Seeking to maintain or increase their 10-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table, champions Paris Saint-Germain welcome Rennes to the Parc des Princes on Sunday afternoon.

Christophe Galtier’s men left it late to sink Brest 2-1 last time out, while the visitors were thwarted in a goalless stalemate with Auxerre.

Players to watch: Danilo Pereira has been a lucky charm, contributing to a win in his eight goalscoring outings for PSG, with all matches featuring over 2.5 goals.

Rennes’ Adrien Truffert provided the assist in the 1-0 win in the reverse fixture this season, with his five assists in Ligue 1 this season the most of any player yet to score.

Hot stat: The average time of the opening goal in PSG’s matches (22′) is the joint-quickest in the division.

Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1 form:

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Rennes Ligue 1 form:

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Paris Saint-Germain possible starting lineup:

Donnarumma; Pembele, Pereira, Bitshiabu, Mendes; Vitinha, Verratti, Zaire-Emery, Ruiz; Messi, Mbappe

Rennes possible starting lineup:

Mandanda; Traore, Omari, Theate, Truffert; Bourigeaud, Santamaria, Majer, Toko Ekambi; Gouiri, Kalimuendo

Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Rennes

Ruthless attacking play has not been on Rennes’ agenda very often recently, but a youthful PSG backline decimated by injuries cannot expect to keep Genesio’s charges at bay for very long here.

Nevertheless, the champions nearly always find a way to win on home soil, and the deadly Messi-Mbappe combination can expose the visitors’ ongoing frailties on the road, so an ugly victory – but a victory nonetheless – should come the way of the hosts.