Stade Rennais vs. Marseille: Rennes dominate in 2-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille to open up the race for Champions League places.

Rennes all but assure themselves European football next season with a brilliant 2-0 win over Marseille.

Rennes' star man on the night walks off applauding the home fans as young midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu comes on for the last few minutes.

Five minutes of time to be added on.

Both players requiring treatment after an on the ball clash. Neither appears to be in need of substitution.

The visitors are enjoying a decent spell here, but can they spark a comeback?

Gaetan Laborde, Flavien Tait, and Adrien Truffert withdrawn and replaced by Serhou Guirassy, Jonas Martin, and Birger Meling respectively.

Young defender Lorenz Assignon comes on in his place to see out the match.

Sampaoli shuffles his defenders following the booking of Gueye moments earlier.

Marseille's keeper does brilliantly to get down and deny a well-placed shot from Majer.

Gueye slides in late on Bourigeaud with studs showing and should consider himself lucky to have only received yellow.

Bamba Dieng's first involvement after being subbed on is to race onto a Guendouzi through ball but under close attention from a Rennes defender he tumbles to the ground.

Unlucky.

Marseille's Croatian defender seemingly unhappy at being withdrawn, kicks something on his way off and is cautioned by the ref.

Forward Bamba Dieng is his replacement.

Monaco have stormed back into the lead in their match, pushing Marseille down to third place in the league table as it stands.

Immediate concern as Santamaria falls to the floor but video replay indicates the ball simply struck him in an especially sensitive area and he's now back up on his feet.

OM's night goes on as it began, with Rongier's corner going out of play without even reaching the Rennes penalty area.

Marseille can't get the ball back at the moment as Rennes move the ball confidently around, probing for a likely decisive third goal.

Marseille's Polish striker is warming up, perhaps Sampaoli is ready for his first change.

The Rennes fans are unloading their flares once again and their own goalkeeper has temporarily disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

Despite the half-time break it's more of the same so far. Terrier threatens to expose Rongier idling on the ball but it's hacked away.

Gueye is lucky to escape a booking for a late foul on Santamaria.