Rennes beat Lorient 5-0 on matchday 34 of Ligue 1 to move closer to the Champions League places. The team outplayed their opponents from the start and scored goals from Bourigeaud, Terrier, Traoré, Tait and Laborde. No one repeated in the scoring charts.
Rennes moved back into the Champions League places in Ligue 1 with a convincing win over Lorient on matchday 34. Olympique de Marseille are only three points behind with Stade de Reims to play and Monaco remain in third place with the same points as Bruno Genésio's side.
The coach can be satisfied with his team because they breezed past Christophe Pélissier's side. Not only were they in control from the start, but they never slowed down at any time. As a result, the scoreboard kept on scoring until the final score of 5-0.
To the delight of the victors, no one was a repeat goal scorer, meaning that all the goals came from different players. Bourigeaud, Terrier, Traoré, Tait and Laborde, in that order, were responsible for the goals. Laborde's goal, came at the death, in the 93rd minute.
he blow is hard for Lorient, who remain in the vicinity of the relegation zone. Just three points clear of Saint-Etienne saves the group from the relegation zone. They must not relax if they are to avoid relegation to Ligue 2 With the business end of the season up in the air.