(MENAFN- Kora) Christophe galtier's men went into the match seven points adrift of third-placed lille with five games remaining and suffered frustration against a well-drilled rennes outfit buoyed by their midweek progression to the coupe de france final.
after a dire first half saint-etienne applied pressure after the interval but could not break the deadlock.
when?romain hamouma did beat rennes goalkeeper benoit costil with a header from?benoit tremoulinas' cross the goal was ruled out for offside.
the visitors held on in the closing stages despite a succession of set-pieces from tremoulinas causing further problems.
rennes climb to 13th in the table while saint-etienne's grip on fourth now looks vulnerable after a third successive draw.?
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