Paris Saint Germain 2:2 Rennes FC: Ligue 1 Match Result

Match report

Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes played out a 2-2 draw at Roazhon Park in the opening game of Ligue 1's regular season. The result keeps both sides level on points after two matches, though Rennes sit fifth while PSG remain twelfth in the table. By then it was clear the match would hinge on moments rather than possession.

Rennes took the lead through Szymanski's ninth-minute strike, and Doué saw a goal ruled out for offside shortly after. Lepaul doubled the visitors' advantage in the thirty-eighth minute before PSG's substitutions changed the complexion. To be fair, Dembélé and Kvaritskhelia arrived at half-time with purpose.

Paris came alive after the break, with Torres scoring twice in quick succession. The first came in the seventy-first minute, and he added another in the eighty-second to complete his brace. And here's the thing - it felt like three or four moments decided the match, not the statistics.

The numbers tell an odd story. Rennes dominated possession at 69 per cent and created more chances, yet PSG matched them on the scoreboard. The hosts registered 0.87 expected goals against 2.16 for the visitors, but shots on target told a different tale - three for PSG, five for Rennes.

Both teams showed discipline with two yellow cards each, though Luis Enrique picked up a booking for the visitors' coach. Marquinhos and Hakimi also went to the referee, while Tamari and Thomasson were cautioned for Rennes. The substitutions kept coming, with Frankowski and Soumare among the latest arrivals.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 31 – 69

Shots on target 3 – 5

Shots off target 5 – 5

Expected goals 0.87 – 2.16

⚽ 9' S. Szymanski — Goal 21' D. Doue — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside ⚽ 38' E. Lepaul — Goal 🟨 42' Adrien Thomasson — Yellow card ⇄ 46' O. Dembele — Substitution ⇄ 46' K. Kvaratskhelia — Substitution ⇄ 60' J. Neves — Substitution ⇄ 60' W. Zaire-Emery — Substitution 🟨 63' Mousa Tamari — Yellow card 🟨 64' Luis Enrique — Yellow card ⇄ 69' Vitinha — Substitution ⚽ 71' F. Torres — Goal ⇄ 72' M. Tamari — Substitution 🟨 76' Marquinhos — Yellow card ⇄ 78' M. Nagida — Substitution ⇄ 78' S. Szymanski — Substitution ⚽ 82' F. Torres — Goal 🟨 84' Achraf Hakimi — Yellow card ⇄ 88' P. Frankowski — Substitution ⇄ 88' I. Soumare — Substitution

Match events

9' 0:1 Rennes FC Goal S. Szymanski assist: A. Thomasson
21' 0:1 Paris Saint Germain var_goal_cancelled_-_offside D. Doue
38' 0:2 Rennes FC Goal E. Lepaul assist: P. Frankowski
42' 0:2 Rennes FC Yellow card Adrien Thomasson
46' 0:2 Paris Saint Germain Substitution O. Dembele off: F. Torres
46' 0:2 Paris Saint Germain Substitution K. Kvaratskhelia off: M. Godts
60' 0:2 Paris Saint Germain Substitution J. Neves off: F. Ruiz
60' 0:2 Paris Saint Germain Substitution W. Zaire-Emery off: M. Akliouche
63' 0:2 Rennes FC Yellow card Mousa Tamari
64' 0:2 Paris Saint Germain Yellow card Luis Enrique
69' 0:2 Paris Saint Germain Substitution Vitinha off: L. Beraldo
71' 1:2 Paris Saint Germain Goal F. Torres assist: F. Ruiz
72' 1:2 Rennes FC Substitution M. Tamari off: L. Blas
76' 1:2 Paris Saint Germain Yellow card Marquinhos
78' 1:2 Rennes FC Substitution M. Nagida off: Q. Merlin
78' 1:2 Rennes FC Substitution S. Szymanski off: H. Do Marcolino
82' 2:2 Paris Saint Germain Goal F. Torres assist: F. Ruiz
84' 2:2 Paris Saint Germain Yellow card Achraf Hakimi
88' 2:2 Rennes FC Substitution P. Frankowski off: B. Reynolds
88' 2:2 Rennes FC Substitution I. Soumare off: A. Nordin

Statistics

31 Possession, % 69

3 Shots on target 5

5 Shots off target 5

0.87 Expected goals 2.16

2 Big chances 4

0 Corners 10

7 Fouls 6

6 Free kicks 7

0 Offsides 7

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 6

14 Throw-ins 23

All statistics

10/1759% Aerial duels 7/1741%

54 Backward passes 116

1 Blocked shots 9

33 Clearances 8

4/1040% Crosses 6/2722%

9/1850% Dribbles 16/3053%

0.49 Expected assists 1.22

76 Failed passes 71

3 Goalkeeper saves 0

14 Interceptions 10

7 Key passes 13

22/4945% Long passes 67/8183%

44 Passes into the final third 246

157 Passes in the opposition half 528

179 Passes in own half 236

0.33 Shot accuracy 0.26

10 Shots from outside the box 6

3 Shots inside the box 9

17/2568% Tackles 8/1457%

326 Total passes 737

Line-ups

Paris Saint Germain

Starting XI
#	Player	number
39	Matvey Safonov	39
2	Achraf Hakimi Mouh	2
5	Marquinhos	5
21	Lucas Hernández	21
51	Willian Joel Pacho Tenorio	51
17	Vitinha	17
33	Warren Zaïre-Emery	33
87	João Pedro Gonçalves Neves	87
7	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	7
10	Masour Ousmane Dembélé	10
14	Désiré Doué	14

Substitutes
#	Player	number
30	Lucas Chevalier	30
4	Lucas Lopes Beraldo	4
6	Illia Zabarnyi	6
12	Lucas Digne	12
8	Fabián Ruiz Peña	8
11	Maghnes Akliouche	11
27	D. Fernandez	27
9	Ferran Torres García	9
22	Mika Marcel Godts	22

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Rennes FC

Starting XI
#	Player	number
30	Brice Lauriche Samba	30
4	Charlie Richard Cresswell	4
18	M. Nagida	18
48	A. Ait Boudlal	48
95	Przemysław Adam Frankowski	95
17	Sebastian Szymański	17
21	Valentin Rongier	21
28	Adrien Thomasson	28
9	Esteban Lepaul	9
11	Mousa Mohammad Mousa Sulaiman Al Tamari	11
90	Issa Soumaré	90

Substitutes
#	Player	number
60	Kilian Belazug	60
14	Bryan Keith Reynolds Jr.	14
24	Anthony Rouault	24
26	Quentin Merlin	26
10	Ludovic Régis Arsène Blas	10
12	Eliezer Mayenda	12
35	Elias Legendre Quiñones	35
65	Henrique do Marcolino	65
70	Arnaud Dominique Nordin	70