Nantes vs Rennes 2021-22 Ligue 1
Rennes' Champions League hopes fade with Nantes defeat
Stade Rennais' hopes of securing a Champions League spot for next season suffered a blow when they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Nantes.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 32': Goal! Nantes 0, Rennes 1. Flavien Tait (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 45': Goal! Nantes 1, Rennes 1. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 67': Wylan Cyprien (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Nantes. Quentin Merlin replaces Willem Geubbels.
- 67': Substitution, Nantes. Dennis Appiah replaces Osman Bukari.
- 68': Substitution, Nantes. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Wylan Cyprien.
- 71': Goal! Nantes 2, Rennes 1. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ludovic Blas with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Rennes. Birger Meling replaces Adrien Truffert.
- 74': Substitution, Rennes. Serhou Guirassy replaces Lovro Majer.
- 74': Substitution, Rennes. Jérémy Doku replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
- 81': Substitution, Rennes. Mathys Tel replaces Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 82': Substitution, Rennes. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Jonas Martin.
- 82': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 86': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Flavien Tait (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 26,359
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 69 | 1 |
| +18 | AS Monaco | 30 | 58 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +17 | Lille | 30 | 52 | 6 |
Statistics
 REN |
NAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 70.4 | Possession | 29.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 609 | Accurate Passes | 217 |
| 673 | Passes | 276 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 47 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 12 | Clearances | 25 |
Nantes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois |
| 21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 24 | Sébastien Corchia |
| 10 | Ludovic Blas |
| 8 | Wylan Cyprien  |
| 18 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
| 7 | Kalifa Coulibaly |
| 19 | Willem Geubbels |
| 26 | Osman Bukari |
Stade Rennais (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alfred Gomis (GK) |
| 8 | Baptiste Santamaria |
| 23 | Warmed Omari |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 27 | Hamari Traoré |
| 28 | Jonas Martin |
| 20 | Flavien Tait |
| 21 | Lovro Majer |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 7 | Martin Terrier |
| 14 | Benjamin Bourigeaud |
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