Senegal’s M’Baye Niang Put Nimes to the Guillotine

Former AC Milan sensation M’Baye Niang served Nimes pepper, scoring twice to secure a win for his team.

The victory catapulted Rennes to third in the standings on forty-four points in twenty-six outings, a massive eight points away from second-placed Marseille.

Nimes sent shock waves with attacker Nolan Roux opening the scoring with just a minute ticking in the first half at the Roahzan Park.

However, Niang would respond to restore sanity seven minutes on with a brilliant effort to keep affairs a tie from the first half right into the final minutes as possession ticked in Rennes’ favour.

The earlier sending off of centre-back Briancon in the 53rd minute proved costly for the visitors but they withstood the heat until in the final minutes when a slip-up found Niang positioned to dink home in the 89^th minute.

The outcome sends The Taranga Lions’ goal-getter’s season tally to ten, six behind current French Ligue 1 scoring charts leader Monaco’s Ben Yedder.