French Ligue 1

Stade Rennais vs Lyon, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Stade Rennais
  • 79': Anthony Rouault
  • 90'+3': Rémy Descamps (OG)
  • 90'+5': Mohamed Meïté
FT
3 - 1
Lyon
  • 14': Corentin Tolisso
  • Red Card 75': Tyler Morton

About

Stade Rennais are hosting Lyon at Roazhon Park, Rennes, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Breel Embolo with a cross.
  • 4': Foul by Breel Embolo (Rennes).
  • 4': Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Abner Vinícius (Lyon).
  • 7': Ludovic Blas (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Quentin Merlin (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Estéban Lepaul.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brice Samba (Rennes). Assisted by Abner Vinícius.
  • 11': Handball by Breel Embolo (Rennes).
  • 12': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Breel Embolo (Rennes).
  • 14': Goal! Rennes 0, Lyon 1. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a cross.
  • 17': Breel Embolo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Clinton Mata (Lyon).
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Khalis Merah (Lyon).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Quentin Merlin.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Blas (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  • 22': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Abner Vinícius.
  • 24': Foul by Malick Fofana (Lyon).
  • 24': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Breel Embolo (Rennes).
  • 25': Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Rennes) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 26': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Rennes) is shown the yellow card.
  • 27': Adam Karabec (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Anthony Rouault (Rennes).
  • 28': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Rennes).
  • 28': Khalis Merah (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Handball by Tyler Morton (Lyon).
  • 33': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Rennes).
  • 33': Khalis Merah (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Breel Embolo (Rennes).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Djaoui Cissé (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 38': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Rennes).
  • 38': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Breel Embolo (Rennes).
  • 40': Tyler Morton (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Quentin Merlin (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
  • 41': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Clinton Mata.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Khalis Merah (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brice Samba (Rennes). Assisted by Tanner Tessmann.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Khalis Merah (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Brice Samba (Rennes).
  • 42': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Brice Samba.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross.
  • 42': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jérémy Jacquet.
  • 43': Brice Samba (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Abner Vinícius (Lyon).
  • 43': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
  • 43': Valentin Rongier (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Tanner Tessmann (Lyon).
  • 45': Ludovic Blas (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Breel Embolo (Rennes).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Adam Karabec (Lyon).
  • 45'+2': Valentin Rongier (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Rennes 0, Lyon 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rennes 0, Lyon 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Rennes. Alidu Seidu replaces Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal.
  • 45': Substitution, Rennes. Mousa Tamari replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Adam Karabec (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  • 47': Foul by Alidu Seidu (Rennes).
  • 47': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Alidu Seidu (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes).
  • 49': Foul by Breel Embolo (Rennes).
  • 49': Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Valentin Rongier (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Rouault.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Estéban Lepaul (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Mousa Tamari (Rennes) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Jacquet.
  • 53': Clinton Mata (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rémy Descamps (Lyon). Assisted by Djaoui Cissé.
  • 54': Clinton Mata (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Estéban Lepaul (Rennes).
  • 57': Alidu Seidu (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Malick Fofana (Lyon).
  • 57': Breel Embolo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon).
  • 59': Foul by Breel Embolo (Rennes).
  • 59': Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Tyler Morton (Lyon).
  • 61': Ludovic Blas (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Adam Karabec (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Brice Samba (Rennes). Assisted by Khalis Merah.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Djaoui Cissé (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Djaoui Cissé (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mousa Tamari.
  • 64': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Abner Vinícius.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Djaoui Cissé following a corner.
  • 65': Offside, Rennes. Quentin Merlin is caught offside.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Karabec (Lyon).
  • 67': Substitution, Lyon. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Adam Karabec because of an injury.
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Djaoui Cissé (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mousa Tamari.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Djaoui Cissé (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right.
  • 69': Substitution, Rennes. Seko Fofana replaces Djaoui Cissé.
  • 69': Substitution, Rennes. Mohamed Meïté replaces Breel Embolo.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Mohamed Meïté (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rémy Descamps (Lyon). Assisted by Quentin Merlin.
  • 70': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Rémy Descamps.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Mousa Tamari (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Mousa Tamari (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 71': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon).
  • 71': Ludovic Blas (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alidu Seidu.
  • 75': Substitution, Lyon. Pavel Sulc replaces Khalis Merah.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross.
  • 75': Foul by Tyler Morton (Lyon).
  • 75': Mohamed Meïté (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Tyler Morton (Lyon) is shown the red card.
  • 77': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Rennes).
  • 77': Malick Fofana (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 79': Goal! Rennes 1, Lyon 1. Anthony Rouault (Rennes) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Meïté following a corner.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Rémy Descamps (Lyon).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Substitution, Lyon. Ruben Kluivert replaces Malick Fofana.
  • 86': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Rennes).
  • 87': Offside, Rennes. Alidu Seidu is caught offside.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Meïté (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
  • 90'+3': Own Goal by Rémy Descamps, Lyon. Rennes 2, Lyon 1.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Rennes 3, Lyon 1. Mohamed Meïté (Rennes) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mousa Tamari with a cross.
  • 90'+8': Offside, Rennes. Alidu Seidu is caught offside.
  • 90'+9': Substitution, Rennes. Mahamadou Nagida replaces Ludovic Blas.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Rennes 3, Lyon 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Rennes 3, Lyon 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 18
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 4
51.8 Possession 48.2
8 SHOTS 23
5 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
420 Accurate Passes 386
492 Passes 449
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 32
20 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 9
10 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 10
19 Effective Clearances 13
19 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 27,392

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lens 15 +13 34
2 Paris Saint-Germain 15 +20 33
3 Marseille 15 +20 29
4 Lille 15 +12 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

REN Stade Rennais (3-5-2)

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK)
97 Jérémy Jacquet
24 Anthony Rouault
48 Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal
6 Djaoui Cissé
10 Ludovic Blas
21 Valentin Rongier
26 Quentin Merlin
95 Przemyslaw Frankowski Yellow Card
7 Breel Embolo
9 Esteban Lepaul
Stade Rennais Substitutes:
Alidu Seidu, Mathys Silistre, Lilian Brassier, Hans Hateboer, Mahamadou Nagida, Mousa Al-Tamari, Mohamed Meïté, Glen Kamara, Seko Fofana.

LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Rémy Descamps (GK)
19 Moussa Niakhaté
22 Clinton Mata Yellow Card
16 Abner
98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
8 Corentin Tolisso
23 Tyler Morton Red Card
6 Tanner Tessmann
44 Khalis Merah
11 Malick Fofana
7 Adam Karabec
Lyon Substitutes:
Martín Satriano, Afonso Moreira, Pavel Sulc, Dominik Greif, Rachid Ghezzal, Mathys De Carvalho, Nicolás Tagliafico, Enzo Molébé, Ruben Kluivert.

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