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Lyon

With Nemanja Matic missing due to injury, Jordan Veretout should keep his spot in the middle of the park.
Long-term absentee Ernest Nuamah is the only other confirmed absentee for OL.
Paulo Fonseca may revert to a 4-2-3-1 setup for this one.
Stade Rennais

Alidu Seidu misses out for Rennes, and is joined on the sidelines by Ayanda Sishuba this weekend.
Rennes may go unchanged from last week's 2-1 win over Nantes.
LIVE Text Commentary
90+4'

Marc Bollengier is looking at his watch and immediately ends this match.
90+4'

Ismael Kone (Rennes) bangs the ball towards goal from the edge of the box, but it's rising all the way and sails high over the bar.
90+2'

Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) latches on to a precise pass and finds himself one-on-one with the keeper. He fires a low shot towards the right side of the net, but Brice Samba leaps like a salmon to deny him.
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4 additional min. will be played.
90'

The resulting corner from Thiago Almada (Lyon) only finds one of the defenders, who heads it out of danger.
89'

Jordan Veretout (Lyon) wins the ball after the corner kick and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but it's blocked by one of the defending players. Lyon earn a corner.
89'

Lyon force their opponents to concede a corner.
88'

Georges Mikautadze (Lyon) receives a precise pass in the box and takes the shot early. The ball heads towards the middle of the goal, but Brice Samba shows off his skills and makes a brilliant save to deny him.
86'

It's time for a substitution. Sael Kumbedi (Lyon) comes on in place of Rayan Cherki.
86'

Paulo Fonseca has decided to make a change. Abner Vinicius (Lyon) replaces Malick Fofana.
85'

The manager has decided to make a substitution and Djaoui Cisse walks off the pitch to be replaced by Ismael Kone (Rennes).
84'

Carlos Andres Gomez (Rennes) is picked out by his teammate with a brilliant short pass, but it takes him too long to control the ball inside the box and this allows one of the defending players to rob him. The linesman makes the right call and Rennes will have a corner.
83'

Georges Mikautadze (Lyon) launches into a thunderous tackle on his opponent and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
82'

Marc Bollengier blows his whistle and it's Djaoui Cisse (Rennes) who is penalised for an offensive foul. Good decision by the referee.
82'

Carlos Andres Gomez (Rennes) shoots inside the box, but is denied by a timely block.
81'

The assistant referee raises his flag and the referee blows his whistle. Georges Mikautadze (Lyon) puts the ball into the net, but he is flagged for offside.
80'

Rayan Cherki (Lyon) slips past one challenge, but is unable to feed a low pass into the path of one of his teammates.
77'

Goal Georges Mikautadze (Lyon)! Georges Mikautadze (Lyon) was put through by Rayan Cherki and he showed brilliant composure inside the box to fire into the top of the net. 4:1.
76'

Here is a change. Alexandre Lacazette is going off and Paulo Fonseca gives the last tactical orders to Georges Mikautadze (Lyon).
76'

Paulo Fonseca prepares a substitution. Nemanja Matic is replaced by Jordan Veretout (Lyon).
75'

Habib Beye has decided to substitute Seko Fofana and he is replaced by Kazeem Olaigbe (Rennes).
75'

Substitution. Lorenz Assignon leaves the pitch and is replaced by Carlos Andres Gomez (Rennes).
73'

Ludovic Blas (Rennes) sends a cross into the box, but Lucas Perri comes off his line to gather the ball.
73'

A fantastic block by a defender means that the corner from Rennes comes to nothing.
72'

Ludovic Blas (Rennes) steadies himself and bends in a shot from the edge of the box towards the left side of the goal, but Lucas Perri has it covered and makes a comfortable save. The linesman points to the corner flag, Rennes are going to take it.
70'

Ludovic Blas (Rennes) whips in the resulting set piece but it's cleared.
69'

Moussa Niakhate (Lyon) gives away a foul for a clumsy challenge. Referee Marc Bollengier saw the whole situation. Rennes will take a free kick.
68'

A goal, which was scored by Malick Fofana (Lyon), was disallowed due to offside.
67'

Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) is forced to stop his forward run after being caught in an offside position by the linesman.
66'

The referee signals that it is time for a substitution and Tanner Tessmann (Lyon) will replace Corentin Tolisso.
62'

Azor Matusiwa (Rennes) touches the ball with his hand.
57'

Gooal! No wait, it's been ruled out for offside. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) disagrees, but the linesman is sure about his call.
55'

Adrien Truffert (Rennes) has picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue.
55'

Rayan Cherki (Lyon) seems to have picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue playing.
55'

Rayan Cherki (Lyon) seems to have picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue playing.
53'

Adrien Truffert (Rennes) is having a really tough time right now. We are about to find out how serious his injury is.
53'

Rayan Cherki (Lyon) is lying on the ground after being tackled and the physio comes onto the pitch to give him medical treatment.
52'

The resulting corner from Thiago Almada (Lyon) comes to nothing.
50'

