At 37, Olivier Giroud continues his matches with AC Milan and thus begins the Europa League play-off against Stade Rennais, this Thursday evening at San Siro.
AC Milan and Stade Rennais, two teams in great form in their respective championships, are not running at all for their first play-off clash of the Europa League, this Thursday evening, at San Siro (kick-off at 9 p.m., live on RMC Sport 1). The second round is scheduled for next week at Roazhon Park.
Stefano Pioli, the Rossoneri coach, is lining up his usual starters to challenge the Rouge et Noir, with Olivier Giroud kept in the starting lineup, while the 37-year-old French international could have been replaced by Luka Jovic up front. Mike Maignan and Théo Hernandez are loyal to the position. On the Lombard bench, we find Yacine Adli and Ismaël Bennacer.
The AC Milan lineup: Maignan – Florenzi, Kjaer, Gabbia, Hernandez – Musah, Reijnders – Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao – Giroud.
Rennes also with its typical team
On the Breton side, Julien Stéphan does not upset his team either, since Arnaud Kalimuendo and Martin Terrier remain associated at the forefront, at the expense of Amine Gouiri. Alidu Seidu and Ludovic Blas also start on the bench at kick-off.
The Stade Rennais line-up: Mandanda – G. Doué, Omari, Theate, Truffert – Bourigeaud, Santamaria, Matusiwa, D. Doué – Kalimuendo, Terrier.
