Djibril Sidibé sent off 43 seconds into Le Mans debut at Rennes

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·30 August 2026

Djibril Sidibé sent off 43 seconds into Le Mans debut at Rennes

Djibril Sidibé was sent off 43 seconds into his Le Mans debut at Rennes on Sunday on matchday two of Ligue 1.

According to L'Équipe, the 34-year-old came on in the 68th minute for Lucas Calodat and was dismissed without touching the ball after a late challenge on Estéban Lepaul.

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His studs caught last season’s Ligue 1 top scorer on the ankle, prompting referee Romain Lissorgue to show a red card.

The 2018 World Cup winner joined Le Mans from Toulouse to help guide a young, inexperienced squad.

It is the fastest sending-off for a substitute in Ligue 1 over the past 20 years, eclipsing Benjamin Mendy’s 47-second dismissal during Toulouse-OM in September 2015.

Source: L'Équipe

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