All of Rennes' players apart from Gelin are sitting back in their own half now and are trying to close the space to prevent Lyon from getting a late equaliser.
89'
Lyon are starting to get frustrated now as they can't get close to the Rennes players who have the ball. They know they need to score soon to take the game to extra-time, but a few needless challenges are going in and breaking up the rhythm of the game.
87'
M. Cornet enters the game and replaces B. Traoré.
The other change for Lyon took a bit longer to come off the field, but Traore is the player to make way as Cornet comes on.
86'
J. Gélin enters the game and replaces M. Niang.
M. Terrier enters the game and replaces M. Dembélé.
Stephan makes his first change of the night as he brings off Niang and replaces him with Gelin.
First of a double change for Lyon now as Dembele goes off and is replaced by Terrier, who scored the winner when these two sides met on Friday.
85'
Zeffane has just gone down in the box with cramp which is allowing his team-mates a bit of a breather after Lyon's most recent attack.
83'
Lyon are seeing a lot of the ball once again after the restart and Aouar decides to have a go from distance after Depay picked him out. His effort is blocked in the box by Mexer though.
81'
R. Bensebaïni has scored a goal for Rennes! Assist by B. Bourigeaud.
BENSEBAINI GIVES RENNES THE LEAD AGAIN! He cuts inside from the left and is picked out when he has his back to goal. He calmly turns his defender though and aims his shot low, past the goalkeeper and into the bottom corner. 3-2 Rennes!
Bourigeaud is given in a lot of space on the left wing and he cuts the ball back right to Bensebaini's feet to set up the chance.
79'
Rennes are keeping possession well once again, but there isn't a lot of pace there when they do go forward and Lyon are finding it easy to dispossess them before going on the counter-attack.
77'
Fekir is once again trying to make things happen and he has a chance to put his side ahead for the first time in the game. His long-range effort isn't very good though and it is high and wide of the target.
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75'
Penalty goal scored by M. Dembélé for Lyon!
C. Grenier gets yellow.
DEMBELE SCORES FROM THE SPOT! He took a short run up and slotted the ball neatly into the right side of the net and sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to draw his side level again. 2-2!
Grenier is shown a yellow card for dissent.
73'
Rennes are slowing the pace of the game down once again now by playing some short passes between their defenders, but Lyon are pushing high up the field and they are stuck in their own half.
71'
Ben Arfa swings a corner into the box and Nyamsi rises the highet to get on the end of it, but he can't direct his header on target and it rolls off the pitch close to the opposite corner flag.
69'
H. Ben Arfa gets yellow.
M. Depay enters the game and replaces L. Tousart.
First change of the game is an attacking one by Lyon as Depay comes on to replace Tousart.
Ben Arfa receives a yellow card for dissent.
68'
Big appeals for a penalty from the Lyon fans and players as they feel that Aouar's shot hit an arm in the box, but the referee waves away the claim.
66'
L. Dubois gets yellow.
Dubois is shown a yellow card for a bad foul on Bensebaini.
Ben Arfa goes down in the box after a coming together between him and Marcal and he is asking the referee for a penalty which isn't awarded as he feels that it was a fair challenge.
63'
Rennes are keeping the ball well as they try to get out of their own half and break down Lyon's shape and they are doing enough to frustrate their opponents.
61'
Bensebaini is up from left back and pulls the ball back to Bourigeaud who has cut inside from the left to receive it. His first touch is good, but Denayer gets across to make an important tackle to stop him from getting a shot away.
59'
Rennes have a free-kick on the right wing and Sarr is once again stood over it. His cross is put into a good area of the box, but Lopes is quickly off his line to come and collect it.
57'
Lyon are straight back on the attack after the restart and are trying to make something happen through Aouar down the left wing. So far though, he hasn't been able to put a good cross into the box and pick out one of his team-mates.
55'
B. André has scored a goal for Rennes! Assist by H. Ben Arfa.
The corner by Ben Arfa was worked really well as he beat the first man, but picked out his captain's run perfectly.
