What an awful challenge. The referee Olivier Thual has no other option than to send Luiz Araujo (Lille) off the pitch. Red card!
88'
Сhange
Substitution. M'Baye Niang walks off the pitch and James Lea Siliki (Rennes) comes on as a substitute.
88'
Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes) finds himself beyond the last defender, but the game is stopped by the referee after the linesman signals for offside.
86'
Olivier Thual blows his whistle. Gabriel (Lille) commits a foul after dangerous play.
84'
Corner Kick
Clement Grenier (Rennes) takes the resulting corner which is well defended.
83'
Mike Maignan pulls off a great save to deny Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes), who makes himself some space inside the box and unleashes a quick low drive to the bottom left corner. The ball goes out of play and Rennes have been awarded a corner kick.
82'
Reinildo Mandava (Lille) deprives his opponent of the ball, but the referee blows his whistle for a foul. He's not happy with the decision! Rennes earn a free kick.
79'
Jeremy Gelin (Rennes) jumps into a tackle and Olivier Thual blows his whistle for a foul. A free kick has been awarded to Lille.
76'
Сhange
The substitution is prepared. Jeremy Gelin (Rennes) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Romain del Castillo.
75'
Nicolas Pepe (Lille) drives into the box and hits a tremendous shot that, unluckily for him, flashes just wide of the left post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Rennes.
74'
Сhange
Here is a change. Loic Remy is going off and Christophe Galtier gives the last tactical orders to Rui Fonte (Lille).
72'
Сhange
That's the end of the game for Thiago Maia, who is replaced by Nicolas Pepe (Lille).
71'
Gooool!
What a beauty from just outside the box! M'Baye Niang (Rennes) lashed the ball with incredible pace and power into the top right corner.
68'
Corner Kick
Lille didn't take advantage of the corner and score as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.
67'
A pass into the box finds Jonathan Bamba (Lille) unmarked. He carefully places a shot towards the bottom left corner, but a brilliant last-ditch save by Tomas Koubek denies him.
66'
Ambitious effort from Jonathan Bamba (Lille). He finds himself in a great position after collecting a precise pass inside the penalty area and goes for goal, but it never troubles the goalkeeper and flies well wide of the right post. The ball goes out of play and Rennes will have a goal kick.
63'
Thiago Maia (Lille) whips the ball in, but it fails to reach any of his teammates as the opposition's defence averts the threat.
61'
Сhange
Substitution. Gabriel (Lille) receives a signal from the referee and is now allowed to enter the pitch as Adama Soumaoro walks off.
58'
Gooool!
Goal! Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) is quickest to react to the rebound and stabs the ball into the back of the net. It's 2:1.
58'
He should have scored! M'Baye Niang (Rennes) latches onto a pull back in the box right in front of goal, but his shot low towards the middle of the goal is pretty weak and Mike Maignan makes an easy save.
57'
Corner Kick
The resulting set piece from Rennes is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
55'
Сhange
Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) is substituted due to injury. Julien Stephan gives a chance to Ludovic Baal.
53'
Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) is lying on the ground after being tackled and the physio comes onto the pitch to give him medical treatment.
51'
Corner Kick
Luiz Araujo (Lille) will try to find the head of one of his teammates from a corner kick.
51'
Corner Kick
Lille fail to score from a corner as Tomas Koubek (Rennes) leaps to collect the ball.
50'
Luiz Araujo (Lille) weaves through the defence with ease and gets one-on-one with the keeper, but fails to score with his strike towards the middle of the target as Tomas Koubek produces a good save.
49'
The referee blows his whistle as Loic Remy (Lille) was too aggressive in his challenge.
46'
Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes) carelessly slides into the feet of his opponent and he'll be lucky to avoid punishment. Olivier Thual blows for the foul but keeps his cards in his pocket on this occasion. Lille have been awarded a free kick.
45'
Whistle
The referee blows his whistle to signal the start of the second half.
45+3'
Whistle
Olivier Thual has ended the first half by blowing the whistle.
45+2'
Romain del Castillo (Rennes) gets inside the penalty area and sends a powerful shot that almost ends inside the net. The keeper is alert and makes a good save.
