PSG’s Ligue 1 title hopes take a serious hit after draw vs Rennes

Paris St Germain’s Ligue 1 title hopes took a serious knock on Sunday when the defending champions have been held to a 1-1 draw at Stade Rennes, leaving Lille holding a three-point benefit on the high with two video games remaining.Neymar opened the scoring with a penalty on the stroke of halftime however Serhou Guirassy equalised within the seventieth minute to depart PSG, who completed with 10 males after Presnel Kimpembe was despatched off within the 87th minute, on 76 factors.Lille, on 79 after thrashing neighbours RC Lens 3-0 away on Friday, want 4 factors from their final two matches in opposition to mid-table St Etienne and Angers to ensure their first Ligue 1 title since 2011.Monaco are third on 74 factors after beating Stade de Reims 1-0 away earlier on Sunday, one level forward of fourth-placed Olympique Lyonnais, who beat Lorient 4-1 on Saturday.PSG, who have been knocked out within the Champions League semi-finals by Manchester City on Tuesday, might face the prospect of ending the season and not using a main trophy.Mauricio Pochettino’s facet journey to Montpellier within the French Cup semi-finals on Wednesday.”When you are PSG you have to do much better than that. Lille are very good, very strong. There are two matches left but we have to believe,” mentioned PSG captain Marquinhos.There was a minute’s silence in reminiscence of former PSG and Rennes goalkeeper Christophe Revault, who died earlier this week on the age of 49.PSG threatened early on via Ander Herrera and Neymar, however Rennes have been fast on the break, with Jeremy Doku proving a nightmare to deal with for Layvin Kurzawa on the proper flank.The guests have been awarded a penalty by referee Ruddy Buquet after a VAR evaluate though it appeared Nayef Aguerd’s contact with Kurzawa occurred after the PSG fullback had fired over.Neymar transformed the spot kick six minutes into added time within the first half.Doku, 18, continued to torment PSG’s defence after the break however the Rennes purpose got here from a set piece as Guirassy headed the ball into the highest nook from Benjamin Bourigeaud’s nook.Once once more, PSG misplaced their cool and centre again Kimpembe was proven a straight pink card for a brutal problem on Doku, leaving their defence uncovered for the ultimate minutes.It took an outstanding save by Keylor Navas to disclaim Flavien Tait in added time to salvage a degree for PSG, who’re chasing a fourth successive Ligue 1 title.(With enter from Reuters)