Bruno Génésio’s men had to win and hope for a misstep from the Lensois Sang-et-Or to glean 6th qualifying place for the Europa Conference Conference. It’s done ! The Bretons beat Nîmes this Sunday evening (2-0), while RC Lens shared the points with AS Monaco (0-0) at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis as part of the 38th day of Ligue 1. The Red-et-Noir goals were scored by Serhou Guirassy (25th) and Benjamin Bourigeaud (52nd).
First half mastered by Rennes
While the Nîmes Crocodiles were already relegated to the start of the meeting, it is Pascal Plancque’s men who will be the first to be dangerous. On a long ball from Moussa Koné following a corner kick, Loïck Landre, the defender trained at Paris Saint-Germain, was the first to attempt but his recovery from the right, slightly unscrewed, went over the crossbar of Alfred Gomis (9th ). Benjamin Bourigeaud also decided to try his luck in law a few minutes later, with a tense shot too removed (19th). After a terrible strike from Benin international Mattéo Ahlinvi narrowly pushed back on his crossbar by Alfred Gomis (22nd), it is Jérémy Doku’s teammates who will stand out: served by Martin Terrier, the Belgian international striker fixed Landre and Meling . His acceleration left the two defenders on the spot, and his precise cross found Serhou Guirassy in the heart of the goal area, left alone by Naomichi Ueda for a resumption of the head of the former Amiénois under the crossbar (1-0, 25th). Niclas Eliasson, ideally isolated by Antoine Valério, will have a great opportunity just before the break but his shot from the left will lack precision (45th).
Nîmes could never react
The Rouge-et-Noirs put an end to all hopes in the Gard as soon as they returned from the locker room, since after a collective movement in Rennes initiated by Martin Terrier, Benjamin Bourigeaud found himself alone at 25 meters and armed a terrible strike from the right at the top, absolutely unstoppable. for Baptiste Reynet (2-0, 52nd). In this second period where the Bretons mainly managed, Renaud Ripart’s teammates will no longer have a clear opportunity. The only notable fact: the return to the lawns of their striker Clément Depres, absent since January 2019 following a rupture of the cruciate ligaments in the left knee and entered in the last quarter of an hour. With this result, Eduardo Camavinga’s teammates finished in 6th place and will play in the play-offs of the Europa Conference Conference (58 points), since Lens (7th, 57 points) failed to beat Monaco in the Hauts-de -France (0-0). Nîmes, relegated to Ligue 2 and which finished 18th with 35 points, must expect difficult weeks with the imminent departure of its president and main shareholder, Rani Assaf.
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