Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Rennes 0.
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Ezequiel Lavezzi scored the only goal as Paris St-Germain closed the gap on leaders Lyon to one point with a narrow victory over Rennes.
Lavezzi smashed the ball home after Adrien Rabiot's pass over the top was squared to the striker by fellow Argentinian Javier Pastore.
PSG captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic was quiet again and has only scored one goal in his last six Ligue 1 games.
Lyon can restore their lead by beating Monaco on Sunday.
Line-ups
PSG
Formation 4-3-3
- 30Sirigu
- 5MarquinhosBooked at 37mins
- 2Thiago Silva
- 32David Luiz
- 21Digne
- 27PastoreSubstituted forMatuidiat 77'minutes
- 4CabayeBooked at 56mins
- 25RabiotSubstituted forVerrattiat 57'minutes
- 22Lavezzi
- 10Ibrahimovic
- 9CavaniSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 69'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Douchez
- 6Camara
- 7Lucas Moura
- 14Matuidi
- 15Bahebeck
- 17Cabelino Andrade
- 24Verratti
Rennes
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Costil
- 12Moreira
- 4Sitoe
- 22Armand
- 14Diagne
- 6FernandesBooked at 28mins
- 17PajotSubstituted forToivonenat 60'minutes
- 8Doucouré
- 21AndréSubstituted forBrülsat 74'minutes
- 18HenriqueSubstituted forHabibouat 80'minutes
- 7Ntep de Madiba
Substitutes
- 9Toivonen
- 13Brüls
- 16Sorin
- 23Konradsen
- 24Prcic
- 27Habibou
- 29Danze
- Referee:
- Phillipe Kalt
- Attendance:
- 44,955
Match Stats
Home TeamPSGAway TeamRennes
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away15
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Rennes 0.
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Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes).
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Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
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Abdoulaye Doucouré (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
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Foul by Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain).
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Sylvain Armand (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mexer (Rennes).
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Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Blaise Matuidi.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mexer.
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Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Ezequiel Lavezzi is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Rennes. Mouhamadou Habib Habibou replaces Pedro Henrique.
Substitution
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Blaise Matuidi replaces Javier Pastore.
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Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
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Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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Attempt blocked. Ola Toivonen (Rennes) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Brüls with a cross.
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Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Marquinhos.
