Lionel Messi opened his scoring account for Paris Saint-Germain in the midweek victory over Manchester City and will be hunting more when Les Parisiens go to Rennes for a Sunday Ligue 1 clash.

PSG are running away with the league title, having won all of their opening eight matches, yet their performances have received criticism for lacking fluency.

Often, their have left it late to score vital goals this season, notably in recent fixtures against Metz and Lyon.

In the final match before the international break, meanwhile, head coach Mauricio Pochettino will simply be seeking for his side to maintain their winning streak.

With this in mind, a strong team can be anticipated.

Of course, the combination of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Messi should start at the forefront of the attack again. With Angel Di Maria returning, though, Pochettino will have to pick between a 4-3-3 and a 4-2-3-1.

Marco Verratti exploded back onto the scene after a calf injury in midweek and should feature from the beginning, with Idrissa Gueye PSG's other leading midfielder this season. Ander Herrera could find himself bench for Gini Wijnaldum to return.

In defence, meanwhile, Juan Bernat has trained normally and could have a role to play for the first time in a year, but Sergio Ramos continues to miss out and must wait for his PSG bow.

Once more, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Keylor Navas must vie for supremacy in goal.

Rennes are also coming off midweek action, having defeated Vitesse 2-1 away from home. They will still be without winger Jeremy Doku for this encounter but they did have the luxury of rotating their squad in midweek to rest their players before this encounter.

Possible PSG starting XI against Rennes