For its 80th anniversary, LOSC tames Rennes de Sampaoli

The birthday party won't be ruined. This Sunday afternoon, Lille actually hosted Stade Rennais as part of one of the shocks of the twelfth day of Ligue 1. A special meeting for the two teams, since the locals were celebrating their 80th anniversary and the visitors were starting their Jorge Sampaoli era. A confrontation which turned in favor of LOSC, which won by the smallest of margins thanks to Edon Zhegrova (45th). The Mastiffs are 4th, the Rouge et Noir provisionally 14th.

LOSC is there

The match will not start in the best way for Stade Rennais, who will see Alidu Seidu having to give up his place in the twelfth minute of play. Hit in the knee, the Ghanaian international is the victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament. Both teams fail to get this game going. In the 25th minute of play, Rémy Cabella found Mitchel Bakker. The Dutchman sees his first intention recovery finish just short of Steve Mandanda's post. More than ten minutes later, LOSC continued to push but Edon Zhegrova came up against Steve Mandanda. Just before half-time, the two men will find themselves in a duel again… and the Kosovar international will allow the locals to open the scoring. On a mix-up in the area, the spinning winger inherits the ball and crosses his shot. It's out of reach for the former French international.

At the break, Jorge Sampaoli will try to change something. Not enough to transcend a Stade Rennais which fails to present itself in front of Lucas Chevalier. At the hour mark, Jonathan David thought about making the break but Edon Zhegrova was logically penalized in an offside position. Fifteen minutes later, André Carlos Gomez, who had just entered the game, sacrificed himself in front of young Matias Fernandez-Pardo to prevent Lille from taking cover. In the process, the Belgian international hopefuls will try to obtain a penalty following a cross. The referee, logically, does not flinch. The Breton club will put their foot on the ball as the end of the match approaches, without managing to approach the opposing cages. Logical victory for the Mastiffs, who can now turn to the Champions League.