12 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 29,194

Line-Ups

REN Stade Rennais (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
40 Tomas Koubek (GK)
5 Joris Gnagnon
4 Mexer
29 Romain Danzé
15 Ramy Bensebaini
27 Hamari Traoré Yellow Card
12 James Léa Siliki
21 Benjamin André Yellow Card
18 Morgan Amalfitano
14 Benjamin Bourigeaud
9 Firmin Mubele Ndome

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Alphonse Areola (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe Yellow Card
5 Marquinhos
17 Yuri Berchiche
32 Dani Alves
18 Giovani Lo Celso Yellow Card
23 Julian Draxler
6 Marco Verratti
9 Edinson Cavani
10 Neymar
29 Kylian Mbappé

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