Match report

Lille Defeats Rennes 2-1 in Ligue 1 Clash

Rennes
Rennes
1–2
FT
Lille
Lille
Mar 15, 2026

Lille stunned Rennes with a quick 2-0 lead in the first half, holding off a late Rennes goal to secure a vital 2-1 victory in Ligue 1. Goals from M. Fernandez-Pardo and H. Haraldsson early on proved decisive, despite E. Lepaul's effort for Rennes.

Key Facts

  • • Lille leads 2-0 early with goals from M. Fernandez-Pardo (2') and H. Haraldsson (47')
  • • Rennes scores through E. Lepaul in the 59th minute
  • • N. Bentaleb and M. Nagida receive yellow cards for Lille and Rennes respectively
  • • Lille ends with 4 yellow cards and a late yellow card to N. Ngoy in injury time

Lineups

Rennes

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 30 Brice Samba (G)
  • 18 Mahamadou Nagida (D)
  • 24 Anthony Rouault (D)
  • 3 Lilian Brassier (D)
  • 26 Quentin Merlin (D)
  • 10 Ludovic Blas (M)
  • 21 Valentin Rongier (M)
  • 45 Mahdi Camara (M)
  • 11 Mousa Tamari (F)
  • 9 Esteban Lepaul (F)
  • 70 Arnaud Nordin (F)

Substitutes

  • 95 Przemysław Frankowski
  • 17 Sebastian Szymański
  • 7 Breel Embolo
  • 77 Yassir Zabiri
  • 48 Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal
  • 50 Mathys Silistrie
  • 36 Alidu Seidu
  • 6 Djaoui Cissé
  • 4 Glen Kamara

Lille

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Berke Özer (G)
  • 12 Thomas Meunier (D)
  • 3 Nathan Ngoy (D)
  • 23 Aïssa Mandi (D)
  • 24 Calvin Verdonk (D)
  • 6 Nabil Bentaleb (M)
  • 32 Ayyoub Bouaddi (M)
  • 17 Ngal'ayel Mukau (M)
  • 10 Hakon Arnar Haraldsson (M)
  • 27 Félix Correia (M)
  • 7 Matías Fernández (F)

Substitutes

  • 15 Romain Perraud
  • 22 Tiago Santos
  • 9 Olivier Giroud
  • 4 Alexsandro Ribeiro
  • 16 Arnaud Bodart
  • 18 Chancel Mbemba
  • 42 Saad Boussadia
  • 14 Marius Sivertsen Broholm
  • 35 Soriba Diaoune

Timeline

  1. Lille
    2' Lille Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Fernandez-Pardo · Assist: N. Ngoy
  2. Lille
    16' Lille Card · Yellow Card
    N. Bentaleb

    Tripping

  3. Lille
    47' Lille Goal · Normal Goal
    H. Haraldsson · Assist: M. Fernandez-Pardo
  4. Rennes
    59' Rennes Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Lepaul
  5. Rennes
    65' Rennes Card · Yellow Card
    M. Nagida

    Tripping

  6. Rennes
    70' Rennes subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Mousa Tamari · On: S. Szymanski
  7. Rennes
    70' Rennes subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Nagida · On: Przemysław Frankowski
  8. Rennes
    71' Rennes subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Nordin · On: B. Embolo
  9. Lille
    71' Lille Card · Yellow Card
    Berke Özer

    Delay of game

  10. Lille
    73' Lille Card · Yellow Card
    A. Mandi

    Delay of game

  11. Lille
    74' Lille subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Ngal'ayel Mukau · On: R. Perraud
  12. Rennes
    81' Rennes subst · Substitution 4
    Off: L. Blas · On: Y. Zabiri
  13. Lille
    84' Lille Card · Yellow Card
    F. Correia

    Delay of game

  14. Lille
    84' Lille subst · Substitution 2
    Off: F. Correia · On: O. Giroud
  15. Lille
    84' Lille subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Calvin Verdonk · On: T. Santos
  16. Rennes
    87' Rennes subst · Substitution 5
    Off: A. Rouault · On: Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal
  17. Lille
    89' Lille subst · Substitution 4
    Off: H. Haraldsson · On: Alexsandro
  18. Lille
    90'+2 Lille Card · Yellow Card
    N. Ngoy

    Unsportsmanlike conduct

Match Stats

Stat Rennes Lille
Fouls 16 7
Pass Accuracy 85% 78%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 12 8
Corners 5 2
Total Passes 581 399
Yellow Cards 2 5
Blocked Shots 3 3
Shots on Target 4 3
xG 1.18 1.63
Shots off Target 5 2
Possession 60% 40%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 495 313
Shots Inside Box 7 6
Saves 1 3
Shots Outside Box 5 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ M. Fernandez-Pardo's goal in the 2nd minute set the tone for Lille's dominance
  • ▸ H. Haraldsson's goal just before halftime secured Lille's lead, despite Rennes' late push