Lionel Messi suffered his first loss as a PSG player as the French giant was beaten by a team worth $990 million less
- Lionel Messi suffered his first defeat as a PSG player as it was beaten by Stade Rennais in Ligue 1.
- Goals from Gatetan Laborde and Flavien Tait secured a 2-0 win for the hosts.
- Messi is still without a goal in the French top flight this season.
Lionel Messi suffered his first defeat as a Paris Saint Germain player as the French giant was beaten 2-0 by Stade Rennais in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
Mauricio Pochettino's side started the match unbeaten in all competitions this season but was undone at the Roazhon Park by two quick goals either side of half-time from the hosts.
Gatetan Laborde tucked home a superb cross from Kamaldeen Sulemana just before the break, before Flavien Tait added a second just moments after the players had returned to the pitch.
Kylian Mbappe thought he had pulled a goal back for PSG midway through the second half, only for it to be disallowed for offside by the video assistant referee (VAR).
The French striker is now on a run of five matches without a goal, while Messi is yet to open his account for PSG in Ligue 1.
This season, the Argentine's only goal came in the Champions League as the Parisiens beat Manchester City 2-0.
While Rennes has been champions of France twice - in 1955/56 and 1982/83 - its current squad is a world apart from that of PSG.
According to Transfermarkt, Rennes squad has a market value of $226 million - $990 million less than the value of PSG's squad, priced at $1.22 billion.
PSG spent $74 million to lure defender Achraf Hakimi to the French capital from Inter Milan in the summer, while it also signed Messi, Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Georginio Wijnaldum on free transfers.
Rennes most expensive signing this summer was the $20.3 million acquisition of Loic Bade from RC Lens.
The victory for Rennes moved it to ninth place in Ligue 1, with PSG remaining top.