PSG woe: Lionel Messi remains to be but to attain within the French league after Paris Saint-Germain hunch to shock first lack of the season

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Whereas Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 3 times within the Premier League since rejoining Man United, Lionel Messi remains to be ready for his first Ligue 1 objective after PSG suffered a shock first defeat of the season on Sunday.

Luckless Messi hit the woodwork for the third time this season as PSG’s beforehand good document evaporated at Rennes, the place a 45th-minute Gaetan Laborde objective was adopted by Flavien Tait’s a minute after the break to depart the Argentina captain and feted strike companions Kylian Mbappe and Neymar shellshocked.

Regardless of scoring his first objective for the membership with a surprising strike within the 2-Zero win over Manchester Metropolis on the Parc des Princes within the Champions League on Tuesday, marquee signing Messi has did not notch in all three of his appearances in a league that’s typically deemed significantly weaker than La Liga, by which Messi turned Barcelona’s prime scorer of all time.

Mbappe went a sixth recreation with out becoming a member of the scoresheet and Neymar has not netted in 4 matches, though neither ahead’s document is prone to be in contrast fairly as intently as Messi’s to the 5 objectives in six appearances already racked up by Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United this season.

PSG thought they’d pulled a objective again when Mbappe hit the online halfway by the second half, just for his effort to be dominated out.

Issues virtually worsened for Paris when Rennes, who completed the day seventh within the desk, appeared to have been awarded a penalty within the 81st minute, just for the choice to be overturned.

“With out underestimating what Rennes have executed, we’re pissed off and dissatisfied to not have remodeled our probabilities and to concede these objectives,” mentioned PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino afterwards, admitting to being “a bit” indignant. “These conditions go away us bitter and dissatisfied.

“What we did for 25 minutes was of superb high quality. We should be capable to lengthen that for 90 minutes.

“The psychological impression of each objectives, coming at key moments was vital. I’m glad in a single sense: we’ve got created a number of conditions and alternatives.”

Brazil talisman Neymar was substituted throughout the second half, and Pochettino once more fielded questions in regards to the danger of making a detrimentally top-heavy staff when his most formidable entrance three begin video games collectively.

“I do not suppose we will analyze the end in relation to a system,” he replied. “On different events, equivalent to [in the wins against] Lyon or Manchester Metropolis, this could not have an effect on the evaluation.

“We performed our greatest 25, 30 minutes of the season. While you win towards Manchester Metropolis, it is a collective query there, too. The primary particular person [to take responsibility] is me.”

Pochettino’s facet are six factors away from Lens on the prime of the desk forward of the go to of Angers on October 15.

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