Goal! A mistake from the defence gifted a chance to a lurking Mohamed Meite (Rennes), who keeps his cool and rolls the ball into the net from close range. 3:1.
50'

Adrien Truffert (Rennes) lifts the ball into the box from the corner, but one of the defending players gets there first to head it clear.
50'

Ludovic Blas (Rennes) sends a pass into the box, but the opposition's defence is alert to the danger and makes a clearance.
48'

Thiago Almada (Lyon) tries his luck but the attempt goes well wide of the right post.
48'

This corner kick is taken with a short pass by Thiago Almada (Lyon).
46'

Here is a change after the half-time break. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) is replaced by Mohamed Meite.
46'

The teams are back out for the second half and here is a change on the pitch. Habib Beye gives a chance to Ludovic Blas and Mousa Tamari (Rennes) is off.
46'

The game restarts for the second half.
45+5'

Marc Bollengier has ended the first half by blowing the whistle.
45+3'

A nice sequence of play ends with a shot by Seko Fofana (Rennes) from the edge of the box. The effort, however, is towards the middle of the goal where Lucas Perri easily catches the ball.
45+3'

Mousa Tamari (Rennes) sends the ball into the box from the side of the pitch, but his cross is blocked.
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4 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
45'

The free kick picks out Jeremy Jacquet (Rennes) in space, but his close-range header flies miles over the bar.
45'

It seemed like Adrien Truffert (Rennes) was going to take a quick free kick, but instead he is going to send the ball inside the penalty box for his teammates.
45'

The referee blows his whistle as Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) was too aggressive in his challenge. Rennes are awarded a free kick. Let's see what they create from this.
42'

A direct free kick from a promising position, taken by Adrien Truffert (Rennes), is struck into one of the defending players who deals with the threat.
41'

It looks like Thiago Almada (Lyon) saw red with that tackle. Marc Bollengier won't tolerate such behaviour on the pitch and blows for a foul. Rennes get a free kick.
39'

Goal! A precise cut back on the goal line from Thiago Almada finds Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right in front of goal, and he easily buries the ball into the top right corner. 3:0.
36'

Marc Bollengier couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Jeremy Jacquet (Rennes) and blew his whistle.
34'

Thiago Almada (Lyon) fails to deliver a decent cross from the corner and the ball goes out of play.
33'

The ball goes out of play. Lyon are awarded a corner kick. That was a nice football moment. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) receives an amazing defence-splitting low pass on the edge of the box and blasts the ball towards the right post. Brice Samba guesses his intention and dives superbly to deny him with a remarkable save!
33'

Thiago Almada (Lyon) decides to speed play up with a short corner kick.
30'

A pass by Malick Fofana (Lyon) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.
29'

Rayan Cherki (Lyon) chips a pass over the line of defenders to get the ball to Malick Fofana, but his attempt is intercepted and cleared.
28'

Adrien Truffert (Rennes) fails to send a pass into the box as his effort is cut out.
25'

Goal! Ainsley Maitland-Niles finds Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) with a clever pass. He steps inside his man on the edge of the box and whips a tremendous shot into the right side of the goal. Fantasy football! 2:0.
24'

Moussa Niakhate (Lyon) makes an overly-aggressive challenge and Marc Bollengier blows his whistle for a foul.
21'

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) fails to find any of his teammates inside the box as his pass is blocked.
20'

The foul by Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon) was seen by Marc Bollengier who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
18'

Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) starts his run too early and the referee blows for offside.
17'

The ratio of the ball possession is 54:46.
13'

Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) makes his forward run a little too early and is caught in an offside position after his teammate tries to play a pass to him.
13'

Handball by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes).
11'

Marc Bollengier sticks with his original decision after the VAR review. No infringement and the goal stands!
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Wait! The referee has now indicated he wants to check if the goal for Lyon can stand using VAR.
8'

Thiago Almada looks around to decide who he is going to pass to. He picks out Malick Fofana (Lyon), who collects the ball perfectly and unleashes a terrific shot from just outside of the box towards the top right corner and it ricochets in off the post. The score is 1:0.
7'

Moussa Niakhate (Lyon) commits a foul and Marc Bollengier immediately signals a free kick.
7'

The corner kick from Thiago Almada (Lyon) is headed out of the penalty area by one of the defenders.
6'

A cross into the box from Malick Fofana (Lyon) is cleared. The ball goes out of play and Lyon have been awarded a corner kick.
4'

A sweet pass finds Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) on the edge of the box, and he drills the ball towards the bottom right corner. Lucas Perri is almost caught out but pulls off a brilliant save at the last second.
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Djaoui Cisse (Rennes) fouls an opponent during an attacking move.
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Mousa Tamari (Rennes) sees an unmarked teammate and attempts to send him a low pass. However, one of the defenders reads the game perfectly and averts the danger.
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Rennes will kick-off.

Marc Bollengier got the nomination for today's game and will try his best to be a fair judge and not make any mistakes.

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