Rennes enjoyed a commanding 3-0 victory over Lyon in the French league on Sunday (Aug 18).
Benjamin Bourigeaud opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a deflected free kick. Just over a minute later, Amine Gouiri doubled Rennes’ lead after a swift counterattack.
Henrik Meister, a Danish striker acquired by Rennes this summer, sealed the win with a stoppage-time goal to cap a dominant performance.
Elsewhere, Lens beat newly-promoted Angers 1-0 thanks to a superb 28th-minute goal by Wesley Said. The forward received the ball on the turn near the penalty spot and feinted to shoot one way before stroking the ball the other way with the goalkeeper totally flummoxed.
Nantes played out a goalless stalemate at Toulouse, while two second-half goals meant the honours were shared 1-1 in Montpellier's meeting with Strasbourg.
