RENNES RAP LYON IN CONTROVERSIAL GAME

Paris, Feb. 12: Lyon were incensed after being denied a second-half penalty as they slipped to a third straight loss in the French league, with Rennes claiming a 2-0 win on Sunday.

Rennes took the lead in only the fifth minute, as a terrible header from Lyon centre-back Marcelo sent Wahbi Khazri running clean through on goal, and the former Sunderland winger made no mistake to slot in his seventh league goal of the season.

But several Lyon players were furious in the 57th minute as referee Amaury Delerue waved away appeals for a spot-kick after Nabil Fekir was tripped by Jeremy Gelin just as he prepared to shoot on the edge of the sixyard box. Fekir argued for over a minute with the officials, before he and teammate Bertrand Traore were both booked.