PARIS. Paris Saint Germain snatched a late win Rennes 1-0 after K. Mbappe scored just 1 goal (90′). Paris Saint Germain was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Bastien assisted by Benjamin Pages and Frédéric Haquette. The 4th official was Jeremy Stinat. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.5 degrees Celsius or 36.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 14 Total 14
- 3 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 12
- 7 Shots blocked 3
- 140 Attack 82
- 73 Dangerous attack 34
- 64 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 65% while Rennes was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Rennes shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 2 yellow cards (K. Mbappe and M. Verratti). On the other side, Rennes received 1 yellow card (D. Alemdar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Paris Saint Germain will have 59 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Rennes will stay with 37 points like Olympique Lyonnais to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will play away against Nantes on the 19th of February with a 23-2 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (2 draws).
Rennes will host Troyes on the 20th of February with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rennes (5 draws).
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
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Paris Saint Germain adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Keylor Navas , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Juan Bernat , Julian Draxler , Leandro Paredes , Marco Verratti , Xavi Simons , Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé .
The home team had on the bench: El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Mauro Icardi, Thilo Kehrer, Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe, Ángel Di María , Colin Dagba, Nuno Mendes and Georginio Wijnaldum .
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: J. Draxler for A. Di Maria (66′), X. Simons for G. Wijnaldum (66′), L. Paredes for M. Icardi (83′), A. Hakimi for T. Kehrer (84′) and J. Bernat for N. Mendes (84′).
Best player: Juan Bernat
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Juan Bernat even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 69 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
Also Rennes adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Bruno Génésio played with: Doğan Alemdar , Hamari Traore , Warmed Omari , Nayef Aguerd , Birger Meling , Lovro Majer , Jonas Martin , Baptiste Santamaria , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Gaëtan Laborde and Martin Terrier .
These were the players on the bench: Mathys Tel, Loïc Badé, Sehrou Guirassy, Alfred Gomis, Lorenz Assignon, Loum Tchaouna, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Adrien Truffert and Andy Diouf.
Substitutions
Rennes made 4 changes: G. Laborde for S. Guirassy (80′), B. Bourigeaud for K. Sulemana (80′), L. Majer for A. Truffert (86′) and M. Terrier for L. Assignon (89′).
Best player: Warmed Omari
The most impressive player for Rennes was Warmed Omari.
His rating is with 31 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
