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Paul Pogba had 17 touches of the ball after coming on for Monaco Paul Pogba played his first minutes of professional football in more than two years as he came off the bench during Monaco's 4-1 defeat by Rennes. The 32-year-old was introduced in the 85th minute at Rennes' Roazhon Park, though his side were already four goals and a player down following a red card for captain Denis Zakaria. French World Cup winner Pogba broke down in tears when he joined Ligue 1 club Monaco last summer, after his four-year doping ban was reduced to 19 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). Pogba's last competitive appearance was 811 days ago, when he featured for Juventus in a Serie A match against Empoli on 3 September 2023. He left Juventus by mutual consent in November 2024. Pogba was provisionally banned from football for four years after a positive test for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in February 2024, following a doping test in August 2023. Pogba maintained it was a mistake and that he was given a supplement without knowing it contained a banned substance. The former Manchester United midfielder was permitted to return to football in March following the decision to reduce his ban. Pogba watched from the bench as goals from Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Mahdi Camara, Breel Embolo and Ludovic Blas put Rennes out of sight. Fellow substitute Mika Biereth pulled a goal back for Monaco in the 95th minute, but a second consecutive 4-1 defeat means Sebastien Pocognoli's side drop to eighth in the table with 20 points after 13 games. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 22nd November 2025 at 21: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Habib Beye Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Sébastien Pocognoli Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Habib Beye Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Sébastien Pocognoli Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Ligue 1 All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Rennes 4, Monaco 1. Second Half ends, Rennes 4, Monaco 1. Goal! Rennes 4, Monaco 1. Mika Biereth (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vanderson. Attempt missed. Valentin Rongier (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Substitution, Rennes. Alidu Seidu replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski. Substitution, Rennes. Lucas Rosier replaces Breel Embolo. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jérémy Jacquet. Attempt blocked. Mika Biereth (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino. Lilian Brassier (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Vanderson (Monaco). Substitution, Rennes. Glen Kamara replaces Mousa Tamari. Substitution, Monaco. Paul Pogba replaces Mamadou Coulibaly. Goal! Rennes 4, Monaco 0. Ludovic Blas (Rennes) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. Penalty Rennes. Mahdi Camara draws a foul in the penalty area. Penalty conceded by Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco) after a foul in the penalty area. Attempt saved. Mousa Tamari (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Ludovic Blas (Rennes). Substitution, Rennes. Ludovic Blas replaces Estéban Lepaul. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.