“Willem Geubbels broke the deadlock for Paris, capitalising on a moment of quality to give the visitors a lead they looked capable of defending for the remainder of the match.”
Pivotal“Estéban Lepaul pulled Rennes level at 1-1, rewarding sustained home pressure and setting the stage for a dramatic final fifteen minutes.”
Pivotal“Just sixty seconds after the equaliser, Breel Embolo — on the pitch for barely eight minutes — gave Rennes an immediate lead at 2-1, stunning Paris before they could regroup and effectively deciding the contest.”
Pivotal“Ciro Immobile was booked for an argument with the referee, reflecting Paris's collective frustration at throwing away a lead they had held for over twenty minutes.”
Rennes
Paris
Outstanding performance
Rennes•AttackerParis looked well-placed to claim all three points when Willem Geubbels broke the deadlock shortly after half-time, and for the better part of twenty minutes the visitors defended their lead with reasonable composure. Rennes, however, dominated the territorial battle throughout — recording 65 to Paris's 47 on the dominance index, forcing eight corners to Paris's two, and peppering the opposition goal with five shots on target against a solitary effort from their opponents. The hosts' persistence paid off in extraordinary fashion: Estéban Lepaul drew them level on 74 minutes, and within sixty seconds Breel Embolo — on the pitch for just eight minutes — stabbed home what proved to be the winner. Paris's three saves from their goalkeeper underline just how one-sided the second-half pressure became, and Ciro Immobile's yellow card for dissent moments after the goals were conceded summed up the visitors' frustration. For Rennes, the result consolidates their push in the upper reaches of Ligue 1; for Paris, a lead carelessly surrendered in the space of a single minute will linger as a painful lesson.
How entertaining was this match?
Ciro Immobile takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Quentin Merlin takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ciro Immobile receives a yellow card.
Luca Koleosho takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Djaoui Cisse is on, and Esteban Lepaul is off.
Luca Koleosho takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Vincent Marchetti replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
Arnaud Nordin takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Vincent Marchetti replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
Nanitamo Jonathan Ikone comes on for Alimani Gory.
Alidu Seidu comes on for Mahamadou Nagida.
Breel Donald Embolo takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
Estéban LepaulEsteban Lepaul scores with a header.
assist: Quentin Merlin
Goal! Esteban Lepaul scores, making it 1-1.
Ciro Immobile is on, and Willem Geubbels is off.
Arnaud Nordin comes on for Sebastian Szymanski.
Breel Donald Embolo comes on for Ludovic Blas.
Esteban Lepaul's right-footed shot is saved.
Willem GeubbelsWillem Geubbels takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Maxime Baila Lopez takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Alimani Gory's right-footed shot is blocked.
Maxime Baila Lopez takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Maxime Baila Lopez comes on for Ilan Kebbal.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Alimani Gory's right-footed shot is blocked.
Sebastian Szymanski takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Esteban Lepaul takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Anthony Rouault takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Anthony Rouault takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal attempts a header but misses the shot.
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal attempts a header but misses the shot.
Mousa Tamari takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mousa Tamari takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ludovic Blas takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Willem Geubbels takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Pierre Lees-Melou takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
