Rennes Beat Strasbourg 3-0 as Ligue 1 Sees Three Draws

Rennes were the standout winners in Sunday’s Ligue 1 action, recording a convincing 3-0 victory over Strasbourg. The other three matches in the afternoon programme produced two goalless draws and a 1-1 stalemate, making the Breton club the only side to claim all three points.

Rennes took control at Roazhon Park before half-time. Boulaye Dia opened the scoring in the 34th minute after being set up by Przemysław Frankowski, before Sebastian Szymański doubled the hosts’ advantage seven minutes later following an assist from Mahamadou Nagida. Szymański struck again in the 61st minute to complete the victory and cap an impressive individual performance.

Angers and Lorient were unable to find a breakthrough in a 0-0 draw at the Stade Raymond Kopa. The hosts created the more dangerous chances in the first half, but Yvon Mvogo made important saves to deny Amine Sbai and Amine El Ouazzani. Toulouse and Troyes also finished goalless, with Toulouse enjoying plenty of possession but failing to turn their control into a winning goal.

The afternoon’s remaining fixture saw Auxerre and Le Mans share the points in a 1-1 draw. Lucas Buadès put the visitors ahead in the 48th minute, only for Cameron Archer to equalise eight minutes later. Neither side managed to find a late winner, leaving Rennes as the clear winners of the afternoon’s four Ligue 1 encounters.