Paris Saint-Germain suffered their first defeat of the season when they were beaten 2-0 at Stade Rennais on Sunday, as Lionel Messi's search for a first league goal continued.

Rennes won thanks to goals by Gaetan Laborde and Flavian Tait each side of the interval to end PSG's eight-game winning run in the league.


PSG, beaten in the preseason Trophy of champions by Lille, stayed top of the table with 24 points, six ahead of second-placed RC Lens who beat Stade de Reims 2-0 on Friday. Rennes moved up to seventh on 12 points.

Five days after an impressive win over Manchester City in the Champions League, with Messi scoring his first for the club, PSG got off to a lively start but lacked sharpness as Neymar skied a close-range attempt over the bar in the 22nd minute. Messi's 25-yard free kick crashed against the crossbar and although he combined well with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, the visitors struggled to break the deadlock.

Rennes, who had less than 72 hours to recuperate after beating Vitesse Arnhem in the Europa League on Thursday, went ahead on the stroke of half time in clinical fashion. Laborde netted his sixth goal of the season by volleying home from Kamaldeen Sulemana's cross.

Having failed to manage a single shot on target in the first half, PSG were caught cold straight after the interval as Tait fired home from Laborde's cross.

The hugely disappointing Neymar was substituted by Mauro Icardi in the 76th minute but the Argentine failed to inspire PSG who also failed to muster a shot on target in the second half.

Rennes kept their composure in the closing stages as they handed PSG their first away league defeat for eight months.

Tunechi5:
10000passes completed

Tunechi5:
10000 complete passes 30 woodwork hits 14 chances created

Raalsalghul:


The usual excuses, they will soon start counting throw ins as achievements.
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Tunechi5:
10000 complete passes 30 woodwork hits 14 chances created

Kondomatic:
They will tell you that he made 12 dribbles, 99 important passes, 3 tactical assists, and hit the upright and crossbar twice.

Bornsinner7:
There will always be days like this.. I'm just waiting to see CR7 win all his matches till the end of his contract..

Kondomatic:
They will tell you that he made 12 dribbles, 99 important passes, 3 tactical assists, and hit the upright and crossbar twice.

DelphiOracle:
in a single game?

paulolee:
dey lost n its normal...paris go still win d league n i see nothing big in dt lose..
make haters focus on their clubs wey never lose dis season

Kondomatic:
They will tell you that he made 12 dribbles, 99 important passes, 3 tactical assists, and hit the upright and crossbar twice.

Glycolite:


Oh ye midget lovers !a
Oh ye midget lovers !
He shall rise and go ye forth to the farmer's league,and after 5 games,he shall have no assist or a goal in the farmer's league!
Thus,ye shall believe that there is only one GOAT,who ruleth from his kingdom in England in the habitat of Manchester United.

Tunechi5:
10000 complete passes 30 woodwork hits 14 chances created

NaijaDonCast:
Messi fans: 7th ballond'or loading, achievement: 4000 dribbles, 4000 virtuoso performance, 4000 freekick struck the bar but no goals, 10000 passes completed, 4000 nutmeg,
Messi fans: but he won Copa America...I ask them Copa America only 10 countries participated is that any better than my community football tournament?