Paris (AFP)

Paris released! But Paris diminished. After defeat in Rennes, Paris SG easily beat Toulouse at the Parc des Princes (4-0) but saw Cavani and Mbappé go out injured on Sunday during the third day of L1, which has a new leader, Rennes.

Contested in the first half by a resistant TFC, the PSG sank Toulouse in the second act to return temporarily to the podium (3rd, 6 points), three points of Stade Rennes, which chained in Strasbourg (2-0) a third win in three games.

In the early afternoon, Monaco, again reduced to ten, had collapsed after leading two goals to nothing against Nimes (2-2).

- The PSG thanks "Choupo" -

Losing Rennes last Sunday, the essential for the Parisian ogre against Toulouse was to regain his spirits. Hear: win. It is done, and largely, but the important thing is perhaps elsewhere with the wounds of its stars.

As the Champions League resumes in mid-September and Brazilian star Neymar could leave the capital before the end of the transfer window on 2 September, two long absences would be a blow for PSG, who also saw Abdou Diallo leave the lawn prematurely.

Edinson Cavani (15th) and Kylian Mbappé (65) out, the defending champion relied on his Cameroonian joker Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting.

Cavani's injury, which prompted the change after raising his leg for air control, opened the way for Choupo-Moting. Often mocked, he has this time scored his first double in Ligue 1, including a technical marvel in the surface on the first goal, returning pole (50th).

A second goal against his camp the young Mathieu Goncalves offered the break at PSG (55th), before "Choupo" ensues after a collective action, well served by a pass from Juan Bernat (75th). Marquinhos, with angry head, finished the job and pushed the "Tef" (12th, 4 pts) on an angry head (83rd).

- Rennes leader -

Three days after his 1-0 victory in the Europa League stoppage against Frankfurt, Strasbourg were surprised at home by the new terror of the Ligue 1, Rennes, already a PSG defender last Sunday (2-1).

Meanwhile staggered matches on Tuesday and Wednesday from Lyon to Montpellier and Nice against Marseille, Stade Rennes is sure to finish the weekend in the chair leader, with nine points out of nine possible.

Clément Grenier quickly (16th) cracked the blue wall of the Meinau, paving the way for Julien Stephan's team. The Alsatians had the opportunity to equalize on a penalty, shot by Jonas Martin (40), but stopped by Edouard Mendy.

In the second half, M'Baye Niang doubled the shot from a well placed low shot on a center of the indefatigable Hamari Traoré. A pass-winner combination already winning against PSG.

The break made, the Strasbourg have dropped the meeting, the head may already be in Frankfurt, where he will go for the second leg Thursday. Abdallah N'Dour even left his teammates at ten in the 83rd. Rennes also finished at ten after the injury of M'Baye Niang (86th), the only shadow on the board of new leaders.

- Monaco strikes -

Stung by two heavy initial defeats (3-0 each time), Monaco scored their first goals this season in the league, without that is enough to win.

The Principality's club led 2-0 at the break, but it then crumbled after the exclusion of Jemerson (56th). This is becoming a very bad habit for Monaco, which has had a red card every time since the start of the season.

Under the sun of Monaco, ASM rookies first shone. Islam Slimani, the Algerian international loaned by Leicester, drew very quickly (13th) before Wissam Ben Yedder pushed the advantage before the break (45th + 1).

But Nîmes also knows how to recruit clever. Former Le Havre (L2) Zinédine Ferhat served the former Auxerrois (L2) Roman Philippoteaux to return to 2-1 (70th). Then the Algerian smuggler reoffended in the direction of Kevin Denkey (82nd, 2-2). In Monaco, the project is just beginning.

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