The time of regrets for Rennes. Julien Stéphan had chosen to rest many executives (Terrier, Bourigeaud, Truffert, etc.), but his team did not come far from achieving the perfect shot in Paris (1-1), this Sunday, at the Parc des Princes, during the 23rd day of Ligue 1. Goal from Amine Gouiri in the first period. Jewel of Amine Gouiri, one could say. The seventh consecutive victory in L1 was not far away for Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud missed the break, alone in front of goal, while Gonçalo Ramos equalized after added time from the penalty spot.
The Bretons started by scaring themselves with poorly assured restarts in the face of Parisian pressure, but they had the merit of defending well, particularly on the sides. PSG obviously had control and did a lot of work to (very) quickly recover the ball when they lost it. The minimum portion for Rennes, but few opportunities for Paris, with all the same this blocked strike from Hakimi (14th) and especially that of Vitinha, thwarted by Mandanda, author of a superb save with the tip of the glove (20th). The domination was therefore Parisian, but realism was Rennes. Gouiri’s talent has spoken (0-1, 33rd). He first got the better of Vitinha in the middle before making a big bridge over Danilo and resisting Beraldo’s return to face Donnarumma. Festival ! He was not far from doubling the lead after another big bridge, Vitinha in the role of the victim (35th). Cold shower in Paris. Stade Rennes continued to defend well against Parisians lacking space, technical quality and inspiration (0-1 at the break).
Luis Enrique tried to remedy this by starting Asensio in place of Lee at the restart. The effects were not felt immediately and tension began to rise, like Hakimi, warned for talking about the country to the referee (54th). Paris finally began to shoot towards Mandanda’s goal, off-target shots from Mbappé and Dembélé (54th and 56th). Not enough to shake the Rennes goalkeeper, whose Parisian supporters have not forgotten Marseille’s past… He had to work more on this curl from the left from “Dembouz” (58th) and was very happy to see the recovery from Mbappé slipping above his cage (62nd). The last opportunity for an uninspired “KM”… and replaced in the 65th. A priori, no physical problem. Small event. Real Sociedad already in people’s minds.
Dembélé’s hooks were in any case more bloody than his strikes (67th) while Bourigeaud missed the inevitable following a smoothly executed counterattack (68th). The break was there, served on a platter… The usual Rennes starters finished the match while the Parisian stars finished on the bench, opposite management from the two coaches. Note the great return of Nuno Mendes, absent from the field since the end of April 2023. It was Paris who pushed to snatch the equalizer. From a corner, Danilo was not far from the mark (75th). Paris especially believed in it with this penalty awarded… then refused (83rd) to Ramos, then this strike from Ruiz (90 1). La Var finally saved the Rouge et Bleu, with Mandanda trapped by Ramos (90 5). Smart, the Portuguese. And it was he who appeared in front of the Breton goalkeeper, copiously insulted by Auteuil… before losing on this penalty (1-1, 90 6). Parisian equalizer. Finally. A small PSG came out of it somewhat miraculously, depriving Rennes of a seventh victory in a row in L1 (1-1).