Leicester City vs Stade Rennais, 2021-22 UEFA Europa Conference League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg

30': Marc Albrighton
90'+3': Kelechi Iheanacho

FT
2 - 0
1st Leg

About

Leicester City are hosting Stade Rennais at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
3': Warmed Omari (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
4': Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Attempt blocked. Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
5': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross following a set piece situation.
5': Foul by Martin Terrier (Rennes).
5': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt blocked. Martin Terrier (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Truffert.
6': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
7': Attempt missed. Hamari Traoré (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
9': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
9': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by James Justin.
13': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
13': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
16': Martin Terrier (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
16': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
19': Attempt blocked. Martin Terrier (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
22': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Foul by Nayef Aguerd (Rennes).
22': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Martin Terrier.
27': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
28': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
28': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a corner.
30': Goal! Leicester City 1, Rennes 0. Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
34': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
34': Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Foul by Martin Terrier (Rennes).
36': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
41': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
41': Offside, Leicester City. Luke Thomas tries a through ball, but Patson Daka is caught offside.
43': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes).
43': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Jonas Martin (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
45'+1': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Rennes 0.
45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Rennes 0.
52': Adrien Truffert (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
53': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
53': Attempt blocked. Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
54': Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
56': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
58': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
58': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
61': Foul by Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes).
61': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
62': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces James Justin.
62': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Patson Daka.
63': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
64': Foul by Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes).
64': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Rennes. Flavien Tait replaces Jérémy Doku.
64': Substitution, Rennes. Lovro Majer replaces Jonas Martin.
65': Offside, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
66': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
66': Warmed Omari (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
68': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
69': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
69': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt saved. Martin Terrier (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
75': Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
75': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
76': Attempt blocked. Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
77': Flavien Tait (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
77': Substitution, Rennes. Serhou Guirassy replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
77': Substitution, Rennes. Birger Meling replaces Adrien Truffert.
79': Attempt missed. Flavien Tait (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
80': Substitution, Leicester City. Ademola Lookman replaces Harvey Barnes.
80': Substitution, Leicester City. James Maddison replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
80': Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
82': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
83': Foul by Flavien Tait (Rennes).
83': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
84': Martin Terrier (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
85': Attempt missed. Hamari Traoré (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Birger Meling with a cross following a corner.
88': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
90': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
90': Warmed Omari (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Birger Meling (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
90'+2': Baptiste Santamaría (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
90'+3': Goal! Leicester City 2, Rennes 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hamari Traoré with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Rennes 0.
0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Rennes 0.

Statistics

REN		LEI
10	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	8
1	Saves	1
49.7	Possession	50.3
14	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
329	Accurate Passes	331
409	Passes	417
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	7
20	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.4
58	Long Balls	56
31	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	12
14	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	1.0
12	Interceptions	7
24	Effective Clearances	23
24	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 25,848

Line-Ups

Leicester City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4	Caglar Söyüncü
18	Daniel Amartey
33	Luke Thomas
2	James Justin
25	Wilfred Ndidi
22	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8	Youri Tielemans
29	Patson Daka
7	Harvey Barnes
11	Marc Albrighton

Leicester City Substitutes:

Kelechi Iheanacho, Ademola Lookman, Ayoze Pérez, Hamza Choudhury, Eldin Jakupovic, Jannik Vestergaard, Chituru Odunze, James Maddison, Boubakary Soumaré.

Stade Rennais (4-4-2)

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

Stade Rennais Substitutes:

Loum Tchaouna, Dogan Alemdar, Lorenz Assignon, Lovro Majer, Désiré Doué, Andy Diouf, Birger Meling, Jeanuël Belocian, Mathys Tel, Serhou Guirassy, Pépé Bonet, Flavien Tait.

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