Lionel Messi suffers his first defeat as a PSG player and Rennes gives the surprise

(CNN) – Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) lost 2-0 to Rennes on Sunday, ending their perfect start to the season in Ligue 1.

The Parisians had won all eight of their league matches before traveling to Rennes, which is in the middle of the table, but failed to register a single shot on goal in the match, despite Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar playing. From the beginning.

Rennes scored in the first and second half to cement their victory, with goals from Gaetan Laborde and Flavian Tait.

Despite having lost their first points of the season, PSG remain at the top of the table, but the result raises more questions about balance within the team.

Rennes players celebrate their victory against PSG.

Messi, about to score a free kick goal at PSG vs. Rennes

Mbappé, Messi and Neymar are rightly considered three of the best players on the planet, and all three showed flashes of collective play in the first half.

Messi, who scored his first goal for PSG on Tuesday in the team’s win against Manchester City, came close to scoring, but instead saw his signature free kick crash off the bottom of the crossbar.

PSG, despite their good game, failed to open a gap on the scoreboard, which allowed Rennes to score two goals that sentenced the match.

Laborde was just in time to finish off a volley moments before half-time, and Tait doubled the hosts’ lead with a sweep in the second half.