Rennes/PSG – Press ratings: Torres starts well, Dembélé at rock bottom | OneFootball

On Sunday at Roazhon Park, Paris Saint-Germain drew 2-2 with Rennes (Rennes/PSG video highlights) on Matchday 1 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 season. Here are the ratings given by Le Parisien and L’Équipe to the capital club’s players (find ours here). 

Le Parisien:

L’Équipe:

Torres completely changes the reading of PSG’s ratings

Trailing 2-0 in Rennes until the 71st minute, PSG eventually snatched a 2-2 draw thanks to Ferran Torres, who came on at halftime and scored both Paris goals. That scenario explains why the final averages are less harsh than the starters’ performances alone would suggest: 4.77 for L’Équipe and 4.69 for Le Parisien. The two substitutes rated from halftime, Torres and Mika Godts, fully contributed to those averages (which are still low) and, above all, to the complete shift in the match’s momentum.

Torres, a rating that carries major weight

8 from L’Équipe, 7 from Le Parisien: Ferran Torres is unquestionably the best-rated Paris player in both outlets. The 8 fully reflects the impact of a player who turned a 0-2 deficit into 2-2 in just one half. His two goals, in the 71st and 83rd minutes, both came from passes by Fabián Ruiz. Le Parisien is slightly more restrained with a 7, but the conclusion is the same: the Spanish forward almost single-handedly changed the match with his finishing.

Dembélé punished, Doué stands out among the starters

At the other end of the scale, Ousmane Dembélé receives a 3 in both outlets. His nine lost balls in 45 minutes and his big chance blasted over in the 37th minute justify a clear punishment. His substitution at halftime only reinforces that sense of failure. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, rated 4 by both, was more threatening but not decisive enough. Désiré Doué, meanwhile, gets a 6 from both and was the attacking starter who best rose above the overall mediocrity of the first half.

The midfield hums along, the defense pays for its mistakes

The differences in assessment are more visible in midfield. Le Parisien rates Vitinha more highly, 5 compared to 4, and João Neves, 4.5 compared to 4. L’Équipe, on the other hand, is more favorable to Hakimi with a 6 compared to 5. At the back, Pacho and Lucas Hernandez are stuck on 4 in both papers, a direct consequence of their involvement in Rennes’ two goals. Marquinhos ranges between 5 and 4.5 without ever really providing reassurance.

Godts useful, Luis Enrique rewarded for his changes

Mika Godts gets a 5 in both outlets. His introduction was less spectacular than Torres’s but helped make the second half more lively. L’Équipe finally gives Luis Enrique a 6. The decision to take off Dembélé and Kvaratskhelia at halftime, then bring on Ruiz around the hour mark, had a direct impact on the result. On a night when the starters disappointed for a long time, the bench ultimately prevented defeat.

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