March 11, one of the matches of the 27th round of the French Football Championship was held. Auxerre (France) and Rennes (France) met.
French Premier League, round 27
Auxerre (France) - Rennes (France) - 0:0 (0:0)
Warnings: Christopher Wu (10), A. Zedadka (68), Souleymane Isaac Touré (79), Birger Meling (84)
Auxerre and Rennes met at the Stade de l'Abbaye Deschamps in a highly anticipated Ligue 1 match. Both teams were determined to come out on top and gain valuable points in the standings. The first half of the match was tight, both teams created a lot of chances, but could not take advantage of them. At halftime, the score remained 0-0, and both teams had to work harder in the second half. Rennes started the second half with the first two substitutions: D. Spence replaced B. Mehling and A. Calimuendo replaced F. Tait. However, despite their efforts, both teams continued to play on equal terms and the scoreboard remained unchanged. On 68 minutes, A. Zedadka of Auxerre got a yellow card, and on 74 minutes K. Toko Ekambi and A. Truffer were replaced by I. Salah and H. Traore.
Then, Auxerre made two substitutions: J. Perrin replaced S. Dembele and M. Niang replaced N. Da Costa in the 75th minute. However, Rennes' defense remained strong, which frustrated both teams and eventually led to a goalless draw. In the last stage of the game, the match became more fierce, with S. I. Touré of Auxerre and B. Meling of Rennes received yellow cards in the 79th and 84th minutes respectively. The last substitution in the match - B. Bourigault came on instead of F. Do Marcolino at the 83rd minute for Rennes, and G. Hein replaced L. Sinajoko at the 85th minute for Auxerre. In the end, both teams had to settle for a goalless draw, with Rennes currently sitting higher in the standings than Auxerre. This match is a great example of how to defend carefully and stick to tactics, despite the immense pressure.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Strasbourg - Auxerre, PSG - Rennes.
| Auxerre | Rennes | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals on goal | 2 |
| 12 | Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 6 | Kicks from the penalty box | 5 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 14 | Violations | 11 |
| 8 | Corner | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 32% | Ball possession | 68% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves by goalkeeper | 0 |
| 291 | Total assists | 640 |
| 204 | Accurate passes | 557 |
| 70% | Accuracy of transmissions | 87% |