(Ligue 1 2023/2024): Highlights RENNES - BRESTOIS

With just four games remaining this season, an important clash in terms of the top of the table took place at Rose Island Park on Sunday as Rennes welcomed Brest. The hosts surely required a victory to keep their hopes of continental qualification alive. A strange campaign full of wild swings of form, leaving them seventh at this late stage. While the visitors occupied their traditional spot coming into the weekend, the Rennes produced back-to-back fourth place finishes in 2022 and 2023, which is where Les Pirates found themselves after their damaging defeat to fellow podium hopefuls Monaco last time out. Such a crucial point in the campaign. It's no surprise to see both sides come out fighting another brilliant Breton derby. After some silky build-up play, the hosts struck the first blow in the fourth minute when Arnaud Kalimwendo fired home clinically from inside the penalty area. It's boosted by goals in consecutive league games. Kalimwendo then doubled his and his side's tally just five minutes later from all of about one yard out. Desiré Duet hit the ball in. Hugo Vizot covering himself in glory. Set the tone for what would be a thrilling back-and-forth spectacle. The visitors struck back almost immediately. Steve Meunier turning in. Roman Del Castillo is whipped cross for the second time of asking. It's a 2-1 at half-time. There's plenty more to come. The press always looked likely to find a way back into the contest. So it proved just three minutes into the second 45. Patient build-up play. Ball into the box. Steve Meunier wheeling away. But it would ultimately go down as Oumare's own goal. The defender clumsily turning into his own net whilst attempting to clear. The Pirates then completed the turnaround six minutes later. Martin Satriano with a beautiful diving header. It turned to a simply taking the lead. The visitors then earned a two-goal advantage of their own as they struck again. Maddy Kamara's volley from 20 yards out. They say a two-goal lead is the most dangerous. In this, the game will back the theory up just once or twice. The defender, Marta Teat, with a long-range beauty. Classy way to spark comeback number two of the game. The hosts were redentless in their search for an equaliser. Martin Therrier thought he'd given his side a share of the points late on. He poked in a Benjamin Bourdieu free-kick. But there was to be one final twist in this tale. In the 95th minute of an astonishing game, the press broke their hosts' hearts when Lilian Brazier's header sealed a history-making triumph. Press secure a European football for the first time in their history in some style. And then a winless run against Rennes, stretching back 37 years in the process.