Messi's playing rhythm deteriorated due to Kylian Mbappé

Kylian Mbapped failed to finish from a close range from a brilliant pass from Lionel Messi as PSG suffered their back-to-back defeats in the Ligue 1

In the 69th minute of the match, Messi sent Mbappé a neat pass, but the striker decided against curling the past ball goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, and instead fired over

In the 69th minute of the match, Messi sent Mbappé a neat pass, but the striker decided against curling the past ball goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, and instead fired over

PSG was expected to line up with Messi, Mbappé and Neymar for the first time since before the World Cup

But Galtier surprisingly started Hugo Ekitiké, with Mbappé on the bench, and with 16-year-old Warren Zaïre-Emery in midfield

Neymar was anonymous for most of the game, becoming more visible near the end to argue with Rennes defenders when it was too late

PSG is leading the points table but the gap is reduced to just three points to second-place Lens

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