February 13, (THEWILL) — Rennes claimed a memorable 3-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain at Roazhon Park on Friday, inflicting only a third Ligue 1 defeat of the season on Luis Enrique’s defending champions.
The hosts, under interim boss Sebastien Tambouret following Habib Beye’s dismissal earlier in the week, delivered an impressive performance against the league leaders.
Mousa Tamari opened the scoring in the 34th minute, deceiving Willian Pacho before cutting inside and finding the bottom-left corner.
PSG threatened an equaliser before half-time when Joao Neves directed Nuno Mendes’ delivery narrowly wide, but the visitors could not capitalise on their early momentum.
The home side extended their advantage in the 69th minute through Esteban Lepaul, who met Sebastian Szymanski’s corner with a powerful header.
Ousmane Dembele pulled one back just two minutes later, diverting Mendes’ deflected cross beyond Brice Samba to give PSG hope of salvaging a point.
However, substitute Breel Embolo extinguished any comeback hopes nine minutes from time, combining with fellow sub Ludovic Blas to chest home the decisive third goal.
The result marked Rennes’ first league triumph since January 3, ending a lengthy winless run dramatically.
The defeat leaves PSG still comfortably atop the Ligue 1 standings, but serves notice that their domestic dominance faces occasional tests.
For Rennes, Tambouret’s interim appointment has delivered an immediate boost following weeks of disappointing form under their previous manager.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
