Paris Saint-Germain lost their first match of the Ligue 1 2021/22 by a 2-0 score in their visit to Stade Rennais. 

The home team was offensive and put extreme pressure over Mauricio Pochettino's side right from the start and maintained the pace throughout the match.

Even with PSG controlling the possession, Rennes was more effective in terms of shots (10) and shots on target (4). PSG had 10 shots, and not a single one of them went to the target. 

Rennes opened the scoreline at the 45th minute when Gaetan Laborde got a cross pass by Kamaldeen Sulemana to net it in. 

Flavien Tait extended Rennes' lead right after the initial whistle of the second half (46') when the home side connected a string of passes that culminated in Tait putting it through Gianluigi Donnarumma. 

Kylian Mbappe had a goal disallowed by VAR at the 69th minute, and Lionel Messi shot a free kick that hit the crossbar at the 31st. 

PSG remain at the top of Ligue 1 with an 8-0-1 record while Rennes improved to the 7th slot with a 3-3-3 balance. 

Rennes' goalkeeper Alfred Gomis was key, especially in the first half when PSG was able to attack more. Gomis cut some passes inside the box and broke the PSG game. 

Sulemana was one of the most active players for Rennes in the offense. The Ghanian had the assist to Laborde and put PSG in danger with a couple of shots and some interventions around the area. 

The visitors were made to pay for poor misses from Neymar and Kylian Mbappe as Gaetan Laborde and Flavien Tait struck for Rennes either side of half-time. 

Mbappe had a goal chalked off for offside and Lionel Messi went close from a free-kick, having earlier struck the crossbar from one, but PSG could not find a response in a rare setback for Pochettino.

Travel problems forced PSG's players to make their way to Rennes via road late on Saturday and that appeared to show as they made a sluggish start to the contest.

Rennes failed to truly test Gianluigi Donnarumma during their spell on top, though, and PSG soon got on the front foot as big chances fell the way of Neymar and Mbappe.

But Neymar sliced a volley over from six yards when unmarked and Mbappe scuffed a shot off target with only Alfred Gomis to beat less than two minutes later.

Messi then hit the crossbar from a free-kick and those near misses proved costly when Kamaldeen Sulemana's cross was turned in by Laborde, though Nuno Mendes may have got the final touch.

The home side's second arrived just 18 seconds after half-time as Laborde pulled the ball back for Tait to tuck past Donnarumma when left in plenty of space.

That goal was allowed to stand following a lengthy VAR check and PSG were undone by the technology 21 minutes from time when Mbappe's fine finish was ruled out for offside.

VAR was also required late on to overturn a penalty awarded for an Achraf Hakimi challenge on Laborde, though Rennes comfortably saw out the remainder of the contest.

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