The draw for the Europa League play-offs offered a big poster at Stade Rennais, against AC Milan. Toulouse, Lens and OM are not much better off.
The draw for the Europa League play-offs was not kind to Stade Rennais, who inherited the most prestigious opponent. It is AC Milan of Olivier Giroud, Mike Maignan and Theo Hernandez, who upset PSG in the Champions League, who will travel to Roazhon Park in February.
It’s not much better for Toulouse, who will challenge Benfica Lisbon, an opponent familiar with European requirements. This will still make a great poster for TFC supporters, after the great victory against Liverpool in the group stage.
Lens will go to Germany
Among the runners-up in the Europa League group, it is perhaps Olympique Marseille who are doing the best. The Phocaeans came across Shakhtar Donetsk, who play all their home matches on neutral ground. But be careful, because the Ukrainians eliminated Rennes at this stage of the competition last season.
Finally, RC Lens, transferred from the Champions League, is also affected by these dams. The Sang et Or could fall on José Mourinho’s AS Rome, they finally inherited Fribourg, solid 6th in the Bundesliga, who had outclassed Nantes (2-0, 4-0) last year in this C3.
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RC Lens, avoids Roma but takes Fribbourg, 6th in the Bundesliga
