On February 4, one of the matches of the 22nd round of the French Football Championship took place. Rennes (France) and Lille (France) met.
French Championship, round 22
"Rennes" (France) — "Lille" (France) — 1:3 (1:0)
Goals: Guiri (1) - E. Zhegrova (59), Cabella (85), Andre Gomez (90+4)
Warnings: Andre Gomez (20), K. Ugochukwu (64), Weah (81)
90 minutes, Yellow card, Lille, M. Baio The match between Rennes and Lille started with Rennes drawing first blood with a 1st-minute goal by A. Gouiri to put his team ahead. However, this joy was short-lived as Lille's A. Gómez received a yellow card in the 20th minute for a reckless challenge. In the 35th minute, Lille made the first of their many substitutions: Ismaily replaced T. Weah with fresher legs. J. David of Lille did not score due to offside in the 51st minute. A few minutes later, Lille made the match productive thanks to a goal from midfielder E. Zhegrov in the 59th minute. The substitutions continued as Rennes made a double substitution in the 62nd minute replacing D. Douai and F. Tate with A. Kalimuendo and K. Ugochukva respectively. Lille made their next substitution in the 64th minute, replacing A. Gomes with R. Cabella. The next minute, K. Ugochukvu from Rennes also received a yellow card. Then, in the 70th minute, Rennes replaced K. Toko Ekambi with J. Doku. In the 81st minute, T. Weah from Lille received a yellow card for a serious challenge to an opposing player. Rennes returned to the substitution market in the 84th minute when B. Burigot and I. Salah replaced D. Spence and B. Meling, respectively. Lille also made a double substitution this minute: J. Bamba and A. Virginius replaced J. David and M. Baio. Just a few seconds later, Lille turned the game in their favor when R. Cabella scored a goal in the team's favor. Lille scored another goal with A. Gomes in the 90th minute. This was soon followed by another yellow card, this time to the Lille player M. Baio. Shortly thereafter, the match ended in a 3–1 victory for Lille.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Toulouse - Rennes, Lille - Strasbourg.