Václav ŠUlc Shines as Lyon Crush Rennes: Assist and Candid Revelations on Transfer Struggles - Archysport

Václav Šulc Shines as Lyon Crush Rennes: Assist and Candid Revelations on Transfer Struggles - Archysport

Olympique Lyon continued their unbeaten start to the French Ligue 1 season with a commanding 4-0 victory over Rennes, featuring another decisive contribution from former Viktoria Plzeň player Pavel Šulc. According to match reports from Sport.cz, Šulc registered an assist in the 30th minute to help power Lyon into second place in the league table ...

Olympique Lyonnais–Stade Rennais: Lyon’s Attacking Mobility Tears Rennes’ Man-Oriented Defence Apart (4-0)

In a clash between two Ligue 1 teams who were unbeaten up to that point, Olympique Lyonnais comfortably got the better of Stade Rennais with a 4-0 win, with goals from Corentin Tolisso, Zachary Athekame and a brace from Ernest Nuamah. Rennes had their chances but were fooled and destabilised by Lyon’s highly coordinated counter-movements. Tactical analysis and match report by André Martins. You could say it was kinda a lost bet for Franck Haise. The Rennes coach went all-in on his objective of starting the Europa League campaign with a win, but could only draw against Sturm Graz. On Saturday, he rotated against Lyon and suffered his first defeat of the season. Paulo Fonseca did something similar, but the outcome was very different. OL remain unbeaten, with three wins and two draws, and are guaranteed to spend the upcoming international break in the top three. For this fixture, which has regularly produced spectacular games — none of the last 11 meetings have ended in a draw, with the winning team scoring at least three goals in ten of those encounters — Rennes lined up in a 4-1-4-1 shape. Brice Samba in goal, behind a back four of Przemysław Frankowski, Charlie Cresswell, Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal and Quentin Merlin. Valentin Rongier as the holding midfielder behind a midfield of Arnaud Nordin, Adrien Thomasson, Mahdi Camara and Eliezer Mayenda. Boulaye Dia up front. Regular starters Ludovic Blas, Mousa Al-Tamari and Estéban Lepaul started on the bench. Lyon lined up in a 4-2-3-1 that most often acted as a 4-3-3. Goalkeeper Dominik Greif was protected by Zachary . . . Get access to this article and all other quality content of Between the Posts! Start your two-week free trial now! Completely ad-free exclusive articles from our expert tactics writers, plus a complete match plots page to explore. Membership Plans Already a member? Log in