Stade Rennais lost heavily in its Europa League play-off first leg against AC Milan (3-0), Thursday at San Siro, one week before the return match in Brittany…
In great form in Ligue 1 (with five victories which placed it in 7th position in the standings), Stade Rennais completely failed at San Siro on Thursday evening. Julien Stéphan’s team lost with a clear score of 3-0 against AC Milan, in the first leg of the Europa League play-off. It will take a great feat in a week to reach the round of 16…
The two coaches had aligned their typical team and the Rossoneri of Mike Maignan and Olivier Giroud clearly flew through the debates. Ruben Loftus-Cheek rewarded the domination of the Lombards on a cross from Alessandro Florenzi (32nd). Returning from the locker room, the English midfielder, definitely on fire lately, doubled down to ignite the San Siro crowd (48th).
Mandanda’s poor recovery
The third Milan goal unfortunately arrived straight away… On a restart from Steve Mandanda, Théo Hernandez made a one-two with Rafael Leao before finding the Portuguese crack for an unstoppable strike (53rd).
The Rennes did not manage to reduce the gap. Amine Gouiri, who entered the game, was unable to get a header on target (79th). It will therefore be necessary to come up with three goals at Roazhon Park, next Thursday (6:45 p.m.), in front of red and black supporters who intend to set fire to their stadium. But elimination is near…
