Paris (AFP)

Various fortunes for the attackers of the France team on Tuesday in the Champions League: if Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann each scored a goal for revenge, Kylian Mbappé chained an eighth C1 game without scoring with Paris SG.

- Sky blue -

Unsinkable Giroud: still replacing with Chelsea in Rennes, the striker chomped on his brains for 69 minutes, until being launched into play at the same time as N'Golo Kanté.

And it is the center forward of the France team who showered the Rennais' dream in extra time with a mover-style head (90th + 1), qualifying Chelsea and eliminating the Breton club.

A nice revenge for the French center-forward, who is demanding more playing time on pain of a change of tune in January.

"He is in great shape at the moment and it is a puzzle for the team roster. But he will have matches as a starter," promised his coach Frank Lampard.

After the words, the actions for Griezmann.

The day after an interview widely relayed in the press in which he wished to clarify things as to his relationship with Lionel Messi and his integration into Barça, and where he asked for time and peace, Antoine Griezmann brought the final touch to the wide success of Barça on the ground of Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday evening (4-0), to validate the qualification in the 8th finals of C1.

Entering the 65th, "Grizi" let Martin Braithwaite strike and transform the penalty he himself had caused, then he also scored in stoppage time (90th + 2), lonely at the point of penalty.

His first Champions League goal this season.

- Work overalls -

The only Frenchman aligned with Barcelona on Tuesday night, Clément Lenglet did not have much to do as Barça held the ball.

Present in the box on set pieces, but often harmless.

He escaped a penalty that could have been whistled against him (48th) and seems late on a scoring opportunity from Dynamo (64th).

Replaced in the 66th by Jordi Alba.

Back on the European scene after several weeks of absence, Eduardo Camavinga has run a lot.

But, lacking in rhythm, he seemed unable to influence the game, and the two long strikes he attempted got nowhere.

He was substituted in the 78th minute.

Spared on Friday in the league, Steven Nzonzi has regained his place as sentry with Rennes, bringing a little calm after a complicated start and distributing the balls to try to cross the wall of the Blues.

Once again associated with Thiago Silva, who had been spared on Saturday in the league, Kurt Zouma was not in great demand at the start of the match and withstood the Rennes assaults well at the end of the first period.

On the other hand, he seemed quite passive on the corner which allowed Serhou Guirassy to equalize (85th).

For his part, Dayot Upamecano is definitely in a complicated phase this fall with Leipzig: after offering to goal at PSG in the first leg in Leipzig, he did it again Wednesday on the return.

This time, a bad pass in the 10th minute allowed the Parisians to launch into the box Di Maria, who got the penalty for opening the scoring (1-0).

"Upa" was not however distracted by this mistake, and he did the job in central defense with his hinge friend Ibrahima Konaté.

- Midnight blue -

It's starting to sound like a curse for Kylian Mbappé.

So prolific in Ligue 1 and with the Blues, he has not scored for eight matches in the Champions League.

The French international, who could pass the 100-goal mark with Paris SG if he scored on Tuesday, was muzzled by the strong defense with a strong French accent (Mukiele, Upamecano, Konaté) from Leipzig.

Only attempt to its credit, a spectacular recovery in the air (15th), part very far from the frame.

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