Estéban Lepaul scored all of Rennes' goals from the penalty spot in a 4-3 defeat to Paris FC, and he still left the night with seven league goals for the season. The hat trick kept Rennes in the contest, but Lassine Sinayoko's stoppage-time penalty in the 90+7th minute decided it for Paris FC.
Lepaul's start in Ligue 1
The eye-catching part is the volume as much as the finishing. Lepaul has seven Ligue 1 goals in seven appearances, a rate that has already put him on the radar of clubs watching for breakout forwards. A Bola reported that Benfica has already sent emissaries to watch him live.
Rennes have scored 15 league goals in seven matches, so Lepaul has supplied nearly half of their total. A season rating of 7.28 sits behind that output, which fits a player who has done more than just convert penalties.
Rennes missed a chance at the top
The defeat mattered beyond the chaos of the scoreline. Rennes stayed on 13 points and missed the chance to move into sole leadership, while Paris FC went to 14 and joined Paris Saint Germain, Monaco and Lille at the top.
That leaves Rennes with the sting of both a late loss and a missed opening in the table. Lepaul can take the individual headline from Paris, but the team walks away with a result that could have put them in sole control at the top of Ligue 1.
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