Match Summary · Football · France · Ligue 1 · Lyon · Rennes · Ernest Nuamah · Corentin Tolisso · Pavel Sulc
| Metric | Lyon | Rennes |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 45% | 55% |
| Shots | 15 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 4 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 6 |
| Corners | 3 | 8 |
| Fouls | 13 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 4 | 5 |
Moussa Niakhate was booked at 1'46", but Lyon struck soon after: Nuamah finished Tolisso's assist at 6'16". Rennes defender Quentin Merlin saw yellow at 15'31", and Lyon's second arrived at 29'09", with Nuamah converting Pavel Sulc's pass. The hosts took a 2-0 lead into half-time.
Athekame made it 3-0 at 47'58". Sulc was cautioned at 59'14", then Rennes made three changes around the hour, bringing on Esteban Lepaul, Mousa Altamari and Ludovic Blas. Lyon withdrew Sulc at 63'11" and Nuamah at 72'08".
Tolisso struck Lyon's fourth at 75'10", assisted by Athekame. Lyon made three more substitutions shortly afterwards, while late yellow cards went to Valentin Rongier, Athekame and Noah Teye Nartey. League-table stats listed Lyon fifth on 17 points and Rennes eighth on 16, with both sides having played 10 matches.