Ligue 1

Ligue 1, Marseille - Stade rennais, Wednesday at 7pm. Still without Mangane, Tettey, Lemoine, Apam and Marveaux, Frédéric Antonetti has selected a squad of nineteen players to play against Marseille. The same players who have lost last Saturday, plus Boye back from injury. Originally announced in the squad, Kévin Théophile-Catherine injured himself during training this morning and he will not travel with the rest of the team.

As Rennes and Marseille prepare for a game that will decide of the Ligue 1 leadership, the Marseille management is getting active to try and find a replacement to their right back Azpilicueta, injured for the rest of the season. Rod Fanni, who will play at the Vélodrome this Wednesday, seems to be the ideal target…

This Wednesday, Nicolas Douchez and the Stade Rennais will be travelling to Marseille, a leader at the top of its form. Deficient since a few weeks, the Bretons hope to snatch the Ligue 1 lead back from the OM. But do they simply have the ability to do it?

Ligue 1, Lorient 2 - 0 Stade rennais. Invincible away from home at the beginning of the season, the “Red & Blacks” have conceded their second defeat in a row away from Rennes. On the synthetic ground of the Moustoir, the “Merlus” scored twice, Douchez being beaten both times by Lorient's defenders. Both goals by Alaixys Romao, then by Jérémy Morel rewarded a solid Lorient team, logical winners against apathetic and alarming Rennes' players four days before playing Marseille away...

Saturday evening, against Christian Gourcuff’s Lorient, the Rouge et Noir will try to display their “playing style”. A way to play football that seems to shape since three games. Explanations

Stade Rennes take on FC Lorient, Saturday 19:00 CET at the Stade du Moustoir, as part of the Ligue 1’s 15th game week. A history of previous encounters between the teams.

Ligue 1, Stade rennais 2 - 1 Brest. Nicolas Douchez handicapped by an injury, M’Vila taking the better on his cousin in the first derby in 20 years between Rennes and Brest. All the echoes of Rennes’ sixth win in the Ligue 1 this season

Ligue 1, Stade rennais 2 - 1 Brest. Despite the narrow score line, Stade Rennes were largely dominant, in a derby where Brest showed a rather pale figure. Their reaction during the second half wasn’t enough to prevent a very logical victory for the “Rouge et Noir”, who return to the top positions in the standings.

When hearing the name Yoann, anyone will think of Gourcuff. But before the young man from Ploemeur, another Yoann came out of Rennes’ academy, with a golden future promised to him when he started his professional career. It is Yoann Bigné, now a player at the Stade Brestois, who prepares his return to the club that revealed him.

Ligue 1, Stade rennais - Brest, Saturday 19:00 CET. Kader Mangane will not be leading his squad for the derby against Stade Brestois this Saturday, The Rennes captain had to renounce because of a thigh injury. Kana-Biyik is expected to replace him.