Rennes will play in their first Coupe de France final since 2014 after a pulsating 3-2 win over Lyon at the Groupama Stadium on Tuesday.
They were beaten by Brittany rivals Guingamp on that occasion but Julian Stephan s side can now look forward to avenging that defeat against either Paris Saint-Germain or Nantes on April 27.
The visitors did most of the pressing in the first half and were rewarded five minutes before the interval when M Baye Niang poked home his ninth goal of the campaign in all competitions.
Bruno Genesio s men pegged them back shortly after the restart through Bertrand Traore s unerring finish although captain Benjamin Andre restored their lead with a 55th-minute header.
Moussa Dembele drew the hosts level again from the penalty spo…