Rennes' French forward Martin Terrier (left) fights for the ball with Bordeaux's French defender Paul Baysse during the French L1 football match between Stade Rennais and Bordeaux, at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes, northwestern France on Nov 20, 2020. (DAMIEN MEYER / AFP)

PARIS - Stade Rennais slumped to a 1-0 home defeat by Girondins de Bordeaux in Ligue 1 on Friday, four days before hosting Chelsea in a key Champions League game.

Bordeaux prevailed through a first-half goal by Hatem Ben Arfa as Rennes, who hope to revive their hopes in Group E against the London club on Tuesday, slipped down to fourth in the league standings on 18 points from 11 games.

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Ben Arfa danced around three Rennes defender before beating Alfred Gomis with a low shot from just inside the box nine minutes before the break.

The result put Bordeaux up to 11th on 15 points.