Di Maria brace in Rennes stroll keeps depleted PSG top

Di Maria struck in every half, with Moise Kean scoring the opposite, to maneuver PSG as much as 24 factors, 5 forward of second-placed Lille who tackle Brest in Sunday’s early fixture.

Rennes keep third on 18 factors — however could be overtaken by Good ought to they beat Monaco on Sunday — whereas Montpellier are an additional level again in sixth after their 2-Zero win at Bordeaux.

PSG’s win was their eighth in a row within the French prime flight and got here as under-fire coach Thomas Tuchel battles with an harm disaster that has left him with out the likes of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Marco Verratti.

Marquinhos was moved again into the defence following harm to centre-back Presnel Kimpembe, whereas Pablo Sarabia failed to beat a muscle pressure.

Nonetheless new arrival Kean put the hosts forward after 10 minutes together with his third Ligue 1 purpose of the season when he collected Di Maria’s go and lashed a low shot previous Alfred Gomis.

Di Maria then added the second 10 minutes later when fellow Argentine Leandro Paredes picked him out with a fantastic via ball and he dinked his end over Gomis.

PSG suffered what extra harm strife when Thilo Kehrer left the sector 10 minutes earlier than the top of the primary half, earlier than Kean then started limping on the hour mark earlier than being substituted shortly afterwards.

The outcome was by no means actually unsure nevertheless, and Di Maria made completely positive of the factors within the 73rd minute when his low drive squirmed previous the unlucky Gomis.

A thumping win over Rennes is unlikely to enhance Tuchel’s precarious place at PSG although as final season’s Champions League finalists battle on this yr’s version.

The 47-year-old German, whose contract is up on the finish of this season, is in a sticky place after PSG misplaced 2-1 at RB Leipzig on Wednesday to depart them with two defeats out of three within the competitors’s group stage.

It has develop into an open secret that Tuchel doesn’t get on with Leonardo, PSG’s highly effective sporting director, who didn’t rent the German and desires to herald his personal man.

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