Rennes vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1
PSG suffer shock Rennes loss as Messi misses target again
Paris Saint-Germain suffered a 2-0 loss to Rennes on Sunday as Lionel Messi's search for a Ligue 1 goal continued.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Goal! Rennes 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana with a cross.
- 46': Goal! Rennes 2, Paris Saint Germain 0. Flavien Tait (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a cross.
- 55': Jonas Martin (Rennes) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Substitution, Rennes. Lorenz Assignon replaces Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 75': Substitution, Rennes. Serhou Guirassy replaces Martin Terrier.
- 75': Substitution, Rennes. Baptiste Santamaría replaces Jonas Martin.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Marco Verratti.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Neymar.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ander Herrera replaces Idrissa Gueye.
- 86': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Rennes. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Flavien Tait.
Game Information
Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 28,092
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Paris Saint-Germain | 21 | 51 | 2 |
| +20 | Lens | 21 | 49 | 4 |
| +14 | Lyon | 21 | 42 | 5 |
| +19 | Marseille | 21 | 39 | 6 |
Statistics
 PSG |
REN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 67.4 | Possession | 32.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 222 |
| 593 | Passes | 282 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 11 | Clearances | 26 |
Stade Rennais (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alfred Gomis (GK) |
| 6 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 23 | Warmed Omari |
| 25 | Birger Meling |
| 27 | Hamari Traoré |
| 20 | Flavien Tait |
| 28 | Jonas Martin  |
| 10 | Kamaldeen Sulemana |
| 14 | Benjamin Bourigeaud |
| 7 | Martin Terrier |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 30 | Lionel Messi |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
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