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M'Baye Niang nets Rennes’ 3000th Ligue 1 goal, Abdallah Ndour sees red

M’Baye Niang scored Rennes’ 3000th all-time Ligue 1 goal in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Strasbourg.

The Red and Blacks reached the milestone when the Senegal international fired a shot past goalkeeper Matz Sels in the 54th minute, thanks to Hamari Traore’s assist.

3000 - M’Baye Niang ud83cuddf8ud83cuddf3 has scored Rennes’ 3000th goal in Ligue 1. He has scored 12 goals in the top-flight in 2019, only Kylian Mbappé (21) and Moussa Dembele (14) have done better. Milestone. pic.twitter.com/VWNT3wde6L

— OptaJean (@OptaJean) August 25, 2019

Julien Stephan’s men took the lead through Clement Grenier after 16 minutes before the 24-year-old sealed victory as Rennes maintained their blistering start to the 2019-20 season.