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Rennes Overpowers Nice at Allianz Riviera in a Decisive Victory
In a match held at the Allianz Riviera in Nice, Rennes secured a convincing victory over Nice. The game, corresponding to matchday 25 of Ligue 1, was characterized by Rennes’ dominance in possession (60% against Nice’s 40%) and greater effectiveness in front of goal.
Rennes opened the scoring early, in the 13th minute, with a goal by E. Lepaul, assisted by V. Rongier. Shortly after, in the 20th minute, S. Szymanski extended Rennes’ lead, thanks to an assist from M. Tamari. Nice attempted to respond, but a goal by M. Sanson was disallowed by VAR due to offside in the 31st minute. Misfortune continued for Rennes when E. Lepaul missed a penalty in the 36th minute, and shortly after, another goal by M. Tamari was disallowed after video review in the 37th minute. Dante, from Nice, received a yellow card in the 37th minute.
In the second half, Rennes sealed the match with goals from L. Blas in the 74th minute, assisted by B. Embolo, and from N. Mukiele in the 90th minute, assisted again by V. Rongier. Despite some tense moments and yellow cards for D. Cisse of Rennes (81′) and T. Gouveia of Nice (86′), Rennes maintained control of the game.
In terms of statistics, Rennes surpassed Nice in shots on goal (6 against 2) and corners (1 against Nice’s 5), although they committed fewer fouls (8 against 9). The final result reflects Rennes’ superiority in this Ligue 1 match.
Substitutions nice: at minute 18 K. Peprah came in and Dante went out., at minute 46 M. Cho came in and Kevin went out., at minute 46 H. Boudaoui came in and K. Boudache went out., at minute 70 S. Diop came in and T. Gouveia went out., at minute 80 T. Louchet came in and A. Mendy went out.
Substitutions rennes: at minute 46 S. Szymanski came in and D. Cisse went out., at minute 70 E. Lepaul came in and B. Embolo went out., at minute 70 M. Tamari came in and L. Blas went out., at minute 70 A. Nordin came in and N. Mukiele went out., at minute 88 M. Nagida came in and A. Ait Boudlal went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nice
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Rennes
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