Stade Rennais travels to Geoffroy-Guichard to face Le Puy in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, this Thursday (8:45 p.m.). Here is the expected line-up for the Breton club.
In sparkling form in Ligue 1 since the start of the calendar year, Stade Rennais intends to maintain its standing to reach the final four of this 2023-24 edition of the Coupe de France. To do this, the Bretons will have to avoid the trap set by Le Puy, National 2 team and little thumb of the competition.
Julien Stéphan will still be deprived of a certain number of elements for this trip to Saint-Etienne. Mahamadou Aboubakar Nagida, Enzo Le Fée and Fabian Rieder will be missing. “ They did check-ups this Tuesday morning, this is progressing for Enzo (Le Fée) and Fabian (Rieder). We are still on deadline which should lead us to recover them at the end of the international break or at the very beginning of the last block. Enzo The Fairy? I said that if there was an acceleration in convalescence, perhaps we could consider Marseille, but that will not be the case at all.“.
Half goal for Rennes
If the hypothesis of a large rotation cannot be ruled out, Rennes should still present a very competitive eleven, given the quality of its squad. The Coupe de France emerges as a clear objective for the club, because it represents the shortest path to Europe.
Gallon is expected to replace Mandanda in goal, while Matusiwa is expected in midfield alongside Santamaria. Up front, Terrier could be lined up alongside Kalimuendo, unless Gouiri, scorer of a sublime goal at the Parc des Princes on Sunday, is started. The presence of other executives such as Bourigeaud or Theate is also possible.
The expected line-up for Rennes : Gallon – Doué, Omari, Theate, Truffert – Bourigeaud (or Blas), Santamaria, Matusiwa, Doué – Terrier, Kalimuendo.
