French Ligue 1

Stade Rennais vs Nice, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Stade Rennais
  • 31': Benjamin Bourigeaud (P)
  • 54': Arnaud Kalimuendo
FT
2 - 0
Nice

    Nice suffer upset 2-0 loss at Rennes

    Faltering Nice suffered a humbling 2-0 defeat at Stade Rennais on Saturday to lose further ground in the French Ligue 1 title race.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Guela Doué (Rennes).
    • 10': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Dante (Nice).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Guela Doué with a cross.
    • 11': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Arthur Theate (Rennes).
    • 12': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Dante (Nice).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Martin Terrier (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross.
    • 21': Désiré Doué (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
    • 22': Attempt saved. Martin Terrier (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
    • 22': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Arthur Theate (Rennes).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Warmed Omari (Rennes).
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 28': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Pablo Rosario.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Martin Terrier (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
    • 29': Penalty conceded by Pablo Rosario (Nice) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 30': VAR Decision: Penalty Rennes.
    • 31': Goal! Rennes 1, Nice 0. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Claude-Maurice with a cross.
    • 34': Désiré Doué (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
    • 35': Attempt missed. Enzo Le Fée (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 36': Foul by Désiré Doué (Rennes).
    • 36': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Enzo Le Fée.
    • 39': Foul by Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
    • 39': Steve Mandanda (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 44': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Rennes).
    • 44': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Warmed Omari.
    • 45'+2': Enzo Le Fée (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Rennes 1, Nice 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Rennes 1, Nice 0.
    • 47': Foul by Désiré Doué (Rennes).
    • 47': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Warmed Omari (Rennes).
    • 52': Foul by Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes).
    • 52': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Goal! Rennes 2, Nice 0. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
    • 57': Foul by Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice).
    • 57': Martin Terrier (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Désiré Doué (Rennes).
    • 60': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Evann Guessand with a through ball.
    • 62': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
    • 64': Substitution, Nice. Reda Belahyane replaces Alexis Claude-Maurice.
    • 64': Substitution, Nice. Mohamed-Ali Cho replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Le Fée (Rennes).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Substitution, Rennes. Fabian Rieder replaces Enzo Le Fée because of an injury.
    • 66': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
    • 67': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes).
    • 67': Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Guela Doué (Rennes).
    • 67': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross.
    • 70': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Guela Doué (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
    • 71': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Marcin Bulka.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Guela Doué.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Warmed Omari (Rennes).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Sanson (Nice).
    • 77': Substitution, Rennes. Ibrahim Salah replaces Benjamin Bourigeaud because of an injury.
    • 77': Substitution, Nice. Badredine Bouanani replaces Terem Moffi.
    • 78': Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Morgan Sanson because of an injury.
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Foul by Warmed Omari (Rennes).
    • 79': Tom Louchet (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Warmed Omari (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 80': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Warmed Omari.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nice) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Louchet with a cross.
    • 82': Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Badredine Bouanani (Nice).
    • 83': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Warmed Omari.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Rieder (Rennes).
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, Rennes. Jérémy Jacquet replaces Fabian Rieder because of an injury.
    • 86': Substitution, Rennes. Jeanuël Belocian replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
    • 86': Substitution, Rennes. Bertug Yildirim replaces Désiré Doué.
    • 86': Hand ball by Evann Guessand (Nice).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Salah (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bertug Yildirim following a fast break.
    • 89': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Pablo Rosario.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Guela Doué (Rennes).
    • 90'+2': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Adrien Truffert (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Tom Louchet (Nice).
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Tom Louchet (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Rennes 2, Nice 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Rennes 2, Nice 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 2
    56.7 Possession 43.3
    9 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    464 Accurate Passes 335
    543 Passes 414
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    18 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    33 Long Balls 57
    14 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 6
    9 Effective Tackles 14
    19 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 7
    15 Effective Clearances 19
    15 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Roazhon Park
    Location: Rennes, France
    Attendance: 26,689

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Marseille 8 +14 18
    2 Paris Saint-Germain 8 +8 17
    3 Strasbourg 8 +7 16
    4 Lens 8 +5 16
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    REN Stade Rennais (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
    5 Arthur Theate
    23 Warmed Omari Yellow Card
    3 Adrien Truffert
    17 Guela Doué
    8 Baptiste Santamaria
    28 Enzo Le Fée
    33 Désiré Doué
    14 Benjamin Bourigeaud
    7 Martin Terrier
    9 Arnaud Kalimuendo
    Stade Rennais Substitutes:
    Mahamadou Nagida, Fabian Rieder, Ludovic Blas, Bertug Yildirim, Mathis Lambourde, Jeanuël Belocian, Gauthier Gallon, Jérémy Jacquet, Ibrahim Salah.

    NICE Nice (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marcin Bulka (GK)
    4 Dante
    55 Youssouf Ndayishimiye
    26 Melvin Bard
    23 Jordan Lotomba
    8 Pablo Rosario
    18 Alexis Claude-Maurice
    11 Morgan Sanson
    29 Evann Guessand
    24 Gaëtan Laborde
    9 Terem Moffi
    Nice Substitutes:
    Reda Belahyane, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Aliou Baldé, Tom Louchet, Antoine Mendy, Salvatore Sirigu, Robson Bambu, Badredine Bouanani, Ayoub Amraoui.

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