RENNES RETAKE THE LEAD THROUGH ANDRE! From the corner, he made the run towards the near post and rose above his defender to get his head on the ball and fire it past Lopes to put his team ahead. 2-1 Rennes!
GREAT SAVE BY LOPES! The ball bounced out to Ben Arfa on the edge of the box and he struck his shot low to the far post. Lopes got down well though to get a hand to it and put it out for a corner.
53'
Mexer gets yellow.
Mexer is shown the first yellow card of the game for a bad foul.
51'
Rennes have been giving away some needless free-kicks since Lyon scored the equaliser and they're frustration is starting to show as they can't keep the ball for more than one or two passes at the minute.
49'
Lyon are quickly back on the ball again after the restart and the Rennes players are struggling to cope with the pace in their attacks at the minute. Fekir leads the way and touches the ball onto Aouar to his left but he drags his shot wide of the far post and isn't able to trouble the keeper.
47'
B. Traoré has scored a goal for Lyon!
TRAORE SCORES EQUALISER TWO MINUTES INTO SECOND HALF! Lyon had a couple of chances within seconds of each other as Dembele squared the ball into the box. It bounced off NDombele and one of the Rennes defenders before falling to Traore who calmly slotted the ball under the keeper and into the back of the net. 1-1!
46'
Rennes get the game back underway for the second half.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: LYON 0-1 RENNES.
45' +1
The Lyon defenders are all over the place as Ben Arfa picks up the ball and dribbles his way past three players, but in the end, Denayer is able to dispossess him and get it clear.
44'
All of the Lyon players apart from the goalkeeper have moved into Rennes' half of the pitch as they try to close them down high up the pitch and force them into a mistake that would gift the ball back to them.
42'
Lyon are keeping the ball well after the restart, but Rennes quickly move back into their shape to make sure the home side can't find a way into the box to get a fast equaliser.
40'
M. Niang has scored a goal for Rennes! Assist by I. Sarr.
Sarr got his head up on the right wing and saw that he had the time to put in the cross and he picked out Niang in the middle brilliantly.
NIANG GIVES RENNES THE LEAD! Sarr put a brilliant cross into the box and Niang stuck out his foot to beat Marcelo to the ball and push it past Lopes into the net. 1-0 Rennes!
38'
Lyon seem to have found their foothold in the game once again and are forcing Rennes to sit back for the time being.
32'
The rhythm has just gone out of the game in the past few minutes as both sides are giving away needless free-kicks. Rennes are the latest to be awarded one and Sarr is stood over it on the right wing. It's a poor set piece though as he hits his cross against the wall.
28'
Lyon have a free-kick on the left wing now and Fekir is the player stood over it. It's a poor cross into the box though and he isn't able to clear the first man.
26'
Ben Arfa takes a free-kick on the left and he puts it into a good area and almost picks out Nyamsi who has made the run to the far post, but there was a collision in the box and the referee pulls back play to award Lyon a free-kick.
25'
Lyon are struggling to get out of their own half at the minute as Rennes continue to pile more pressure on them high up the field.
22'
Marcelo plays a good ball over the top of Rennes' midfielders and defenders to pick out Dembele. The pass is just overhit though and the keeper is quickly off his line to collect it before the forward can get on the end of it.
20'
Rennes are growing into the game now and getting into some good positions down that right wing. From a throw in, Sarr puts a good cross into the far post where Bourigeaud is waiting, but he can only make contact with his shoulder and the chance goes to waste as Lyon are able to get it clear.
18'
Sarr puts a good cross into the box from the right wing and Niang gets on the end of it. His first touch just takes it away from though and as Sarr is coming in to win it back, Marcal makes a good tackle to put it out for a corner.
17'
The Rennes players are asking for a free-kick on the edge of the box as they feel that Fekir's pass hit a hand on its way through. The referee waves the claim away though and Lyon quickly try to mount an attack once again.
