Rennes wins with style in Montpellier after a fierce battle

A meeting of rare intensity. This is what we remember from this opening match of the 28th day between Montpellier and Rennes. But in a duel between the Héraultais and the Bretons, it was the latter who emerged victorious (2-4). Thanks to goals scored by Martin Terrier, Benjamin Bourigeaud, Gaëtan Laborde and Lovro Majer, Bruno Génésio’s players were able to recover when they returned from the locker room after a good comeback from their opponents.

Because Montpellier did not deserve. Led by two goals after fifteen minutes of play, the players of La Paillade immediately remobilized and came back to score thanks to Ambroise Oyongo, first, then to the jewel in acrobatic return signed Elye Wahi shortly before half-time.

With this away victory, the Rennais provisionally return to fourth ahead of the Strasbourgeois. Bad operation for the players of Olivier Dall’Oglio, now tenth, but who can see Lille and Lens pass them at the end of this 28th day.

If there is one player who stands out on this Hérault evening, it is Benjamin Bourigeaud. The Rennes midfielder has turned into a maestro guiding his team to victory on the pitch at La Mosson. And to the rhythm of his conservation of balls, his vista and his luminous passes, the former Lensois shone and made shine by his omnipresence in the game of the Bretons.

Second scorer of the match with a flat cross foot after a perfectly adjusted cross from Hamari Traoré, author of two assists on Friday, he then put himself at the service of his people. By traversing the four corners of the field on the lookout for ball recoveries, first, but above all by delivering the last decisive pass to Lovro Majer, one of the other men in this match, on the fourth goal. This illumination, in the defensive faults of Montpellier, concluded an action smoothly carried out before.