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Stade Rennais vs. Marseille: Rennes dominate in 2-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille to open up the race for Champions League places.

Ligue 1 / Matchday 37
Roazhon Park / 14.05.2022
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Ben Snowball

Updated 14/05/2022 at 20:53 GMT


8'
WARMED OMARI RECOVERS
The Rennes defender went off for treatment earlier but has returned to the pitch.
7'
TERRIER MAKING TROUBLE
Rennes' wide forward wins back possession and looks to play in a teammate with a clever ball but Caleta-Carr gets across to clear.
6'
MARSEILLE PLAYING PATIENTLY
OM are taking the sting out of the game after an aggressive start from the hosts. The visitors are just pushing the ball around their backline to calm things down.
2'
HOT START FOR RENNES
Martin Terrier pounces on a loose ball after some panic in the Marseille defence but he's unable to find a teammate with his cross.
1'
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KICK-OFF
It's Marseille who get us underway at Roazhon Park.
19.55
FIVE MINUTES TO GO
A sold-out crowd is in place, 1400 away fans and more than 28,000 home supporters for a huge match.
Kick-off is just minutes away.
19.50
PAYET IS IN THE BUILDING
Marseille's star man is injured and out for the rest of the season but he's made the trip to Brittany for tonight's potentially decisive match in the race for the Champions League places.
19.45
GREAT SIGNING
William Saliba will return to Arsenal after this evening's match, what are the chances OM can re-sign him for next season?
19.40
LAST TIME THEY MET...
Marseille started the season on fire winning four of their first five matches. The last of that series was a 2-0 win over tonight's opponent.
Back in September, it was Bamba Dieng and Amine Harit who scored the goals.
19.35
TERRIER A CHANCE FOR GOLDEN BOOT?
Rennes forward Martin Terrier has enjoyed a great season and a particularly good second half of the season.
He's scored 12 goals since the winter break and is just three goals behind Ligue 1's top scorer Kylian Mbappe. Can he close the gap tonight?
19.30
WILL ONE OF TONIGHT'S TEAMS REACH UCL?
Marseille have been in the Champions League places since December and are looking to return after a year away from Europe's top table. A win tonight would seal their place for next season.
Rennes also qualified for the UCL in 2020-21, as Marseille did, and a return this season would be a huge achievement.
LIke Marseille, they spent much of the season in the top three but slipped out after last weekend's defeat to Nantes.
19.25
MARSEILLE TRAVEL WELL
Regardless of the result this evening, Marseille will finish this season with the best away record in Ligue 1.
They've won 12 matches away from home this season and have scored (30) more than double the goals they've conceded (14).
19.20
RENNES ARE A FORCE AT HOME
Both sides need the three points tonight but Rennes may have an edge with their excellent home record.
They've won seven of their last eight home games - leading each at half-time, too - and only PSG can boast more points won at home than Rennes' 40 so far this season.
19.15
IF YOU DON'T JUMP...
Marseille fans are enjoying themselves outside Roazhon Park before kick-off.
19.10
THE TEAMS ARE IN
Rennes: Gomis, Traore, Omari, Aguerd, Truffert, Bourigeaud, Santamaria, Majer, Tait, Terrier, Laborde. Substitutes: Alemdar, Assignon, Bade, Meling, Ugochukwu, Martin, Doku, Guirassy, Tel
Marseille: Mandanda, Rongier, Saliba, Caleta-Car, Luan Peres, Kamara, Gueye; Under, Guendouzi, Gerson, Harit. Substitutes: Lopez, Kolasinac, Mmadi, Lirola, Ben Seghir, Targhalline, Luis Henrique, Dieng, Milik
19.05
HELLO AND WELCOME
Follow LIVE coverage of Ligue 1 as Rennes face Marseille. The visitors will secure Champions League football next season with a win - or as little as a point depending on results - while Rennes must win to keep their UCL hopes alive.
Kick-off 20.00 BST.