French Ligue 1

FT Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Stade Rennais DLLLL 0
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Lyon WWLWD 1
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Match Report

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Aouar sends Lyon past Rennes to keep pace in Ligue 1 race

Lyon kept pace in the Ligue 1 title race when Houssem Aouar's second-half goal earned them a 1-0 home win over Stade Rennes on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
1
53.4
Possession
46.6
12
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
455
Accurate Passes
385
536
Passes
475
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
4
26
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
51
25
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
11
18
Effective Clearances
19
18
Clearances
19

Head to Head

REN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LYON · 4-3-3

  1. 1Anthony LopesG
  2. 5Jason DenayerCD-L
  3. 6MarceloCD-R
  4. 22Mattia De SciglioLB
  5. 14Léo DuboisRB
  6. 23Thiago MendesCM
  7. 25Maxence CaqueretLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 10Memphis DepayF
  10. 7Karl Toko EkambiLF
  11. 20Islam SlimaniRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Tino KadewereSUB
  2. 3Djamel BenlamriSUB
  3. 26Melvin BardSUB
  4. 28Florent Da SilvaSUB
  5. 18Rayan CherkiSUB
  6. 2Sinaly DiomandeSUB
  7. 8Houssem AouarSUB
  8. 30Julian PollersbeckSUB
  9. 27Maxwel CornetSUB

REN · 4-3-3

  1. 16Alfred GomisG
  2. 6Nayef AguerdCD-L
  3. 4Gerzino NyamsiCD-R
  4. 31Adrien TruffertLB
  5. 27Hamari TraoréRB
  6. 15Steven N'ZonziCM
  7. 8Clément GrenierLM
  8. 28Jonas MartinRM
  9. 9Serhou GuirassyF
  10. 7Martin TerrierLF
  11. 18Jérémy DokuRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Romain Del CastilloSUB
  2. 5DalbertSUB
  3. 3Damien Da SilvaSUB
  4. 30Pépé BonetSUB
  5. 23Adrien HunouSUB
  6. 10Eduardo CamavingaSUB
  7. 17Faitout MaouassaSUB
  8. 20Flavien TaitSUB
  9. 14Benjamin BourigeaudSUB

Timeline

  1. 41' Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 54' Jonas Martin (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Substitution, Lyon. Tinotenda Kadewere replaces Islam Slimani.
  4. 58' Substitution, Lyon. Houssem Aouar replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  5. 60' Substitution, Rennes. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Jonas Martin.
  6. 61' Clément Grenier (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Substitution, Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud replaces Clément Grenier.
  8. 69' Substitution, Rennes. Flavien Tait replaces Serhou Guirassy.
  9. 74' Goal! Lyon 1, Rennes 0. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay following a fast break.
  10. 75' Hamari Traoré (Rennes) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 82' Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Memphis Depay.
  12. 83' Substitution, Rennes. Romain Del Castillo replaces Jéremy Doku.
  13. 83' Substitution, Rennes. Adrien Hunou replaces Martin Terrier.

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