Overtaken by Monaco on Saturday, the Rennais regained their 3rd place thanks to their exceptional goal difference, but they will still not have the right to make mistakes in the next matches against Saint-Etienne and Nantes.

In this perspective, the red card and the possible suspension for two matches of Nayef Aguerd could weigh heavily, insofar as Loïc Badé is still injured and the Rennes defense has suffered this season when it had to play without its pillar.

For Lorient, which is still only 3 lengths ahead of the play-off, the race to maintain continues.

Struggling with its direct competitors for Europe, as recent defeats against Monaco (2-3) and Strasbourg (1-2) have shown, Rennes is indeed ruthless with the little ones.

Without forcing their talents, but by returning to their fundamentals, Bruno Genesio's men largely dominated their Lorient neighbors, even reduced to 10 for half an hour.

There was no suspense: against Hakes organized in 4-5-1 to densify the heart of the game and prevent Rennes from playing fast, Hamari Traoré's partners took the upper hand after a combination on the right side which benefited Benjamin Bourigeaud (1-0, 17th).

In the process, Martin Terrier offered his 21st goal of the season in L1 (2-0, 19th).

The joy of striker Martin Terrier (c), congratulated by his teammates, after scoring Rennes' 2nd goal at home against Lorient, during the 34th day of Ligue 1, April 24, 2022 at Roazhon Park Damien Meyer AFP

On the strength of this advantage, the Rouge et Noir then enjoyed themselves, regaining the collective and attacking drive that characterized their season, with several wide successes against the teams of the last quarter of L1.

Upon returning from the locker room, facing opponents in a total lack of aggressiveness, Bourigeaud dropped a corner played two on the head of Traoré (3-0, 47th).

Two weeks ago in Reims, the Rennais had lost their football at this score and almost conceded a draw (3-2 victory).

But Sunday, even the exclusion of Aguerd, at fault as the last defender on Armand Lauriente (58th), did not slow them down.

Flavien Tait increased the score with a powerful full-axis shot (4-0, 79th) and in added time, Gaëtan Laborde, who had not scored since March 6, also found the net (5 -0, 90th+3), thus slamming Rennes' 75th goal of the season in L1.

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