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Paris FC beats Rennes 4-3 in Ligue 1 thriller
Paris FC beat Rennes 4-3 in a Ligue 1 match in Paris on Sunday.
The result came in the seventh round of the French league.
Rennes striker Estéban Lepaul scored three times, equalising each time, but Paris FC replied with two goals apiece from Mathieu Lopez and Lassine Sinayoko.
The win put Paris FC level with the league leaders, alongside Paris Saint-Germain, Lille and Monaco.
Rennes missed the chance to go top and sit fifth, one point behind the leading group.
The match showed how a high-scoring contest still left both clubs with very different positions in the standings.
The sources give no further information about what either team does next.
Paris FC beat Rennes 4-3 in a seven-goal Ligue 1 match on 18 October.
Rennes equalised three times, with Estéban Lepaul converting a penalty on each occasion.
Maxime Lopez scored twice for Paris FC, while Lassine Sinayoko scored twice, including a late penalty.
Sinayoko also scored with an acrobatic overhead kick in the 76th minute.
The win was Paris FC’s first against Rennes in France’s top division, according to franceinfo.
- Who
- Paris FC beat Rennes.
- What
- Paris FC won 4-3 in Ligue 1.
- When
- 18 October 2026.
- Where
- Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris.
- Why
- Not stated
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Maxime Lopez scored to put Paris FC ahead.
Estéban Lepaul converted a penalty to make it 1-1.
Lopez scored again to give Paris FC a 2-1 lead.
Lepaul converted a second penalty to equalise.
Lassine Sinayoko scored an overhead kick to restore Paris FC’s lead.
Sinayoko scored a penalty to seal Paris FC’s 4-3 win.
- Final score
- Paris FC 4-3 Rennes
- Competition
- Ligue 1, matchday 7
- Venue
- Stade Jean-Bouin
- Maxime Lopez
- Two goals, in the 14th minute and first-half stoppage time
- Estéban Lepaul
- Three penalty goals for Rennes
- Lassine Sinayoko
- Two goals, including a penalty in the 90th+7 minute
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🤯 LE GESTE FOU DE SINAYOKO !!! QUEL MATCH le @ParisFC reprend l'avantage ! 👊 #PFCSRFC
🪄 LA FINESSE DE MAXIME LOPEZ !! 1er but de la saison pour le milieu parisien sur cette grosse erreur de relance rennaise ! 🥶 #PFCSRFC
4 penalties ont été inscrits lors d'un match en Ligue 1 pour la 1ère fois depuis le 18 janvier 1992 entre Toulon et Nancy (4). #PFCSRFC