PARIS (Reuters) – Paris St. Germain’s unbeaten start to their Ligue 1 season continued on Friday with a comfortable 3-1 win over Rennes at the Parc des Princes that saw Bradley Barcola score twice to keep them top of the standings.
After squandering some decent chances, PSG finally made the breakthrough on the half-hour mark, surging forward through the middle before Ousmane Dembele slipped the ball for Barcola to calmly pick his spot and curl it home.
Barcola also lay behind PSG’s second in the 58th minute, hitting the woodwork with a rasping shot that South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in reacted quickest to head home the rebound, and 10 minutes later Barcola tapped in Achraf Hakimi’s pinpoint pass to make it 3-0.
Rennes were thrown a late lifeline through an Arnaud Kalimuendo penalty, but the disallowing of an Alidu Seidu goal for a handball in the build up ended their short-lived comeback and allowed PSG to move to 16 points, three clear of Olympique de Marseille and Monaco at the top of the table.
(Reporting by Philip O’Connor)