45+1'
Damien Da Silva (Rennes) is offside and the linesman raises his flag.
45+0'
The linesman raises his flag. Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) is adjudged offside.
45'
Info
The fourth official shows 3 min. of added time.
44'
Corner Kick
A cross from a corner kick by Lille is too strong and the ball goes well out of play.
43'
Loic Remy (Lille) produces a dangerous lofted cross into the box which is intercepted. The ball is out of play. Lille will have a chance to score from a corner.
41'
Corner Kick
Rennes take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.
40'
Hamari Traore (Rennes) reacts well to latch onto a rebound inside the box, but his shot is well blocked.
39'
Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) came close to scoring. He connected with a pass inside the box and perhaps should have done better than direct his shot straight at Mike Maignan.
38'
Jonathan Ikone (Lille) misses a good chance to score. An inch-perfect cross into the box finds Jonathan Ikone (Lille) who rises for a header, but sends the ball well over the bar.
34'
Gooool!
Goal - 1:1! Jonathan Ikone laid the ball off to Loic Remy (Lille), who shot from close range into the bottom left corner, leaving the goalkeeper helpless.
33'
Luiz Araujo (Lille) whips the ball in from the long-range free kick, but the first man gets it clear.
33'
Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes) pulls the jersey of one of the opposition players and Olivier Thual blows his whistle for a foul. Lille will take a free kick near the side line.
29'
Corner Kick
Lille have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.
29'
Jonathan Bamba (Lille) collects a pass from the flank, looks up and fires in a goal-bound shot from the edge of the box which canons off a defender to safety.
28'
That was a poorly executed free kick from long distance. Thiago Mendes (Lille) was trying to produce a cross into the penalty area, but his effort sailed off the pitch.
28'
Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) is able to continue to play.
27'
Luiz Araujo (Lille) has picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue.
26'
Luiz Araujo (Lille) is writhing in pain and can now receive medical treatment after the referee signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
26'
Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) is asking for medical treatment after picking up an injury.
24'
Luiz Araujo (Lille) escapes without any punishment from the referee after using excessive force to foul his opponent.
21'
An opponent rises to his feet after being downed by Ismaila Sarr (Rennes). Olivier Thual saw the sliding tackle and blows for a foul.
18'
Adrien Hunou (Rennes) was trying to get to the ball but clattered into the legs of the opponent as well. Olivier Thual blows his whistle for an infringement.
15'
Gooool!
Goal! M'Baye Niang (Rennes) wins the battle of wills and sends an unstoppable penalty past Mike Maignan into left side of the goal.
15'
M'Baye Niang (Rennes) is heading towards the penalty spot to take it.
15'
Info
The penalty decision stands after the VAR review. It's a penalty!
14'
Yellow Card
Adama Soumaoro (Lille) was probably a bit loose with his words to Olivier Thual, who decides to show him a yellow.
14'
Yellow Card
The referee Olivier Thual awards Loic Remy (Lille) a yellow card.
14'
Yellow Card
The expression of the referee Olivier Thual is crystal clear. This behaviour won't be tolerated. Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) is shown a yellow card.
12'
The referee isn't 100% sure if it's a penalty to Rennes, he's going to review using VAR.
12'
Info
Thiago Mendes (Lille) holds his opponent to prevent him from getting the ball and the referee blows for a foul after seeing the whole situation. A penalty is given to Rennes!
11'
Corner Kick
A dangerous looking corner kick from Clement Grenier (Rennes) is cleared to safety by the defence.
10'
Clement Grenier (Rennes) takes a short free kick.
10'
Adama Soumaoro (Lille) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Olivier Thual no option but to blow his whistle.
6'
Corner Kick
The referee awards a corner and Thiago Mendes (Lille) goes over to take it.
4'
Jonathan Ikone (Lille) does well to control a poor pass on the edge of the box then shoots towards the bottom right corner. Tomas Koubek is out of position but leaps to make a brilliant save.
1'
Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) seems to have picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue playing.
1'
Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.
Whistle
The first half of this match is about to start.
The players are out at last! Rennes will take the kick-off.
Olivier Thual was nominated as the referee for this game.
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