Rennes 1-4 Paris Saint Germain: result and report
Ligue 1 · Saturday 16 December 2017
Result
Rennes 1-4 Paris Saint Germain
Ligue 1 · Saturday 16 December 2017, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
Rennes 1-4 Paris Saint Germain: match report
Rennes lost to Paris Saint Germain 1-4 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 16 December 2017. The half-time score was 0-2.
Neymar opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Rennes's goal came from Firmin Ndombe Mubele (53'). Paris Saint Germain scored through Neymar (4'), Kylian Mbappé (17'), Edinson Cavani (75') and Neymar (76').
Discipline: Rennes received 3 yellow cards; Paris Saint Germain received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rennes were 6th on 25 points from 17 and Paris Saint Germain 1st on 44 points from 17. Rennes went on to finish that season 5th with 58 points, and Paris Saint Germain 1st with 93.
Rennes lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Paris Saint Germain in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Neymar of Paris Saint Germain (10.0), ahead of Kylian Mbappé (9.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Rennes wins, 1 draw and 7 for Paris Saint Germain.
Key events
- 4'Goal · Neymar
- 17'Goal · Kylian Mbappé
- 32'Yellow card · Hamari Traoré
- 42'Yellow card · P. Kimpembe
- 53'Goal · Firmin Ndombe Mubele
- 54'Yellow card · Benjamin André
- 73'Yellow card · Giovani Lo Celso
- 75'Goal · Edinson Cavani
- 76'Goal · Neymar
- 78'Yellow card · Wahbi Khazri
- 90'Missed penalty · Wahbi Khazri
Head-to-head
Team news
Rennes line-up (4-1-4-1)
Tomas Koubek, Mexer, Joris Gnagnon, Ramy Bensebaini, Hamari Traoré, James Léa Siliki, Benjamin Bourigeaud, Morgan Amalfitano, Benjamin André, Romain Danzé, Firmin Ndombe Mubele
Paris Saint Germain line-up (4-3-3)
Alphonse Areola, Presnel Kimpembe, Marquinhos, Yuri Berchiche, Dani Alves, Marco Verratti, Giovani Lo Celso, Julian Draxler, Edinson Cavani, Neymar, Kylian Mbappé