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Stade Rennais travel to Lyon this Friday to try to continue their unbeaten streak that began in mid-December in Toulouse. There is also a bit of revenge in the air, because Lyon beat Rennes at Roazhon Park and caused the departure of Bruno Genesio.
What’s at stake
Julien Stéphan needs to test the momentum and get revenge on his rival of the night. Rennes had lost to Lyon on November 12, 2023 (1-0), at Roazhon Park: “Their dynamic is much greater than it was two months ago, when we arrived here to get their first win of the season. They have regained defensive stability, conceding fewer goals and managing to score more,” said the Rennes coach.
Les Rouge et Noir vont aussi beaucoup mieux qu’à cette époque. Les Rennais restent sur deux de leurs meilleurs matches contre Nice et Marseille. En tout cas, les Rennais sont ressortis deux fois de suite avec seulement deux tirs cadrés concédés. Après des enchaînements d’erreurs individuelles invraisemblables, les Rennais ont aussi retrouvé de la rigueur défensives et plus d’allant offensif.
On the other hand, OL fell back against Le Havre in the resumption of the championship and had all the chances of the World Cup to qualify for the Coupe de France against Bergerac.
‘A Between Us’
«On avait identifié une série de trois matches, Nice, Marseille et Lyon, que l’on avait joués dans un laps de temps sur les dernières semaines. Ce sont trois adversaires qui nous avaient battus. Il y a un challenge entre nous, c’est de réussir à gagner une troisième fois pour inverser la tendance », révèle Julien Stéphan.
Winning in Lyon will allow SRFC to continue their current unbeaten streak of five games adding 4 victories (if we consider that qualification for the French Cup on penalties is one). “The boys are more and more involved in the game to endure the next defeat,” adds the Breton coach.
Matic in the stands
Gouiri present.
The Algerian foreigner injured his knee after the attack against Clermont (last attack of the year 2023, on December 20). He was unable to play in the Africa Cup of Nations with the Algerian national team (eliminated in the organization phase). Gouiri will be on the team but on the bench to begin this adjustment.
What time and channel can I watch Lyon – Rennes?
Pour la troisième fois de suite le Stade Rennais joue en Prime time. Le coup d’envoi du match sera donné à 21h. Le match sera diffusé sur les antennes d’Amazon Prime Vidéo. Il sera aussi à suivre en direct commenté sur le site ouest-france.fr/sport.
What are the most likely lineups for Lyon – Rennes?
LYON (3-4-3). Lopes – Mata – Lovren – O’Brien – Kumbedi – Caqueret – Tolisso – Tagliafico – Cherki – Lacazette (captain) – Fofana.
RENNES (4-4-2). Mandanda (captain) – G. Doué – Belocian – Theate – Truffert – Bourigeaud – Santamaria – Le Fée – D. Doué – Kalimuendo – Terrier.
Matic contributes in Lyon in the stands
Nemanja Matic will finally sign for Lyon. After all, it is the end of the soap opera of the former Manchester United, Chelsea and AS Roma player at the Stade Rennais. The Serbian is expected to pass the medical examination today with his new club. As luck would have it, Matic is paying attention in the stands to the fit between his old and former teammates.
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