PSG with Safonov in squad drew with Rennes in opening round of French championship

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 23, 2026 · 75 words

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What to know about PSG with Safonov in squad drew with Rennes in opening round of French championship

Paris Saint-Germain played to a 2-2 draw against Rennes in the first round of the French championship. The article notes that Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov played the entire match for PSG.

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What happened

The French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) drew 2-2 with Rennes in an away match during the first round of the French championship.

Why it matters

Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov plays for PSG.

Common ground

He started the match and played the full 90 minutes.

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Paris Saint-Germain played to a 2-2 draw against Rennes in the first round of the French championship. The article notes that Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov played the entire match for PSG.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov plays for PSG.”

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The claim is directly confirmed by the Wikipedia entry for Matvey Safonov, as well as multiple TASS reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, also known simply as the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, was the final match of the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an international club football tournament …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matvey Yevgenyevich Safonov (also spelled Matvei Safonov; Russian: Матвей Евгеньевич Сафонов; born 25 February 1999) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Par…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvey_Safonov

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain (French: [paʁi sɛ̃ʒɛʁmɛ̃]), PSG, Paris, or Paris SG, is a French professional football club based in Paris. Founded in 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Saint-Germain_FC

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Claim 2: “The Russian has been with the team since 2024.”

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Multiple independent reports from TASS explicitly state that Matvey Safonov joined PSG in the summer of 2024.

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Claim 3: “He started the match and played the full 90 minutes.”

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While one web search result from The Mirror mentions Safonov playing 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw (though it mentions a draw at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and then references a 2-2 draw by Rennes in the 2026/27 season), there is no consistent corroboration across multiple independent sources that he specifically started and played the full 90 minutes of the Rennes match. Other sources discuss him starting or being on the bench in different contexts.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Ligue 1, also known as Ligue 1 McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, was the 88th season of the Ligue 1, France's premier football competition. It began on 15 August 2025 and concluded on 17…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Ligue_1

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 season is the 57th season in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, and the club's 53rd consecutive season in the French top flight. The club is participating in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 season was the 55th season in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, and the club's 51st consecutive season in the French top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC…

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Claim 4: “Rennes will host Le Mans on August 30.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the city of Rennes and the club Stade Rennais FC. None of the sources mention a scheduled match against Le Mans on August 30.

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web search NEUTRAL — Stade Rennais FC home stadium Roazhon Park Rennes was founded in 1901 under the name Stade Rennais and is one of the founding members of the first division of French football. Alongside Nantes, Rennes…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_Rennais_FC

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web search NEUTRAL — Rennes (French: [ʁɛn] ⓘ) [4] is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany region and Ille-et-Vila…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennes

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web search NEUTRAL — Rennes a notamment joué un rôle important dans la révolte du Papier timbré en 1675. Victime d'un terrible incendie en 1720, le centre médiéval en bois de la ville est partiellement reconstruit en pier…
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennes

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Claim 5: “In the next round, PSG will play away against Lille on August 28”

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The specific date and match (PSG vs Lille on August 28) is only mentioned in one TASS web search result. Other results discuss PSG and Lille generally or in different seasons, but do not confirm this specific upcoming fixture date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season was the 56th season in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, and the club's 52nd consecutive season in the French top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC…

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Claim 6: “The French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) drew 2-2 with Rennes in an away match during the first round of the French championship.”

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Three independent web sources (Ajel English, OneFootball/Parisfans.fr, and a third source mentioning Ferran Torres) all confirm that PSG drew 2-2 with Rennes in the opening round of Ligue 1 in an away match.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 season was the 54th season in the history of Paris Saint-Germain and its 50th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the UEFA Champion…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Paris_Saint-Germain_FC…

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