Friday night at the Parc des Princes, Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain will play Rennes in an attempt to continue their perfect start to the 2024–25 campaign.
With five league games played, the hosts have won four and drawn one, while the visitors are in eighth place with seven points from their first five games.
Many predicted that PSG could face more difficulties than usual this season after losing their unquestionable star player, Kylian Mbappe, to Real Madrid on a free transfer during the summer window.
But for Luis Enrique's team, it has been business as usual as they have won all six of their games this season in all competitions.
They had an especially strong start to the term, winning all four of their games with a 16-3 total, but their performance has somewhat declined in the following two matches.
In their opening 2024–25 Champions League encounter, the Parisians overcame Girona 1-0 thanks to an own goal in the ninetieth minute by Paulo Gazzaniga. However, they lost their opening match of the season to Reims.
Although the scorelines have been closer, PSG has dominated both matches, vastly outscoring their opponents on predicted goals, but they haven't had the finishing touch to seal the deal.
Due to Mbappe's injury and Goncalo Ramos's inability to play since missing the first day of the season, PSG has been operating primarily without a designated striker, which has led to the majority of their goals coming from wide areas.
Many predicted that PSG could face more difficulties than usual this season after losing their unquestionable star player, Kylian Mbappe, to Real Madrid on a free transfer during the summer window.
But for Luis Enrique's team, it has been business as usual as they have won all six of their games this season in all competitions.
They had an especially strong start to the term, winning all four of their games with a 16-3 total, but their performance has somewhat declined in the following two matches.
Rennes became one of just seven clubs to have not lost at home and one of only two to have maintained that record across three home games as they recovered with a 3-0 home win over Montpellier and a 1-1 draw against Lens.
This implies that Rennes has not yet earned a point during their trips in 2024–25. Stephan will be hoping that his team can alter this with a shocking outcome on Friday.
