Match Report
The table read 4th (Rennes, 1 pts) against 2nd (Sevilla, 13 pts), 12 points apart. On recent form Rennes sat only 31st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.5/1.83 for Rennes and 1.5/1.33 for Sevilla (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
Rennes had gone 7 games without a win. Over the last five, Rennes had taken 1 of 15 points to Sevilla's 9.
The venue was Roazhon Park in Rennes, with room for 29,778 spectators. Sevilla led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.