[L1-J16] Despite Seko Fofana's first, Rennes loses to Nice

Started before the break with the 4-2 victory of PSG has Monacothe 16th day of Ligue 1 continued this Friday evening with the poster Nice-Rennes.

Despite the entry of Fofana School in the second half, and still without Brice Samba in the goals since the RC Lens has not yet allowed the transfer to be confirmed (see latest information here), Rennes lost 3-2 at Nice de France Haise.

While Rennes hopes for Brice Samba, Steve Mandana further weakens his position

Arnaud Kalimuendo (27') had equalized for Rennes after an opener from Evann Guessand (12'), but a poor recovery from Steve Mandandawho does not help his case at the same time, allowed Sofiane Diop to give the Aiglons the advantage again (34'). Gaëtan Laborde took advantage of Rennes' defensive generosity to widen the gap before the break (45', +5). Adrien Truffert reduced the score for Rennes (49') while Fofana School (editor's note: who resigned from his position on the board of directors of RC Lens) entered in the 64', without being able to change the destiny of the Bretons for his first appearance.

While the RC Lens, which will host Toulouse on Sunday at 3 p.m., is still 7th (24, +5)Nice takes 4th place (27 points, +10) behind PSG (40 points, +30), Marseille (30, -14) and Monaco (30, +10). Lille is 5th (27, +10) and Lyon 6th (25, +7). Rennes remains stuck in 12th place (17, -1), 4 lengths ahead of the red zone occupied by Saint-Etienne, 16th and virtually a barrier (13, -22), then Le Havre (12, -18) and Montpellier (9, -23). As a reminder, PSG, Monaco, Nice and Rennes have one more match than all the other teams.

The program for the 16th day of Ligue 1:

Already played:
Monaco-Paris Saint-Germain: 2-4
Nice-Rennes: 3-2

Saturday January 4, 2025 at 5 p.m. on DAZN:
Saint-Étienne-Reims

Saturday January 4, 2025 at 7 p.m. on DAZN:
Lille-Nantes

Saturday January 4, 2025 at 9 p.m. on DAZN:
Lyon-Montpellier

Sunday January 5, 2025 at 3 p.m. on DAZN:
RC Lens-Toulouse
Angers-Brest
Strasbourg-Auxerre

Sunday January 5, 2025 at 8:45 p.m. on DAZN:
Marseille-Le Havre