3 – 1
“Pierre-Emile Højbjerg broke the deadlock inside two minutes, catching Rennes completely cold and setting the tone for the entire afternoon.”
Pivotal“Amine Gouiri doubled Marseille's advantage with a right-footed finish just ten minutes in, leaving Rennes with an enormous mountain to climb.”
Pivotal“Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang capped a dominant Marseille period to make it 3-0, the goal coming moments after Tamari and Gouiri had both tested the Rennes defence and following Højbjerg's yellow card.”
Pivotal“Estéban Lepaul pulled a late consolation back for Rennes, denying Marseille a clean sheet but doing nothing to alter the narrative of a comfortable home win.”
“Benjamin Pavard, on as a late substitute, was immediately booked for arguing with the referee, a fitting symbol of Rennes' frustrated afternoon.”
Olympique Marseille
Rennes
Outstanding performance
Olympique Marseille•MidfielderMarseille needed just ten minutes to effectively kill this contest, with Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Amine Gouiri striking either side of the ten-minute mark to hand Roberto De Zerbi's side complete command. Despite Rennes edging both possession and dangerous attacks across the ninety minutes — registering 57 dangerous attacks to Marseille's 41 — the hosts were ruthlessly efficient where it mattered, converting three of their seven big chances while the visitors squandered two of their three. Aubameyang's composed finish just after the hour mark extinguished any lingering hope of a Rennes comeback, and the afternoon's only blemish was the succession of yellow cards that hinted at mounting frustration on both sides. Estéban Lepaul's late consolation for Rennes came too little, too late, and the result cements Marseille's strong end-of-season form heading into the final rounds of Ligue 1.
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Benjamin PavardYellow CardBenjamin Pavard receives a yellow card.
Esteban Lepaul takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Breel Donald Embolo's header is saved.
Breel Donald Embolo attempts a header but misses the shot.
Breel Donald Embolo attempts a header but misses the shot.
Arnaud Nordin's right-footed shot is saved.
Mahamadou Nagida takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Substitution: Benjamin Pavard replaces Timothy Weah.
Quentin Merlin takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Estéban LepaulEsteban Lepaul takes a shot with his head and scores a goal.
Nordan Mukiele's right-footed shot is blocked.
Mahdi Camara takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Nouhoum Kamissoko is on, and Tochukwu Nnadi is off.
Quinten Timber replaces Pierre Emile Hojbjerg.
Mahdi Camara takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Mahdi CamaraYellow CardMahdi Camara receives a yellow card.
Nordan Mukiele comes on for Ludovic Blas.
Breel Donald Embolo takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Amine GouiriYellow CardAmine Gouiri receives a yellow card.
Arthur Vermeeren replaces Igor Paixao.
Timothy Weah takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Igor Paixao takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Amine Gouiri's right-footed shot is blocked.
Arnaud Nordin replaces Mousa Tamari.
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ludovic Blas misses with a left-footed shot.
Ludovic Blas takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Esteban Lepaul takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Esteban Lepaul takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Mason Greenwood takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Pierre-Emerick AubameyangPierre-Emerick Aubameyang takes a right-footed shot and scores.
assist: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Goal! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores, making it 3-0.
Amine Gouiri's right-footed shot is blocked.
Mousa Tamari takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card for Pierre Emile Hojbjerg.
Breel Donald Embolo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's header is saved.
Breel Donald Embolo comes on for Sebastian Szymanski.
The first half ends with a score of 2-0.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Igor Paixao takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Timothy Weah's right-footed shot is blocked.
Igor Paixao takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Mousa Tamari takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Mason Greenwood takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Mason Greenwood takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mahdi Camara takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Valentin Rongier takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Mousa Tamari takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Mousa Tamari takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Igor Paixao's right-footed shot is blocked.
Igor Paixao's right-footed shot is blocked.
Mousa Tamari's left-footed shot is blocked.
Ludovic Blas takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Leonardo Balerdi attempts a header but misses the shot.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Esteban Lepaul takes a shot with his head but misses.
Amine GouiriAmine Gouiri scores with a right-footed shot.
Emerson Palmieri dos Santos takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal attempts a header but misses the shot.
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg scores with a right-footed shot.
Igor Paixao's right-footed shot is saved.
A crucial Ligue 1 clash sees sixth-placed Marseille hosting fifth-placed Rennes at the iconic Stade Vélodrome, with just three points separating these rivals. With the season winding down, Marseille desperately need a win to leapfrog Rennes and chase down a higher European berth.
