Rennes, in full dynamic under the direction of Habib Beye with 4 victories in 5 games, hoped to continue on its momentum and surprise the leader, PSG, to assert his return. For its part, the Parisian club, still undefeated in the championship with 13 points ahead of its runner-up, remained on 5 consecutive successes but sought to get up after its defeat against Liverpool in the Champions League (0-1). An important match for both teams, at a pivotal time of the season.
In the 16th minute, Bradley Barcola, after a solo race, tried his luck, but Brice Samba made a decisive stop, pushing his shot. However, a few minutes later, Barcola scored the opening of the scoring, taking advantage of a new breakthrough in the area to deceive Samba with a strike of the law (27th, 0-1). The Rennais tried to react before the referee's whistle. Just before the break, in the 41st, Mohamed Meite saw his head hitting the transverse after taking a center near the penalty spot. Upon returning from the locker room, PSG finally flew thanks to Gonçalo Ramos, who doubled the setting on a millimeter center of Barcola (50th, 0-2).
Paris takes off despite the Rennes response
But Rennes reacted quickly with Brassier, who reduced the gap by taking up a corner perfectly pulled by Blas (53rd, 1-2). The Rennes did not stop there and Kalimuendo, very close to equalization, shortly missed the goal (55th). Rennes asked for a penalty when Méïté, jostled by Lucas Hernandez while he was trying to take over a center of Truffert, fell into the surface. Neither the arbitrator nor the Var gave a fault (59th). A few minutes later, Mayulu collapsed after contact with Brassier, but the referee did not flinch, judging the regular intervention (68th).
It was finally Ousmane Dembélé who came to seal the victory of his family on a center of Achraf Hakimi at the end of the match (90th+1, 1-3). The former Barcelona, in good shape, then offered a double only two short minutes later (90th+3, 1-4). Dembélé thus scored his 20th goal in Ligue 1 this season. In the ranking, the Ile -de -France club keeps off at the top of Ligue 1.. The PSG is a leader with 65th points. For its part, Rennes remains in the 11th position of the championship with 29 points. The next meeting for Parisians is therefore set Tuesday for the return shock against Liverpool in the European Cup.
