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Already out of the Europa League, Stade Rennes will play its final group phase game, on Thursday at Atlético Madrid. A prestigious game which will be used to give time on the field to players lacking it, rather than experience to the first team regulars.
Europa League, Atlético Madrid - Stade rennais, Thursday 21:05 CET and Ligue 1, Ajaccio - Stade rennais, Sunday 17:00 CET. Flown to Madrid this Wednesday evening, an enlarged Rennes squad of 25 players will then fly directly to Corsica without returning to Brittany. Without Dalmat but with Apam, Boukari, Kembo and Mangane.
Ligue 1, Stade Rennais 1 - 1 Brest. Behind on the score board after fifteen minutes, Rennes reacted well and equalised through Danzé. Antonetti’s men could not convert their domination with a goal. Because of their inability to find solutions and finish off chances, the Rennes are dropping two points at home.
Ligue 1, Stade rennais - Brest, Saturday 19:00 CET. Although he suffered a light thigh injury, Jirès Kembo is in the squad to face Brest. This is not the case for Razak Boukari, once again injured and out of the squad.
Before the derby against Brest, Frédéric Antonetti regrets that Stade Rennes is considered as equal to Lille, Lyon, Marseille and Paris. He explains that the difference in terms of financial power and the work accomplished by the club’s academy should be acknowledged more clearly.
Ligue 1, Nice 2 - 0 Stade Rennais. Against a solid Nice team, Stade Rennes was unrecognisable this Saturday evening. Lacking inspiration, lacking fighting-spirit, the « Rouge et Noir » have known one of their very typical bad days, and were logically beaten in a game wrapped-up by Nice before the interval.
Scoring nearly two goals a game in Ligue 1, Stade Rennes has got a few creative, unpredictable players this season. A round-up of the available forwards before the trip to Nice on Saturday.
Ligue 1, Nice - Stade rennais, Saturday 21:00 CET. At the Stade du Ray this Saturday , Frédéric Antonetti should start with most of the players who took part in the victories against Lyon and Évian. With Mangane and Kana-Biyik, only the defence is surrounded with question-marks.
Europa League, Stade rennais 0 - 0 Udinese. Following another draw against the Italian from Udinese, Stade Rennes has definitely lost its hopes of qualifying. The Rennais will play a friendly game in Madrid, since the Spanish team has already guaranteed its qualification.
Europa League, Stade Rennais - Udinese, Wednesday 19:00 CET. Forced to win if they want to keep their hopes of a qualification alive, Stade Rennes will field a “B” team against Udinese this Wednesday nonetheless. An opportunity for some to bounce back, for the other to take a breather.
Ligue 1, Stade rennais 3 - 2 Évian TG. The best Rennais on the pitch this Saturday, Julien Féret scored the first goal in a classy way. Following its playmaker – who scored a double – Stade Rennes managed to win a crazy game, marked by several controversial refereeing decisions.
Ligue 1, Stade Rennais 3 - 2 Evian TG. Trailing at the interval despite scoring the first goal, Rennes finally managed to win at the end of an action-packed encounter. A really positive result for Rennes, who keeps on hanging on to the league leaders.
Ligue 1, Stade rennais - Évian, Saturday, 19:00 CET. Recovered of a light knee injury, Razak Boukari is returning in the Rennes squad this week-end. TheTogolese is the only nove;ty in a squad without any real surprise.
After the superb victory in Lyon, Stade Rennais host newly promoted Évian-Thonon this Saturday. Used to give a hard time to the big teams, Jirès Kembo and the Bretons now want to find the way to beat smaller sides and remain at the top of Ligue 1.
Former Heroes. This Saturday, the game between Stade Rennais and Évian Thonon-Gaillard will see three players returning to the Stade de la Route de Lorient for the first time. The much expected come back of Jérôme Leroy will be completed by those of Cédric Barbosa and Olivier Sorlin. Three players who all left Stade Rennes on a bitter note.
