Nantes held by Rennes

Nantes moved to within a point of the Champions League places in Ligue 1 with a 1-1 draw at home to Rennes this afternoon.

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The visitors took the lead through Pedro Henrique on four minutes after good work from Cheikh MBengue in the build-up.

However, Nantes restored parity on 21 minutes when Sylvain Armand put through his own net.

The result moved Rennes up to 11th in France's top division, while Nantes stay fifth.