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PSG are on course to win their 11th Ligue 1 title with manager Christophe Galtier making the team play some fast-fluid football. However, they are only 3 ...

They are unbeaten in their last 3 home games against the champions and currently have a stellar winning run of 8 games on their own turf. The Ligue 1 champions in all likelihood will field Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappé for the first time since the World Cup. PSG are on course to win their 11th Ligue 1 title with manager Christophe Galtier making the team play some fast-fluid football.

Kylian Mbappe made his return from a post-World Cup holiday but Paris Saint-Germain went down 1-0 away to Rennes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, a result which leaves ...

"We had two training sessions this week in which everyone worked together. He was expected to start on Sunday but instead began on the bench as the 20-year-old Hugo Ekitike played in front of Messi and Neymar. Mbappe, scorer of a hat-trick for France in the World Cup final as they lost on penalties to Argentina, had played in his club's first two games after the tournament before missing their last two as he took a holiday in New York with teammate Achraf Hakimi.

Stade Rennais replied with a penalty box volley from Arnaud Kalimuendo expertly deflected by Gianluigi Donnarumma. Les Rouge et Noir grew into the first half as ...

Neymar, 3 – The Brazilan maverick failed to influence PSG’s attacking with the same gusto and flair he showcased this season. An uninspiring and passive display, as if he didn’t know what to do with the ball. Two weeks after losing away to Lens, PSG fell again away from home, with only a three point lead on the Nord side. As the 27.566-strong Roazhon Park roared into life, Les Parisiens came out of their shell in the dying minutes of the first half but failed to register a single shot on target. Rennes put the fence up and relied on counter-attacking play from then on. PSG have suffered a second loss of the new year away at Rennes for Ligue 1’s final match of gameweek 19.

Christophe Galtier wants his Paris Saint-Germain superstars to wake up to their Ligue 1 reality and start putting wins on the board again.

We are upset, but now we have to focus on the next game." We have to learn from this game. "The championship is tight," Galtier said. "We knew we would have a difficult match, and we had it. "Obviously we're going to have to find a lot more play and connection between the lines," he said. We need to find a lot more rhythm, intensity and technical relationship between one another.

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe haven't been able to stop Paris Saint-Germain losing 1-0 at Rennes for...

It was temporarily suspended as the referee led players off and started again 15 minutes later. Rennes was far too comfortable in defence." Youcef Belaili replied for Ajaccio, but Ben Yedder scored in the 21st and 28th minutes with neat finishes before completing his second treble of the season with a penalty in the 35th. The Brittany side again proved a tough opponent, having beaten PSG to win the French Cup in 2019 and defeating them at home 2-0 last season. PSG started on Sunday with Messi and Neymar in attack before bringing on Mbappe -- top scorer at the World Cup in Qatar -- early in the second half but still managed only one shot on target in the whole game under driving rain. Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe haven't been able to stop Paris Saint-Germain losing 1-0 at Rennes for a second straight away defeat in the French league, and their lead over second-placed Lens is now just three points.

Kylian Mbappe made his return from a post-World Cup holiday but Paris Saint-Germain went down 1-0 away to Rennes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, a result which leaves ...

Kylian Mbappé made his return from a post-World Cup holiday but Paris Saint-Germain went down 1-0 away to Rennes in Ligue 1 on Sunday, a result which leaves ...

"We had two training sessions this week in which everyone worked together. Yet Rennes went ahead soon after as their Malian right-back Traore swept in a cutback from Adrien Truffert, and Mbappé – making his 200th Ligue 1 appearance – then squandered a chance to equalise when he burst through on goal but blazed over with just the goalkeeper to beat. He was expected to start on Sunday but instead began on the bench as the 20-year-old Hugo Ekitike played in front of Messi and Neymar. Mbappé, scorer of a hat-trick for France in the World Cup final as they lost on penalties to Argentina, had played in his club's first two games after the tournament before missing their last two as he took a holiday in New York with teammate Achraf Hakimi. [Rennes](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/rennes/) captain Hamari Traore scored the game's only goal in the 65th minute in the rain in Brittany to condemn [PSG](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/psg/) to a second successive away league loss after they went down 3-1 at second-placed Lens on New Year's Day. [Mbappé](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/kylian-mbappe/), [Lionel Messi](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/lionel-messi/) and [Neymar](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/neymar/) had appeared on the pitch together since PSG's superstar attacking trio returned from the World Cup.

Hamari Traoré's second-half goal condemns Ligue 1 leaders to a second straight away defeat as Paris Saint-Germain coach admits he has 'choices to make'

“Rennes was far too comfortable in defence.” [would field his attacking triumvirate](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2023/01/13/messi-mbappe-and-neymar-set-for-first-psg-reunion-since-world-cup/) of World Cup winner Messi alongside [Neymar](https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/neymar/) and Mbappe but the PSG boss sprung a surprise by selecting 20-year-old Hugo Ekitike to spearhead the attack ahead of Mbappe. Rennes remain fifth.

Paris Saint-Germain fell to their second successive away defeat in Ligue 1 on Sunday as Hamari Traore's goal proved to be the difference for Rennes.

in a mid-season friendly on Thursday, before returning to competitive action against US Pays de Cassel in the Coupe de France on January 23. The Frenchman, who was making his return after an extended post-World Cup holiday, was applauded by both sets of fans upon his introduction, but he was powerless to prevent the hosts from going in front just 10 minutes later. [watch on from the sidelines](https://www.goal.com/en/news/mbappe-benched-messi-neymar-start-psg-ligue-1-rennes/blt56d4454023632350) for the first 55 minutes.

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe's combined might was not enough to save Paris Saint-Germain from another away defeat, as they fell 1-0 to...

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Hamari Traore scores winning goal in 2nd half as Rennes take 1-0 win at home - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Paris Saint-Germain are still leading the league with 47 points. French Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) lost 1-0 against Rennes in a Sunday league match, with the Paris team having only a three-point lead over second-place Lens.

On Sunday PSG suffered a second straight defeat on the road, losing 1-0 at Champions League chasers Rennes despite fielding Messi, Mbappe and Neymar ...

But the World Cup is finished now,” Galtier said after Sunday’s game. “That means two other teams are doing great work. Could there actually be a title race in France this season?

At the start of the season the question was whether the PSG of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar could go the whole campaign undefeated in the league. They ...