If Olympique de Marseille opened the ball against Brighton a little earlier in the day, several French teams entered the scene in this second part of the evening, this Thursday. Rennes and Toulouse were called upon to confirm their good starts in this Europa League group stage.
Rennes did not resist Villarreal
The biggest piece was reserved for the formation of Bruno Genesio. Opposed to a Villarreal team experienced in continental games, the Rennais had a great operation to carry out in the event of victory against the yellow submarine. They unfortunately failed in their enterprise by submitting to the law of the premises, at the end of a meeting where they lacked efficiency in the two zones of truth. Villarreal found the opening shortly before half-time with a goal from Sorloth (1-0, 36th). Rennes could and should have equalized after a more convincing second act, but the returning Terrier saw his penalty attempt diverted by Reina (90th + 2).
Toulouse does the job
For its part, Toulouse came up against the Austrians Linzer ASK, the only team in the group not to have unlocked its points counter at kick-off. And Téfécé fulfilled its part of the contract by reaping a precious victory by the smallest of margins (1-0). Suazo was the only Toulouse scorer with a victorious shot from the left after half an hour of play (1-0, 31st). Quite uneven in their production, the Toulouse side conceded a few hot situations to their opponent, but they managed to maintain this advantage until the final whistle. Mission accomplished.
