TOPS
Arnaud Kalimuendo unlocks the meeting
If he did not stand out in the first half, like his partners, he was decisive in the second half. He takes a first breath into the stadium (54th) on a pivotal play which allows him to land a shot a few meters from the goal. He opened the scoring with a superb call-against call in front of Casteletto (67th). It's him again who gets the penalty to widen the gap. If he was not constant, he knew how to be decisive.
Nicolas Pallois, the Nantes wall
Despite the size of the score, Nicolas Pallois put in a good performance this Saturday. With his head he won the vast majority of his duels. Rennes' attacks were finally directed towards the wings where Amian and Cozza had more difficulty defending. However, he was a little late on Doué's pressure during the first goal which opened the scoring (67th).
FLOPS
The first half, 45 minutes of purge
Apart from an individual initiative from Désiré Doué (27th), the first act proved particularly weak. Well in place defensively, the Nantais only too rarely tried to project themselves, while the Rennais lacked technical accuracy and creativity. Fortunately, the second half was rhythmic and much more offensive.
Nantes' offensive performance
Certainly, Moises Simon and Ignatus Ganago are in the infirmary but offensively, it is difficult to do less than today. Isolated at the forefront, Mostafa Mohamed did not have many chances, deprived of the ball and little helped by Mollet and Chirivella. Certainly, the Egyptian's header could have hit the mark if Mandanda had not stopped the match (79th). The low X goals (0.17) clearly shows the overall performance of the Canaries.