Stubborn Rennes Rally To Beat Neymar-Less PSG

19th August 2019

Striker Edinson Cavani scored for the visitors in Brittany after a quarter of an hour before Mbaye Niang and Romain del Castillo responded for the home side just after the break

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe vies for the ball during the French L1 football match between Rennes (SRFC) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on August 18, 2019, at the Rosharon Park stadium in Rennes. PHOTO/ GETTY IMAGES
Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe vies for the ball during the French L1 football match between Rennes (SRFC) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on August 18, 2019, at the Rosharon Park stadium in Rennes. PHOTO/ GETTY IMAGES
SUMMARY
  • PSG were without forward Neymar for a third successive game this term with the world's most expensive player continuing to be the subject of interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid

RENNES, France- Champions Paris Saint-Germain slipped up in their second league game of the season losing 2-1 to Rennes on Sunday in a repeat of April's French Cup final.

Striker Edinson Cavani scored for the visitors in Brittany after a quarter of an hour before Mbaye Niang and  Romain del Castillo responded for the home side just after the break.

PSG were without forward Neymar for a third successive game this term with the world's most expensive player continuing to be the subject of interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid.

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