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Watch: PSG celebrate Ligue 1 title triumph but slip to 2-0 home defeat against Rennes

Sport360 staff

08:22 13/05/2018

Paris Saint-Germain crashed to their first home league defeat of the season as Rennes clinched a Europa League place with a shock 2-0 win.

Benjamin Bourigeaud converted a penalty early in the second-half and midfielder Adrien Hunou fired home Rennes’ second 20 minutes later.

Rennes’ victory guarantees them a top-six finish and keeps them three points above Nice, who beat Caen at home, while fellow Europa League challengers St Etienne lost at Monaco.

Extra Europa League spots will be allocated for fifth and sixth place as PSG won both the domestic cups.

Rennes became the first side to win at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1 this season, while PSG, crowned champions four weeks ago, slumped to only their third defeat.

Monaco leapfrogged Lyon into second place in the race for a Champions League place as Fabinho’s stoppage-time penalty clinched a 1-0 home win against St Etienne.

Fabinho scored from the spot after Mathieu Debuchy’s foul on Thomas Lemar and there was still time for Monaco’s Rachid Ghezzal to be sent off in time added on.

Lyon slipped to third place and could be overtaken by Marseille on the final day after Dmitri Lienard’s stoppage-time free-kick snatched Strasbourg a 3-2 home win and guaranteed his side’s survival.

Stephane Bahoken’s opener for Strasbourg was cancelled out by Nabil Fekir’s penalty and, after Lyon went ahead through Houssem Aouar, Nuno Da Costa headed an 88th-minute equaliser.

Nice kept their Europa League hopes alive as Mario Balatelli’s double helped them to a 4-1 home win against Caen.

Balotelli struck twice in the opening 10 minutes, his second from the penalty spot, while Allan Saint-Maximin and Jean Michael Seri were also on target.

Caen’s Ismael Diomande was shown a straight red card in the 55th minute for his foul on Balotelli.

Troyes were relegated after they drew 1-1 at Montpellier.

Karim Azamoum’s thunderbolt gave Troyes a half-time lead, but Nicolas Cozza levelled for Montpellier just before the hour-mark.

Toulouse were condemned to the relegation play-off as they lost 4-2 at Bordeaux.

Quadruple success: It’s a been a stunning season domestically.

Issiaga Sylla’s opener for Toulouse was cancelled out by Martin Braithwaite, who struck again early in the second period before Lukas Lerager and Malcom put Bordeaux 4-1 ahead. Issa Diop’s last-minute goal was mere consolation.

Nantes won 2-0 at Angers courtesy of Lucas Lima’s free-kick and Kalifa Coulibaly’s second-half effort.

Lille’s 2-1 home win against Dijon ensured their survival as they hit back through Lebo Mothiba’s first-half double after South Korea midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon had given Dijon an early lead.

Amiens beat relegated Metz 2-0 at home thanks to Harrison Manzala’s first-half penalty and Vahid Selimovic’s own goal.

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