Ligue 1: Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi combined to score dramatic late winner for PSG vs Rennes

Kylian Mbappe scored an injury-time time victor as Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their Champions League match with Real Madrid by beating Rennes 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Friday. Mbappe fired home from a Lionel Messi assist in the third minute of extra time at the Parc des Princes having prior seen a deflected strike come back off the post and been denied a goal by the tightest of offside calls. The result allows PSG to extend their huge lead at the top of the French table to 16 points before second-placed Marseille play at Metz on Sunday.

In any case, the nature of the performance from the PSG side suggests they will struggle when Madrid visit for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie next Tuesday.

“The supporters have the democratic right to express themselves but we need to all be together going into an important period of the season,” Pochettino said.

“There are things we are still trying to correct and we need to be self-critical if this club is to be one of the best in the world.”