Despite two goals scored in Monaco, Rennes lost (3-2) on Saturday, during the 19th day of Ligue 1.
Rennes continues to remain very worrying. In 2025, Sampaoli and his men have lost all their matches: five defeats in five matches, including one against Troyes in the Coupe de France (1-0). The last success dates back to December 22, it was against Bordeaux in the Coupe de France (4-1). With 17 points on the clock, Rennes remains tied with Nantes, virtual roadblock, which hosts Lyon this Sunday.
After a quarter of an hour of getting started, during which Takumi Minamino, well out of position, came up against Brice Samba (10'), then after a good backheel from Mika Biereth, struck with the toe of his shoe on the Rennes goalkeeper (14'). '), the spark came from Akliouche on a cross from Vanderson. And what a spark!
Exceptional Akliouche chisel
The returned scissors from the French Olympic vice-champion, exceptional because it was done with the inside foot, the left, surprised Brice Samba and allowed Monaco to logically open the score (1-0, 15').
In the process, Monaco thought it would give up the meeting. But well served on a deflection by Mika Biereth, Aleksandr Golovin hit Samba's crossbar without control (17').
Calmly, the Monegasques continued their domination. Without however managing to double the lead, like Lamine Camara's volley, off target at the end of a great collective action (39').
And then, like in Montpellier last week, on the first real opposing offensive, Monaco conceded a goal. Ludovic Blas' curled shot was very poorly delivered by Radoslaw Majecki. The young Cameroonian Mohamadou Nagida, original right-back even though he is left-handed and left-back, was the only one to follow. He was rewarded. Rennes equalized against the run of play (1-1, 45+2').
Amine Gouiri's goal was not enough
But Hütter never denies himself. At the break, he encouraged his players to continue to destabilize the Breton rearguard. It worked. Lamine Camara, full axis, served Biereth perfectly. The former Sturm Graz scorer took advantage of an error in judgment by Samba with his powerful low shot to give the Red and Whites the advantage.
Unlike what happened in the first period, Monaco did not falter afterwards. And on a calibrated pass from Akliouche, Golovin made the break (3-1, 56'). Unfortunately, during the action, captain Denis Zakaria, victim of a tackle by Azor Matusima, was hit in the right ankle and had to leave the field (58').
From then on, Rennes pushed. Amine Gouiri, luxury substitute, reduced the gap (3-2, 67'). But that was not enough for Rennes in crisis.
Technical sheet
-Arbitrator : M. Stinat.
BUTS :
Monaco : Akliouche (15'), Biereth (52'), Golovin (56') ; Rennes: Nagida (45+1'), Gouiri (67').
Warnings : Monaco: Mawissa Elebi (63'), Minamino (73'), Akliouche (90+4') ;
Rennes: Wooh (70'), Gouiri (75'), Hateboer (87'), Truffert (90+2').
MONACO : Majecki – Vanderson, Kehrer, Salisu, Mawissa Elebi (Diatta 74') – Akliouche, Camara (Teze 81'), Minamino (Michal 74'), Zakaria (cap) (Magassa 58'), Golovin (Ben Seghir 81') – Biereth
Coach: Adi Hütter.
RENNES : Samba – Hateboer, Østigård, Wooh – Nagida (Gomez 70'), James (Gouiri 54'), Matusiwa, Truffert (cap), Blas (Meïté 85') – Kalimuendo, Fofana.
Coach: Jorge Sampaoli.
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