PSG v Rennes: Lineups, stats, preview, prediction in Ligue 1

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PSG v Rennes preview

Paris Saint-Germain will look to bounce again from what Luis Enrique described as their “worst match of the season” after they host Rennes on the Parc des Princes.

Luis Enrique’s aspect suffered solely their second Ligue 1 defeat of the marketing campaign final Saturday as PSG have been overwhelmed 1-0 at Monaco.

“It’s onerous to take care of consistency if you make particular person errors. It was our worst match of the season,” Luis Enrique stated after the match.

“They deserved it greater than we did. It was a foul night time for us, a really dangerous night time.”

Whereas arch rivals Marseille additionally slipped up as they have been held to a 2-2 draw by Toulouse, PSG’s loss allowed Lens to maneuver to the highest of the desk as they received 2-1 at Angers.

Although no person would wager towards PSG persevering with their dominance in Ligue 1, they are going to be eager to keep away from any additional setbacks in what's, for now, a aggressive title race.

But Rennes might be no pushovers, as Habib Beye’s aspect head to the capital in nice kind.

Certainly, Rennes have loved an outstanding turnaround to place questions over Beye’s future to mattress, reeling off 4 successive wins to surge as much as fifth within the desk, simply six factors behind PSG.

Esteban Lepaul has been the star of the present for Rennes to date, scoring seven targets, although it was skilled midfielder Valentin Rongier who secured a 1-0 win over Metz final day trip.

With PSG coping with accidents and maybe having one eye on Wednesday’s Champions League journey to Athletic Bilbao, Rennes will hope that the partnership of Lepaul and Breel Embolo, who has 4 targets, may also help them spring a shock.

However Rennes can overlook concerning the prospect of PSG taking them evenly.

“All groups that come to the Parc des Princes attempt to trigger us issues,” Luis Enrique stated on Friday.

“We all know their qualities. Tomorrow might be troublesome as a result of they're a workforce that performs very nicely each with and with out the ball.

“They’ve picked up plenty of factors, particularly in current weeks with 4 consecutive wins. Nevertheless it’s a supply of motivation for us quite than a priority.”

PSG v Rennes workforce information

PSG might be with out Need Doue due to a hamstring pressure, whereas full-back Achraf Hakimi is unavailable because of an ankle downside. The hosts may be minus the companies of Nuno Mendes because of a leg damage.

Midfielder Seko Fofana continues to be on the sidelines for Rennes due to a muscle difficulty.

PSG v Rennes predicted lineups

Paris Saint-Germain beginning XI: Chevalier; Zaire-Emery, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Hernandez; Neves, Vitinha, Mayulu; Kang-in, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia

Rennes beginning XI: Samba; Ait Boudlal, Jacquet, Brassier; Frankowski, Camara, Rongier, Cisse, Merlin; Lepaul, Embolo

The right way to watch PSG v Rennes: TV channel, on-line stay streams

Kick-off on Saturday is at 20:05 GMT (15:05 ET / 12:05 PT), with stay TV protection and streaming on Amazon Prime PPV, which costs £2.49 for the sport.