Rennes end winless skid with road Ligue 1 win over Angers

By foxsports
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PARIS -- 

Rennes clinched their first win in eight Ligue 1 matches as goals from Abdoulaye Doucoure and Gelson Fernandes secured a 2-0 victory at Angers.

The Brittany side had started the season brightly, winning four of the first five matches, but this was under-pressure coach Philippe Montanier's first league win since Sept. 13.

Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure put Rennes ahead in the fourth minute and Switzerland midfielder Gelson Fernandes made it 2-0 in the 61st.

Rennes has 20 points after 13 rounds, two less than Angers, which is in fourth place ahead of this weekend's matches.

League leader Paris Saint-Germain, which lost 1-0 away to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday for its first defeat of the season, hosts Toulouse on Saturday.

Information from FOXSoccer.com's newswire services were used in this report.