Paris Saint-Germain, with South Korean national team midfielder Lee Kang-in coming off the bench, suffered a heavy defeat to Stade Rennais in Ligue 1.
PSG lost 3-1 to Rennes in their Matchday 22 away fixture at Roazhon Park on January 14 (Korea time). The defeat ended PSG's seven-match winning streak, leaving them on 51 points (16 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses). While still atop the standings, second-place Lens (49 points) could overtake them with a victory in their away match against 15th-place Paris FC on January 15. Rennes climbed to fifth place with 34 points (9 wins, 7 draws, 6 losses).
Lee started on the bench once again. In the Matchday 21 home fixture against Olympique Marseille on January 9 (a 5-0 victory), he had entered as a substitute in the 68th minute and scored his second league goal (third in all competitions) just six minutes later. Against Rennes, Lee took the pitch in the 60th minute with his team trailing 0-1 and played until the final whistle.
According to football statistics outlet Footmob, Lee recorded one shot on target, a 94% pass completion rate (17 of 18 attempts), two chances created, and a 100% dribble success rate (2 of 2). His powerful curling left-footed strike from the edge of the penalty arc in stoppage time was saved by the goalkeeper. Footmob gave him a rating of 6.9.
PSG conceded the opening goal in the 34th minute when Musa Al-Tamari finished a counterattack with a left-footed shot. After Lee's introduction, Esteban Lepaul headed in from a corner kick in the 69th minute to double Rennes' lead. Ousmane Dembélé pulled one back with a header two minutes later, but Breel Embolo sealed the victory for Rennes in the 81st minute.