Ligue 1 Opener: Rennes Stun Marseille with Late Winner
Olympique de Marseille suffered a disappointing start to their Ligue 1 campaign, falling 1–0 away to Stade Rennais — despite the hosts playing with 10 men for over an hour.
Rennes were reduced to 10 men in the 31st minute when Aït-Boudlal was shown a straight red card. But in a dramatic twist, they held off consistent pressure from Roberto De Zerbi's Marseille side and struck late to claim all three points.
Last-Minute Heartbreak
The breakthrough came deep into stoppage time, as Ludovic Blas capitalised on a lapse in Marseille’s defence and fired home the winner in the 90+1st minute. The goal sent Roazhon Park into celebration and sealed a hard-fought, morale-boosting opening win for Rennes.
2025-26, France - Ligue 1
Rennes - Marseille 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Blas, 90 (1:0)
Rennes: Samba B.; Rouault; Rieder Fa. (Camara M., 64); Ait Boudlal (till 31); Jacquet; Fofana S. (Blas, 86); Al-Tamari (Salah I., 84); Rongier; Merlin Q.; Frankowski (Nagida, 85); Meite M. (Wooh C., 37)
Bench: Alemdar; Cissé Dj.; James; Özgür B.
Yellow Cards: Al-Tamari 37; Rongier 89
Red cards: Ait Boudlal 31'
Marseille: Rulli; Egan-Riley; Balerdi; Murillo А. (U.Garcia, 78); Gomes An. (Bakola, 86); Greenwood; Kondogbia (Weah, 46); Hojbjerg; Rabiot; Gouiri (Vaz R-o, 86); Rowe J. (Aubameyang, 63)
Bench: de Lange; Cornelius De.; Harit; Nadir B.
Yellow Cards: Rabiot 26; U.Garcia 84
