Martin Terrier

Free-scoring Rennes wins at Montpellier 4-2 to move into 4th

February 25, 2022 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Forwards Martin Terrier and Gaetan Laborde scored again as Rennes won at Montpellier 4-2 to move up to fourth place in the French league on Friday.

Fourth spot guarantees automatic entry into next season's Europa League, and Rennes is one point ahead of fifth-placed Strasbourg.

Marseille held 1-1 by 10-man Lille, Rennes wins 6-0

By JEROME PUGMIREJanuary 16, 2022 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Marseille had an extra player for an hour but drew 1-1 at home in the French league to defending champion Lille and moved two points behind second-place Nice on Sunday.

Turkey winger Cengiz Under equalized for Marseille with a brilliant curling strike into the right corner after a quick corner from Dimitri Payet in the 75th.

Rennes moves up to 2nd, plunges Saint-Etienne into crisis

December 5, 2021 GMT

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Saint-Etienne remained stuck to the foot of the French league standings after a humiliating 5-0 rout by Rennes on Sunday that lifted the Brittany club to second place and prompted 10-time French champion Saint-Etienne to suspend its coach.