Rennes led at the break after Sebastian Szymanski and Esteban Lepaul scored at Roazhon Park before Torres’ clinical interventions thanks to assists from fellow World Cup winner Fabian Ruiz. Spain’s World Cup winner Ferran Torres scored twice to claim a draw for Paris Saint-Germain as they started the defence of their French Ligue 1 title with a 2-2 draw at Rennes. Torres came off the bench for his Ligue 1 debut and opened his account for his new club weeks on from scoring the winning goal for La Roja in the World Cup final.
Spain’s World Cup winner Ferran Torres scored twice to claim a draw for Paris Saint-Germain as they started the defence of their French Ligue 1 title with a 2-2 draw at Rennes.
Rennes boss Franck Haise gave a league debut to Adrien Thomasson, who joined the Bretons from the coach’s former club Lens over the summer. Lille finished third in the French top flight last season to qualify for the Champions League league phase. Ex-Rennes attackers Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue were joined in the Champions League winners’ forward line by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia a week on from losing 1-0 in the French Champions’ Trophy to Lens. Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester City and, despite not being involved in the matchday squad, the 18-year-old Moroccan said his potential goodbyes to travelling fans after the game.
“The game was difficult, we knew it would be,” Torres told Ligue 1 .