Progression. After a 2010-2011 season spoilt by injuries, Jirès Kembo starts confirming the promises seen since his first steps in the professional world in 2006. The best Rennes goal scorer in Ligue 1, he now needs to confirm in the long term to bring his striking force consistently to the service of the “Rouge et Noir” attack
Ligue 1, Lyon 1 - 2 Stade rennais.By winning at the Stade Gerland on Friday, the « Rouge et Noir » continue their impressive run in Lyon’s arena. A fine victory earned at the end of an “open game” between “two teams playing to win”, according to Frédéric Antonetti.
Ligue 1, Lyon 1 - 2 Stade Rennais. At the end of a high-quality game, Rennes finally won after trailing – for the first time in nearly two years. Making the best of a very good game, the Rennais are already making a good operation in the league standings.
Ligue 1, Lyon - Stade Rennais, Friday 20:00 CET. A major source of concern for the club since Tuesday evening, Yann M’Vila will be present at the Stade Gerland this Friday, in an advanced match for the fourteenth game week of Ligue 1. Razak Boukari is out.
Fifth in Ligue 1, Stade Rennes is gearing up for a difficult game, on Friday at Lyon, fourth in the standing. Without any complex and with the aim, according to Frédéric Antonetti, to place themselves “within the right group”.
International break As the Rennes squad showed important signs of fatigue over the last few weeks, many players have gone to join their national teams. The concerns around their playing time will be a major question in the week to come.
Ligue 1, Stade Rennais 1 - 1 Valenciennes. The story-line was so predictable: after scoring first through Kembo, Rennes had to concede the equaliser. Uninspired, looking tired, Antonetti’s men could hardly hope for anything better than a draw.
Ligue 1, Stade Rennais - Valenciennes, Sunday, 17:00 CET. Following two consecutive defeats and elimination in the Coupe de la Ligue, Rennes is expected to react, this Sunday against Valenciennes. A game in which Antonetti will be able to rely on Kembo and Kana-Biyik, both returning after their injuries.
Europa League, Celtic Glasgow 3 - 1 Stade rennais. In an absolutely crucial game, Stade Rennes failed to show up at the required level and was logically beaten by Celtic Glasgow. A defeat which his certainly ringing the end of Rennes’ European adventure, and which exposed big insufficiencies in the proposed content.
This Thursday, Stade Rennes will discover Celtic Park, a real monument of Football history. Fourty years ago, the Rouge et Noir had already travelled to Scotland, then challenging the Rangers at Ibrox Park. A look back at one of the first European ties in the history of Stade Rennes.
Europa League, Celtic Glasgow - Stade Rennais, Thursday 21:05. As in Tbilissi, Belgrade or Udine, Frédéric Antonetti has decided to call an enlarged squad to face Celtic. A squad including Danzé, Kana-Biyik, Kembo and the big surprise… Onyekachi Apam.
Ligue 1, Toulouse 1 - 0 Stade Rennais. Trailing after Didot opened the score on a free-kick in the first half, Rennes – playing 35 minutes with eleven men against ten – was unable to close the gap. Clumsy and lacking determination, the Rennais have also lost Kana-Biyik, who had to leave the field with an adductors injury.
Ligue 1, Toulouse - Stade rennais, Sunday, 17:00 CET. For their league meeting at the Stadium, on Sunday afternoon, the Rennais and the Toulousains have to deal with numerous important absences. Enough to force both managers to seriously reshuffle their squads.
After the elimination of Rennes in Le Mans, Frédéric Antonetti has “turned the page”. His objective is to do well in the next three weeks before a two weeks rest. Including a difficult trip to Toulouse this Sunday.
Coupe de la Ligue, Le Mans 0 - 0 Stade rennais (4-1 pen.) Seasons come and go, and the story remains the same at the Stade Rennais. Inefficient, uninspired, and denied by an excellent Didier Ovono on their rare clear chances, the Bretons leave the Coupe de la Ligue once again by the backdoor, at the term of their first game in the competition.