French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Stade Rennais, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Lyon
  • 28': Mathieu Valbuena
FT
1 - 0
Stade Rennais
  • Red Card 74': Ramy Bensebaini

Valbuena goal earns win for Lyon

Valbuena goal earns win for Lyon

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
  • 2': Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Offside, Rennes. Adrien Hunou tries a through ball, but Giovanni Sio is caught offside.
  • 4': Offside, Rennes. Ludovic Baal tries a through ball, but Giovanni Sio is caught offside.
  • 7': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
  • 9': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
  • 9': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Lyon).
  • 11': Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 14': Offside, Rennes. Giovanni Sio tries a through ball, but Paul-Georges Ntep is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes).
  • 15': Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Hunou.
  • 18': Offside, Rennes. Ludovic Baal tries a through ball, but Giovanni Sio is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Rennes).
  • 19': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Sio (Rennes) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep.
  • 20': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Adrien Hunou (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
  • 24': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Rennes).
  • 25': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
  • 25': Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
  • 25': Jérémy Morel (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes).
  • 26': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Joris Gnagnon (Rennes).
  • 28': Goal! Lyon 1, Rennes 0. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep.
  • 32': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
  • 33': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Maxime Gonalons.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Benjamin André (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep.
  • 37': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Romain Danze (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yoann Gourcuff.
  • 39': Adrien Hunou (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon).
  • 40': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
  • 40': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
  • 42': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Rafael (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Joris Gnagnon (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Baal.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Rennes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jérémy Morel.
  • 45': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Gelson Fernandes.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Lyon 1, Rennes 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Lyon 1, Rennes 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, Rennes 0.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Delay in match Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) because of an injury.
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Hand ball by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
  • 52': Foul by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Lyon).
  • 52': Giovanni Sio (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
  • 56': Foul by Adrien Hunou (Rennes).
  • 56': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Delay in match Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) because of an injury.
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
  • 58': Giovanni Sio (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Substitution, Lyon. Sergi Darder replaces Corentin Tolisso because of an injury.
  • 62': Substitution, Lyon. Jordan Ferri replaces Nabil Fekir.
  • 63': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
  • 63': Ludovic Baal (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Adrien Hunou (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Danze with a cross.
  • 65': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
  • 66': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes).
  • 66': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoann Gourcuff with a cross.
  • 70': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adrien Hunou.
  • 72': Foul by Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes).
  • 72': Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes).
  • 73': Rafael (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes).
  • 74': Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) is shown the red card.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
  • 76': Adrien Hunou (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon).
  • 78': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
  • 78': Jérémy Morel (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Rennes. Mexer replaces Gelson Fernandes.
  • 79': Substitution, Rennes. Wesley Said replaces Giovanni Sio.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Gonalons.
  • 81': Offside, Lyon. Jordan Ferri tries a through ball, but Rafael is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
  • 83': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Benoit Costil.
  • 84': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Wesley Said.
  • 87': Foul by Adrien Hunou (Rennes).
  • 87': Jérémy Morel (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
  • 89': Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon).
  • 90': Romain Danze (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Sergi Darder (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Rennes 0.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Rennes 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 16
0 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 5
59.2 Possession 40.8
12 SHOTS 5
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
414 Accurate Passes 260
517 Passes 365
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 0
20 Crosses 5
0.2 Cross % 0.0
60 Long Balls 68
27 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
21 Effective Tackles 10
25 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
25 Effective Clearances 34
25 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 33,901

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AS Monaco 4 +4 10
2 Stade Rennais 4 +3 10
3 Lyon 4 +4 8
4 Paris FC 4 +4 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

LYON Lyon (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
5 Mouctar Diakhaby
2 Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa Yellow Card
15 Jérémy Morel
20 Rafael Yellow Card
8 Corentin Tolisso
21 Maxime Gonalons
28 Mathieu Valbuena
11 Rachid Ghezzal
10 Alexandre Lacazette
18 Nabil Fekir
Lyon Substitutes:
Jordan Ferri, Mathieu Gorgelin, Sergi Darder, Maxwel Cornet, Maciej Rybus, Nicolas Nkoulou, Lucas Tousart.

REN Stade Rennais (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Benoit Costil (GK)
15 Ramy Bensebaini Red Card
32 Joris Gnagnon
24 Ludovic Baal
29 Romain Danzé
21 Benjamin André
6 Gelson Fernandes
7 Paul-Georges Ntep
23 Adrien Hunou
13 Giovanni Sio
28 Yoann Gourcuff
Stade Rennais Substitutes:
Paul Nardi, Mexer, Kamil Grosicki, Wesley Saïd, Mehdi Zeffane, Nicolas Janvier, Habib Habibou.

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