Nuamah at the double to help Lyon put four past Rennes in Ligue 1

[p]With two unbeaten Ligue 1 records on the line, something was always likely to give at the Groupama Stadium.[/p][p][b]It was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rennes/d2nnj1IE/"]Rennes[/a]’ resistance that broke first as a defence-splitting pass freed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tolisso-corentin/hQOIoFOs/"]Corentin Tolisso[/a] in behind the visitors’ back line, and he retained his composure to square for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nuamah-ernest/rsiloRPO/"]Ernest Nuamah[/a] to sweep home the opener. [/b][/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a] wide man ought to have doubled his advantage 10 minutes later when Tolisso picked the pocket of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/frankowski-przemyslaw/jwOj3L3C/"]Przemyslaw Frankowski[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/openda-lois/IN2MK7Jo/"]Lois Openda[/a] squared for Nuamah to sweep home what would have been his second, but a stunning Brice Samba save denied him. [/p][p][b]Nuamah was proving to be a thorn in Rennes’ side, and he wasn’t to be denied twice, finally doubling his tally for the evening when a lightning-quick Lyon counter culminated in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sulc-pavel/dYaeeH8k/"]Pavel Sulc[/a] cutting the ball back for Nuamah to tuck into the far corner. [/b][/p][embed guid="129a95f7-a9b5-4534-a565-571f5b91231b" url="https://x.com/Ligue1_ENG/status/2101391566430417256" social-type="twitter" /][p]The first half ultimately descended into chaos as discriminatory chants from the stands forced the players to be taken off the pitch.[/p][p]Play did eventually get back underway after a 15-minute delay, and it was more of the same in terms of how the game panned out, with Lyon creating a gilt-edged chance to take a three-goal lead into half-time, only for Openda to drag an effort narrowly wide from inside the area.[/p][p]Lyon captain Tolisso’s message in his half-time interview was for his side to start the second half brightly, and they did just that, adding their third within five minutes of the restart.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="acb2d0ca-854c-46b6-928d-a24f4167d4cc" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="c4179df6-edb8-4531-87f9-aa1efb11380b" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abner-vinicius/fcH6s6Fc/"]Abner Vinicius[/a]’ delivery was only half-cleared by the Rennes defence, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/athekame-zachary/SKo5ZCrQ/"]Zachary Athekame[/a] was on hand to slam home from inside the six-yard box. [/b][/p][p]Openda thought he’d added a fourth just after the hour mark, but it was ruled out for a foul in the build-up, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/merah-khalis/SpPZDoMh/"]Khalis Merah[/a] whipped a free-kick narrowly over the bar moments after coming off the bench as the Lyon siege on the Rennes goal showed no signs of abating.[/p][p][b]There was no such reprieve 15 minutes from time when Tolisso steered an effort into the top corner from the edge of the area. [/b][/p][embed guid="57d411e3-c9fd-4500-8ef3-dd49d01437c5" url="https://x.com/Ligue1_ENG/status/2101410732730355935" social-type="twitter" /][p]Seeing out a first clean sheet in six home league games was the primary objective in the closing stages for Lyon, who survived a huge scare when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lepaul-esteban/GGw2OEMr/"]Esteban Lepaul[/a]’s effort was cleared off the line.[/p][p]But they ultimately managed to keep the back door shut to the delight of Paulo Fonseca, who sees his side go into the three-week international break among Ligue 1’s early pacesetters. [/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nuamah-ernest/rsiloRPO/"]Ernest Nuamah[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Olympique Lyonnais[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/lyon-2akflumR/rennes-d2nnj1IE/?mid=Kn5KXEUF"]Check out the match summary with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="fdf30c7d-dae1-4aa9-a0fc-da9a5ca820f7" /]