Rennes beat Marseille 1-0 at Roazhon Park to make it four unbeaten

One goal settled it at Roazhon Park. Adrien Thomasson struck seven minutes into the second half, and Rennes made it stand up against a Marseille side that has now lost three matches in a row.

A quiet, unbeaten run for Rennes

Rennes had not lost in their first three league games — a draw at home to PSG on the opening weekend, then wins over Le Mans and Angers — and this made it four without defeat. It has not been a run built on landslide scorelines: Thomasson's goal was the only one they needed, and it was enough to move them to 10 points from four matches, level or ahead of most of the sides above the traditional European places.

A third straight defeat for Marseille

Marseille had opened the season with a comfortable 4-0 win over Strasbourg, but nothing has gone right since: a 0-2 defeat at Monaco, a 2-3 home loss to Paris FC, and now a third consecutive loss on the road at Rennes. Before kickoff they sat 11th on 3 points, and this result leaves them still on 3, with the early promise of that opening-day win now three matchdays in the past.

What's next

Rennes take a four-match unbeaten run into the international break, with only two goals conceded across their first three fixtures. Marseille need it more urgently: three losses running is the kind of form that turns a promising start into a mid-table scramble if it is not stopped soon.