Unlike in other Top 5 European leagues, in France there are only three Champions League spots, one of which (the third one) is through qualifications. In practice there are only two spots, since PSG is occupying one, and this season, Marseille, Nice and Rennes are having a fierce fight for those two spots. In today’s battle between two clubs, there was an excellent opportunity for one of them to take a further step forward but in the end, they both played in Marseille’s favor: Nice – Rennes 1-0.🔚 Full time! One-goal draw between @ogcnice_eng and @staderennais #OGCNSRFC pic.twitter.com/W2aQeGKpCE— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) April 2, 2022 In an exciting match between two strong sides, Rennes players will certainly have a long trip back home to Bretagne, as they missed a serious of strong opportunities to win at the ‘enemy’ turf and extend their personal best 5 consecutive Ligue 1 wins. This way, Marseille only needs to win against relegation strugglers Saint-Etienne tomorrow and to take the second place on the table. « Unico grande amore » ❤️🖤📌 Nissa⚽️ #OGCNSRFC📸 02.04.2022 pic.twitter.com/hxPICbE5BZ— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) April 2, 2022 There were a few chances in the first half, and most of them were from Rennes. The home team had an excellent one though Gouiri in the 4th minute, and after that, Rennes took over for the rest of the half. First it was a combo of Majer and Terrier and then Bourigeaud forced home keeper Benitez to make a fantastic save in order to keep his net intact.Rennes continued with it’s dominance all the way until the 53rd minute, when Laborde’s powerful strike ended up in the post. From that moment, Nice took over the possession and ended up with a lead 6 minutes leter. Gouiri started the action and made a beautiful cross for Andy Delort, who scored the opening goal. Gouiri then turned a what looked like to be a cross into a direct shot, forcing Alemdar to react.But Rennes’ better play had to be awarded and Terrier deceived Benitez after a Bourigeaud cross for the equalizer. The guests made a final push for a complete turnaround but Kluivert save the ball on the line before Benitez intervened (again) to deny Terrier.LIGUE 1 – ROUND 30 Saturday Nice – Rennes1-1 (0-0)/Delort 67- Terrier 78/20.00: (1.50) Lille (4.20) Bordeaux (6.75)22.00: (3.45) Saint-Etienne (3.25) Olympique Marseille (2.20)Sunday 14.00: (2.25) Strasbourg (3.25) Lens (3.60)16.00: (6.75) Metz (3.90) Monaco (1.60)16.00: (2.20) Montpellier (3.50) Brest (3.50)16.00: (2.70) Clermont (3.05) Nantes (3.05)16.00: (2.65) Troyes (2.80) Reims (3.40)18.05: (1.40) Olympique Lyon (4.50) Angers (8.50)21.45: (1.23) PSG (7.00) Lorient (14.0)*** odds are subject to change
