Borussia Dortmund nearly went wire to wire with the lead against Rennes, but a late penalty saw the French side equalize late in a friendly draw.
Joris Gnagnon has signed for Sevilla on a five-year deal from Stade Rennais, the Spanish heavyweights have confirmed.
In a statement on the club website, Los Rojiblancos have revealed they they’ve recruited the 21-year-old from Ligue 1, with the Franco-Ivorian defender penning a deal that will keep him at the club until 2023.
The centre-back featured 36 times in the French top flight for Rennes last season, netting against both AS Monaco and Olympique de Marseille.
Despite his slender years, Gnagnon…
Rennes handed PSG their first Ligue 1 defeat at home since March 2016 and booked their place in next season’s Europa League.
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Rony Lopes saved Monaco against Rennes on Wednesday.
Monaco moved five points clear of Marseille in the race for second place in Ligue 1 after taking a point from a 1-1 draw with Rennes.
Looking to bounce back from their Coupe de la Ligue final defeat by Paris Saint-Germain last Saturday, Monaco could count themselves somewhat fortunate not to suffer a second successive loss.
Rennes, pushing for European football themselves and on a good run, had 20 attempts on goal compared to eight for the visitors but Joris Gnagnon’s 20th-minute strike was all…
Rennes wonderkid Ismaila Sarr is developing quite the reputation for conning Ligue 1 referees, and his latest contribution against Troyes has done little to shake the stigma.
The Senegal international is a supreme dribbler, but he also has a habit for going to ground easily, with Troyes boss Jean-Louis Garcia the latest to complain about the attacker’s simulation after his side were beaten 2-0 by Les Rouges et Noirs in the French top flight on Saturday.
Twice he tumbled in the box at Roazhon Park,…
Kylian Mbappe was sent off and Neymar was cautioned as tensions boiled over in PSG’s 3-2 win over Rennes in the Coupe de la Ligue.
Graziano Pelle scored 30 goals in two seasons with Southampton.
West Ham United are in talks to sign former Southampton striker Graziano Pelle, sources close to the club have told ESPN FC.
Pelle is currently plying his trade in China with Shando…
Paul-Georges Ntep will join St Etienne on loan.
St Etienne have made their second signing of the January transfer window by bringing in France winger Paul-Georges Ntep on loan from Rennes.
The 25-year-old will represent Les Verts until the end of the current season, the mid-table Ligue 1 club announced on Wednesday.
Ntep follows former Sunderland midfielder Yann M’Vila to the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Last week M’Vila agreed an 18-month deal with St Etienne following his release by Russian outfit Rubin Kazan.
This Star Wars-inspired tifo wasn’t enough to keep Rennes from being crushed 4-1 by PSG.
With Star Wars very much the theme du jour in football at the moment, French side Stade Rennais staged an outstanding intergalactic tifo before their big match against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.
As well as a giant Darth Vader banner, the impressively detailed effort even saw the ominous tones of “The Imperial March” being piped into the stadium via the speaker system before kickoff.
May the force be with you!Rennes fans produced an incredible Star Wars tifo ahead of their #Ligue1 clash against #PSG on Saturday. =O pic.twitter.com/x2r21INNJP— Michael Conti (@ImperioMundial) December 17, 2017
Sadly, things didn’t really go to plan for Rennes from that point onward, as Sabri Lamouchi’s team eventually…
Neymar netted a brace while Mbappe and Cavani each added goals as PSG cruised past Stade Rennes.