Ligue 1 – Rennes wins at the finish against Nice thanks to Bourigeaud (2-1), but loses Terrier to injury

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Rennes did not shake. In the obligation to win after their setback in Reims and the victories of Monaco, Lens and Marseille a little earlier in this 17th day, Rennes waited for the last minutes to deliver Roazhon Park. It took an achievement by Benjamin Bourigeaud (2-1, 89th) for the Rennais to leave with the three points. Martin Terrier opened the scoring (1-0, 6th) before leaving on injury half an hour later. Ross Barkley scored the equalizer for Nice (1-1, 21st).

YESTERDAY AT 10:57 PM

It was not necessary to arrive late in Rennes this Monday evening. Or leave early. Because the Bretons were keen to make people forget their poor performance last Thursday in Reims (1-3), their first defeat since August 27. Returning with a bang in this meeting, they quickly took the advantage thanks to Martin Terrier on the lookout to score from the left after a heel from Amine Gouiri towards Arnaud Kalimuendo that the former Lensois could not make fruitful (1- 0, 6th). Deprived of the double for an offside by Gouiri when he had extended a strike from Bourigeaud (16th) into the bottom of the goal, Terrier left his partners prematurely.

The happiness of victory, the pain of Terrier

In trying to defend against Jordan Lotomba, the midfielder locked his right knee and quickly screamed in pain. After his release on a stretcher, which raises fears of a serious injury, his teammates gathered in a circle, proof of the importance of the midfield in Rennes’ game. Very effective in pressing, Rennes asphyxiated Nice in their half of the field and chained the situations around the opposing surface. Xeka (52nd), Bourigeaud (57th), Doku (58th), Traoré (62nd, 64th), Gouiri (78th) Theate (83rd) thus either came up against a Nice defender or Schmeichel missed the target.

An inefficiency that could have cost Rennes dear since with 5 shots on target out of 20 attempts (3 out of 7 for Nice), they could not have taken advantage of their territorial domination. Opposite, the Aiglons were dangerous through Ross Barkley who found the crossbar (10th) before deceiving Mandanda with a powerful shot at the near post (1-1, 21st) after a touch. Then Khephren Thuram did not frame his head on a cross from Nicolas Pépé (69th) and Sofiane Diop lacked power to worry Mandanda (86th). With 47 balls hit in the opposing area at 2, Nice clearly suffered in a city where they had not lost since 2015.

By dint of suffering, the people of Nice have cracked. As additional time approached, Gouiri launched Tait into the area who served Bourigeaud perfectly, whose curling shot from the left in first intention caught Kasper Schmeichel on the wrong foot (2-1, 89th). And Roazhon Park went into meltdown. This Monday evening, the Rennais resumed their march forward and also won for Martin Terrier. And here they are back in fourth place in Ligue 1, two points behind OM.

YESTERDAY AT 10:57 PM

12/29/2022 At 9:58 PM

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