Torres double rescues point for PSG at Rennes in Ligue 1 opener

Ferran Torres came off the bench to score a late double on his debut as Paris St Germain rallied from two goals down ⁠to draw 2-2 ⁠with hosts Stade Rennais in their Ligue 1 season opener on Sunday.

Sebastian Szymanski and Esteban Lepaul gave the home ⁠side a 2-0 lead at halftime but PSG piled on the pressure in the second period and were rewarded with a point.

Rennes led inside nine minutes as Szymanski's shot went in off the post to provide the perfect start to the season for the hosts.

Desire Doue thought he ⁠had ⁠levelled for PSG but his effort was ruled out for offside, and the home side made it 2-0 seven minutes before the break.

Przemyslaw Frankowski found space on the right wing and his low cross into the box was turned into the ⁠net by last season's Ligue 1 top-scorer Lepaul.

PSG pulled a goal back with 19 minutes remaining as Torres' clever run beat the offside trap and he collected a Fabian Ruiz pass and scored his first goal for ⁠the ‌club ‌since his move from Barcelona.

Torres then ⁠levelled the scores in ‌the 83rd minute, and again Ruiz was the provider with a ⁠cross from the left, as ⁠the Spanish duo dragged their side back into ⁠the contest but could not help them find a winner.