15'
Ben Arfa swings a corner into the crowd of players waiting in the middle of the box and Mexer rises above his defender to get on the end of it. He can't keep his effort down though and it sails over the crossbar.
13'
Rennes are trying to pick out Niang with long balls over the top of Lyon's midfield, but he is being closely marked by Lyon's defenders and there is no one there in support for him if he is able to bring it down.
11'
Rennes were trying to slow the pace of the game down a bit by keeping possession in their own half for a little while. As soon as they moved forward though, a sloppy pass instantly gave the ball back to Lyon, whose first thought was to go on the attack.
8'
Both sides are working the ball quickly into the final third when they win back possession. Lyon are the latest to go forward with Aouar putting a cross into the box, but Nyamsi slides in to clear it before it reaches Dembele.
4'
Rennes are getting a lot of joy down the right wing at the minute and whenever they get the ball into the final third, that looks to be their way into the box. Some good defending from Marcal stops them from getting into the penalty area though.
2'
Lyon are keeping the ball well early in the game and Dubois gets forward from right back to put a good cross into the middle of the box, but Mexer gets ahead of Traore to get it clear.
1'
Dembele gets the game underway for Lyon!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Coupe de France semi-final meeting between Lyon and Rennes at the Groupama Stadium!
Lyon progressed to the semi-final with a convincing 3-1 win over Caen in the last round and have lost just one of their five matches since that quarter-final tie in all competitions (W3 D1). Rennes qualified with a 2-0 win over US Orleans in the last round, but haven't been on the best run of form since. They've won two of the five games, but are winless in their last three (D1 L2). The two sides also met in Ligue 1 on Friday, with Lyon coming out on top as 1-0 winners in that match.
LYON SUBS: Mathieu Gorgelin, Jeremy Morel, Rafael, Martin Terrier, Maxwel Cornet, Memphis Depay, Pape Cheikh.
RENNES STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Tomas Koubek; Mehdi Zeffane, Gerzino Nyamsi, Mexer, Ramy Bensebaini; Clement Grenier, Benjamin Bourigeaud; Ismaila Sarr, Hatem Ben Arfa, Benjamin Andre; M'Baye Niang.
RENNES SUBS: Romain Del Castillo, Souleyman Doumbia, Armand Lauriente, Sacha Boey, Abdoulaye Diallo, Jeremy Gelin, Adrien Hunou.
Julian Stephan has made three changes to the team that started that match, bringing in Bensebaini, Grenier and Bourigeaud. Doumbia and Honou both get a place on the bench. James Lea-Siliki is the other player to miss out.
Lyon are hoping to make it into the final for the first time in seven years, which is also the last time that they won the competition. Rennes, on the other hand, are looking to reach the final for the first time since 2014 in the hopes of picking up the trophy, something they haven't managed to do in 48 years.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
LYON STARTING XI (4-3-1-2): Anthony Lopes; Leo Dubois, Marcelo, Jason Denayer, Marcal; Tanguy NDombele, Lucas Tousart, Houssem Aouar; Nabil Fekir; Bertrand Traore, Moussa Dembele.
Genesio will be happy with the threat that his team posed in the first half, but he knows that his players need to be more clinical in front of goal if they want to find a way back into this tie. Fekir has looked dangerous for Lyon when he's on the ball though and if they play him in a bit quicker, he could be their best chance of a goal. Rennes will be happy with their performance in the first half, but they will know that they need to extend their lead quickly if they want to take control of the match.
Rennes find out who they're going to face in the final as Paris Saint-Germain face Nantes in the other semi-final tie. They haven't won the competition since 1971 though, so have set up the chance to win the competition for the first time in 48 years. Lyon's focus will now be firmly on the league where they currently sit in third place, just four points behind second place. There was a lot of positives to take from the game despite the loss though and Genesio will be hoping they can get back to winning ways when they face Dijon on Saturday.
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