French Ligue 1

Rennes vs Nice 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 59': Benjamin Bourigeaud
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1 - 2
  • 19': Kasper Dolberg (P)
  • 51': Youcef Atal

Dolberg, Atal earn precious win for Nice at Rennes

Nice moved within one point of second-placed Stade Rennais in Ligue 1 when they beat them 2-1 away in a pulsating game on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 17': Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Goal! Rennes 0, Nice 1. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 31': Substitution, Rennes. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Martin Terrier because of an injury.
  • 44': Walter Benítez (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Rennes 0, Nice 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Rennes. Serhou Guirassy replaces Baptiste Santamaría.
  • 51': Goal! Rennes 0, Nice 2. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
  • 59': Goal! Rennes 1, Nice 2. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross.
  • 70': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Kasper Dolberg.
  • 79': Substitution, Rennes. Lorenz Assignon replaces Hamari Traoré.
  • 81': Amine Gouiri (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, Rennes. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Benjamin Bourigeaud.
  • 83': Substitution, Rennes. Loum Tchaouna replaces Jonas Martin.
  • 83': Substitution, Nice. Calvin Stengs replaces Justin Kluivert.
  • 83': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Amine Gouiri.
  • 90'+2': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Pablo Rosario.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 27,892

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Angers 0 0 0
0 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
0 Brest 0 0 0
0 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
Full Table

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 11
7 Saves 1
33.5 Possession 66.5
8 SHOTS 21
3 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
237 Accurate Passes 517
311 Passes 595
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 13
8 Crosses 42
0.3 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 62
26 Accurate Long Balls 50
0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
2 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
19 Interceptions 3
32 Effective Clearances 7
32 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

REN Stade Rennais (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Alfred Gomis (GK)
6 Nayef Aguerd
23 Warmed Omari
3 Adrien Truffert
27 Hamari Traoré
28 Jonas Martin
8 Baptiste Santamaria Yellow Card
21 Lovro Majer
24 Gaëtan Laborde
7 Martin Terrier
14 Benjamin Bourigeaud

NICE Nice (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK) Yellow Card
4 Dante
25 Jean-Clair Todibo
23 Jordan Lotomba
20 Youcef Atal
18 Mario Lemina
8 Pablo Rosario Yellow Card
21 Justin Kluivert
28 Hicham Boudaoui Yellow Card
11 Amine Gouiri Yellow Card
9 Kasper Dolberg

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