

Blanc succeeded the sacked Peter Bosz last week to return to French football more than six years after his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, where he won three Ligue 1 titles in three seasons. His only coaching job in the intervening period came at Al Rayyan in Qatar, a club he departed in February. He is now charged with reviving the fortunes of the seven-time former French champions and they went ahead midway through the first half in Brittany when Alexandre Lacazette headed in a Nicolas Tagliafico cross.
Yet Rennes are a side in form and they equalised through a Martin Terrier header before taking the lead into the second half when Amine Gouiri -- like Terrier a former Lyon player -- scored from close range. Lacazette scored again to make it 2-2 in the 72nd minute but Terrier had the last laugh, netting with another header to make it 3-2.