Lyon sweep aside Rennes as Nuamah brace sets the tone | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Lyon beat Rennes 4-0 in Ligue 1 to stay second. Ernest Nuamah opened the scoring in the seventh minute with a left-footed finish from the centre. Nuamah struck again on the break (30.) and Zachary Athekame made it three after the restart (48.), before Corentin Tolisso capped the win (76.). Rennes delivered 23 crosses at 21.7% accuracy, but lacked a cutting edge. Les Gones remain second on 11 points and visit Lens next, while Rennes stay fifth on 10 and host Auxerre next.

Player of the Match: Corentin Tolisso controlled the game with two big chances created, 45 accurate passes from 51, and added a goal and an assist.

Stat of the Match: Les Gones registered nine shots on target from 15 attempts, underlining a 60.0% shot accuracy.

Three Things We Learned: Nuamah's end product matched his menace, finishing with four shots on target and two goals. Dominik Greif produced four saves to secure the clean sheet. Rennes had 54.7% possession and eight corners but mustered only four efforts on target against an organised back line.