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Lyon

2nd · 3-2-0 · 11 pts · +8
YES!
Lyon beat Stade Rennais
Stade Rennais3-1-1 0 – 4 Lyon3-2-0
FT · Sat, Sep 19

Match Details

Groupama Stadium (Lyon) · beIN Sports

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Lyon 4, Rennes 0.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Lyon 4, Rennes 0.
  • 90'+2'Noah Nartey (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2'Noah Nartey (Lyon) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 90'+1'Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Felix Bacher.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Estéban Lepaul (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dominik Greif (Lyon). Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Brice Samba (Rennes). Assisted by Noah Nartey with a headed pass.
  • 89'Offside, Lyon. Kaïl Boudache is caught offside.
  • 88'Foul by Bryan Reynolds (Rennes).
  • 88'Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87'Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.

Line Score

12T
REN 00 0
LYON 22 4

Match Leaders

Stade Rennais
Lyon

League Table · 2026-27 French Ligue 1
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Monaco 5 4 1 0 +5 13
2 Lyon 5 3 2 0 +8 11
3 Paris FC 5 3 2 0 +5 11
4 Lille 5 3 1 1 +4 10
5 Rennes 5 3 1 1 -1 10
6 PSG 5 2 2 1 +1 8
7 Angers 5 2 1 2 +1 7
8 Strasbourg 5 2 1 2 0 7
9 Le Mans 5 1 3 1 0 6
10 Auxerre 5 2 0 3 -5 6
11 Brest 5 1 2 2 -1 5
12 Lorient 5 1 2 2 -1 5
13 Toulouse 5 1 2 2 -2 5
14 Nice 5 1 2 2 -3 5
15 Lens 5 1 1 3 0 4
16 Troyes 5 1 1 3 -7 4
17 Marseille 5 1 0 4 -1 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 0 2 3 -3 2
Champions LeagueChampions League qualifyingEuropa LeagueConference League qualifyingRelegation playoffRelegation

Key Events

90'+2'Noah Nartey (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
86'Zachary Athekame (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81'Valentin Rongier (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79'Substitution, Lyon. Keito Nakamura replaces Loïs Openda.
79'Substitution, Lyon. Noah Nartey replaces Tyler Morton.
79'Substitution, Lyon. Tanner Tessmann replaces Mads Bidstrup.
76'Goal! Lyon 4, Rennes 0. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Zachary Athekame following a fast break.
73'Substitution, Rennes. Bryan Reynolds replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
73'Substitution, Rennes. Aboubakar Nagida replaces Quentin Merlin.
73'Substitution, Lyon. Kaïl Boudache replaces Ernest Nuamah.
64'Substitution, Lyon. Khalis Merah replaces Pavel Sulc.
62'Substitution, Rennes. Ludovic Blas replaces Eliezer Mayenda.
61'Substitution, Rennes. Mousa Al Tamari replaces Arnaud Nordin.
61'Substitution, Rennes. Estéban Lepaul replaces Boulaye Dia.
60'Pavel Sulc (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48'Goal! Lyon 3, Rennes 0. Zachary Athekame (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
30'Goal! Lyon 2, Rennes 0. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pavel Sulc following a fast break.
16'Quentin Merlin (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7'Goal! Lyon 1, Rennes 0. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
2'Moussa Niakhaté (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Stade RennaisLyon
General
54.8 Possession % 45.2
13 Shots 15
4 On Target 9
0 Offsides 2
8 Corners 3
14 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
411 Passes Completed 346
5 Crosses Won 2
15 Tackles Won 10
11 Interceptions 10
18 Clearances 31
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 4

Recent Form

Lyon L D W D W
Stade Rennais D W W W D

Starting Lineups

Stade Rennais4-1-4-1
30 Samba
95 Frankowski 4 Cresswell 48 Aït Boudlal 26 Merlin
21 Rongier
70 Nordin 28 Thomasson 45 Camara 12 Mayenda
22 Dia
17 Openda
8 Tolisso 76'A 10 Sulc A 7 Nuamah 7'30'
23 Morton 2 Bidstrup
16 Abner 19 Niakhaté 20 Bacher 13 Athekame 48'A
1 Greif
Lyon4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Lyon

  1. DG #1 Dominik GreifG
  2. MN #19 Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  3. FB #20 Felix BacherCD-R
  4. A #16 AbnerLB
  5. ZA #13 Zachary AthekameRB48'
  6. PS #10 Pavel SulcAM
  7. TM #23 Tyler MortonLM
  8. MB #2 Mads BidstrupRM
  9. #17 Loïs OpendaF
  10. CT #8 Corentin TolissoAM-L76'
  11. EN #7 Ernest NuamahAM-R7'30'
Substitutes · 5 used

Stade Rennais

  1. BS #30 Brice SambaG
  2. AA #48 Abdelhamid Aït BoudlalCD-L
  3. CC #4 Charlie CresswellCD-R
  4. VR #21 Valentin RongierDM
  5. QM #26 Quentin MerlinLB
  6. #95 Przemyslaw FrankowskiRB
  7. MC #45 Mahdi CamaraCM-L
  8. AT #28 Adrien ThomassonCM-R
  9. EM #12 Eliezer MayendaLM
  10. AN #70 Arnaud NordinRM
  11. BD #22 Boulaye DiaF
Substitutes · 5 used

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