Timeline
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KICK OFF
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0'Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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0'First Half begins.
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2'Offside, Rennes. Romain Danzé tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
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3'Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
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3'Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
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5'Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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5'Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Rennes).
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8'Offside, Metz. Fallou Diagne tries a through ball, but Mathieu Dossevi is caught offside.
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10'Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
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10'Joris Gnagnon (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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12'Attempt saved. Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
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13'Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
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13'Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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14'Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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14'Offside, Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
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15'YC Jonathan Rivierez
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15'Foul by Mathieu Dossevi (Metz).
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15'Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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16'Foul by Vahid Selimovic (Metz).
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16'Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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16'Attempt blocked. Benjamin André (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
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17'Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.
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17'Attempt missed. Sanjin Prcic (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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20'Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini with a cross.
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21'Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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21'Foul by Moussa Niakhate (Metz).
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22'Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
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22'Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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22'Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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24'Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
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25'Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross following a corner.
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25'Attempt blocked. Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini with a cross.
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26'Goal! Rennes 1, Metz 0. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoann Gourcuff.
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27'G Benjamin Bourigeaud Assist Yoann Gourcuff
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37'Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
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37'Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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38'Delay in match Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) because of an injury.
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39'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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39'Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.
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39'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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41'Offside, Rennes. Benjamin André tries a through ball, but Ramy Bensebaini is caught offside.
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45'Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
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45'Sanjin Prcic (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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46'First Half ends, Rennes 1, Metz 0.
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HALF TIME
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45'SI Julian Palmieri SO Jonathan Rivierez
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45'Second Half begins Rennes 1, Metz 0.
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45'Substitution, Metz. Julian Palmieri replaces Jonathan Rivierez.
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47'Foul by Vahid Selimovic (Metz).
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47'Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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48'Vahid Selimovic (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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49'YC Vahid Selimovic
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50'Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
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51'Goal! Rennes 1, Metz 1. Nolan Roux (Metz) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross.
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52'G Nolan Roux Assist Mathieu Dossevi
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53'Attempt missed. Benjamin André (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
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55'Substitution, Rennes. Diafra Sakho replaces Yoann Gourcuff.
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56'SI Diafra Sakho SO Yoann Gourcuff
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56'Goal! Rennes 1, Metz 2. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi following a fast break.
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57'G Nolan Roux Assist Mathieu Dossevi
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58'Foul by Vahid Selimovic (Metz).
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58'Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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61'Jeremy Gelin (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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61'Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
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61'Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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62'YC Emmanuel Rivière
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62'Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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62'Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
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62'Substitution, Metz. Gerónimo Poblete replaces Vahid Selimovic.
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63'SI Gerónimo Poblete SO Vahid Selimovic
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63'Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
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63'Joris Gnagnon (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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63'Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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63'Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Rennes).
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64'Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
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65'Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
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65'Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
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67'Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
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68'Substitution, Rennes. Adrien Hunou replaces Ismaila Sarr.
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69'SI Adrien Hunou SO Ismaila Sarr
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69'Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sanjin Prcic.
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70'Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross.
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72'Attempt missed. Benjamin André (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Danzé.
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72'Substitution, Rennes. James Edward Lea Siliki replaces Romain Danzé.
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73'SI James Edward Lea Siliki SO Romain Danzé
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73'Foul by Julian Palmieri (Metz).
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73'Adrien Hunou (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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73'Julian Palmieri (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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74'YC Julian Palmieri
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74'Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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74'Foul by James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes).
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75'Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
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75'Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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76'SI Ibrahima Niane SO Nolan Roux
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76'Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Nolan Roux.
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76'Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
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76'Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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76'Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
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76'Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
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77'Hand ball by Diafra Sakho (Rennes).
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77'Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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78'Offside, Rennes. Benjamin André tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
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82'Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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82'Foul by Joris Gnagnon (Rennes).
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84'Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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85'Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
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85'Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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87'Hand ball by James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes).
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88'Attempt saved. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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90'Match ends, Rennes 1, Metz 2.
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91'Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Fallou Diagne.
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91'Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diafra Sakho with a headed pass.
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92'Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) is shown the yellow card.
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93'YC Ramy Bensebaini
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93'Second Half ends, Rennes 1, Metz 2.
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FULL TIME
Line Up
4-2-3-1
ACTIVE
4-2-3-1
Midfielder

Benjamin Bourigeaud
14
Midfielder

Adrien Hunou
23
69'Substituted
Attacker

Ibrahima Niane
7
76'Substituted
SUBSTITUTES
Midfielder

Farid Boulaya
10
MANAGERS

Philippe Bizeul

Frédéric Antonetti
Statistics
OVERVIEW
Possession
67%
33%
Effective Chances
9
6
Shots on Target
3
6
Turnovers
21
11
POSSESSION
Passes
626
313
Passing Accuracy
85%
70%
Passing Accuracy in opponent’s half
77%
67%
Crosses
23
9
Crossing accuracy
9%
22%
ATTACK
Shots
9
22
Shots outside the box
8
2
Shots inside the box
6
5
Shooting accuracy
21%
86%
DEFENCE
Tackles
7
15
Effective Tackles
71%
47%
Blocked Shots
4
0
Clearances
10
41
Saves
2
4
DISCIPLINE
Fouls Conceded
6
17
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
1
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