PARIS (Reuters) -Paris St Germain suffered yet another setback as they slumped to their first Ligue 1 home defeat of the season when they were beaten 2-0 by Stade Rennais on Sunday.
While they still lead second-placed RC Lens by nine points in the league standings, PSG were knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich earlier this month and eliminated from the French Cup by Olympique de Marseille in February.
Once again, their attacking plans were limited to finding Kylian Mbappe, while the defence was not up to the task in the absence of the injured Presnel Kimpembe and Marquinhos. "We are very, very sad because we never imagined this. The club don't deserve this. It's not enough. We have to do better in the next game."
Rennes doubled their advantage with their second shot on target, three minutes into the second half, as Kalimuendo latched on to a cross from Lesley Ugochukwu to beat Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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