2023-10-09 00:42:35
Achraf Hakimi pulled out all the stops again in Rennes. AFP / SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS / Baptiste Autissier / Panoramic / Baptiste Autissier
PSG logically won in Rennes at the end of the eighth day of Ligue 1 (1-3). Find the Tops and Flops of this meeting.
TOPS
Hakimi still decisive
Building on his excellent start to the season, Achraf Hakimi once again made a strong impression in his right lane on Sunday, during Paris’ victory at Rennes (1-3), at the end of the eighth day of Ligue 1. The international Moroccan, omnipresent with 115 balls touched and his incessant activity, was also able to be effective. He was responsible for doubling the lead by deceiving Mandanda with a header (36th), before offering a nice assist to Kolo Muani on the third Parisian goal (58th). A permanent poison for the Rennes defense. Enough to easily forget his lax marking on the goal scored by Gouiri at the start of the second half.
Vitinha’s successful return
After aligning a very offensive and unbalanced 4-2-4 during PSG’s last three outings, Luis Enrique revised his plans, aligning Vitinha at the expense of Kolo Muani. A successful return for the Portuguese, present in the midfield in the defensive phase, and on the left when his team is in possession of the ball. Very clean in his interventions, the former FC Porto player launched his team perfectly by opening the scoring with a sublime strike from the edge of the area. His technical accuracy has done a lot of good for the capital club
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Marquinhos solid in the post
His poor recovery precipitated the rout of PSG on the pitch at Saint-James Park (4-1) in the Champions League. Returned to the central hinge this Sunday, Marquinhos had a much quieter meeting. The Parisian captain, vigilant alongside Skriniar, was able to win his duels, while ensuring very clean restarts. We will remember that the action which led to the opening of the score began with an inspired backheel from the Brazilian near his own area.
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FLOPS
Rennes did not deserve better
«We came across someone better than us… We could have been punished more severely“. Asked by Prime Video after the final whistle, Bruno Genesio could only note the glaring superiority of PSG over his team. Despite being enterprising at the start of each period, the Breton club was unable to maintain the pressure over time and quickly left control of the game to the Parisians. The Bourigeaud-Matic duo in the midfield quickly lost the midfield battle. Completely stunned by Kolo Muani’s goal before the hour mark, the Rennais made a series of approximations and were never able to wrap up a very messy end to the match. To the great dismay of Roazhon Park, who had once again filled up.
Belocian’s bad evening
After the turnover on Thursday against Villarreal in the Europa League (1-0), Stade Rennais relied this Sunday on the return of many starters. The only surprise in the starting lineup: the tenure of Jeanuël Belocian as left back. Preferred over Truffert, the young 18-year-old player gradually took on water in his lane, facing the activity of the Hakimi-Dembelé duo. Late and overwhelmed, like his poor placement on the second Parisian goal. Offensively, he showed absolutely nothing.
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