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The game is stopped while Krasso remains on the ground, continuing a duel with Rouault. The trainers appeared on the pitch to inquire about the health of the Parisian striker.
Three corners follow one another for Rennes, the first two, missed, hit going out by Al Tamari, the third going in by Cissé. The Breton midfielder does no better than his friend and it is Maxime Lopez, at the near post, who finally stops this sequence.
Krasso’s superb lob! Signaled offside, the Parisian striker scored a magnificent 40-meter goal to take Samba by surprise. A goal logically refused but which looks like a little warning for the former Lensois goalkeeper.
The PFC enjoyed a very long sequence of possession, the action ending with a missed control by Krasso in the Rennes part of the field. At the moment, everyone is lacking space.
Note that Paris FC does not hesitate to defend in a 5-4-1 formation at the start of the match, when Rennes has the ball. It is Camara, usual midfielder, who then slides into the central hinge to support the traditional quartet.
Alerted by Camara on the right side, Merlin dives into the axis and attempts a cross with his left foot. Meïté is wanted in the area but it is the Parisian defense which imposes itself there.
The Rennais, dressed all in white in Paris, showed intensity from the start, like the double pressing triggered by Lepaul then Meïté in attack. Gilli’s players are struggling to get out of their camp at the moment.
The first moments of the game allow us to observe a little surprise: usual on the left side, Merlin starts on the right side in the Rennes eleven. Before the meeting, Beye had indicated that the former Marseillais could play on the wrong foot, he will have the opportunity to prove it. Al Tamari, very prominent on the left side against Strasbourg, therefore continues in this position.
Guillaume Paradis, the main referee of the match, kicks off the first period.
On the Paris FC side, Stéphane Gilli also makes two changes compared to Monaco’s eleven (0-1) last weekend: Nkambadio returns to goal, after the interim of Trapp, and De Smet his left lane after his suspension. Ollila thus returns to the bench, like the former PSG goalkeeper, and Gilli maintains his Kebbal – Krasso – Simon trio on the offensive front. Lees-Melou, Lopez and Camara also continue in the middle while Gory, Doucet and Hamel were not called up for this meeting.
Stade Rennais has just revealed its starting team and Habib Beye makes two changes compared to the one that started against Strasbourg (4-1): Aït Boudlal, suspended, is replaced by Rouault in the three-way hinge, while Merlin returns as left piston. Al-Tamari, who played in this position last Sunday, switches to the right and it is Frankowski who comes out of the eleven. Uncertain before the match, the ex-Lensois starts on the bench, like Blas, Fofana and Embolo. Meïté continues with Lepaul in attack.
On the Rennes side, Habib Beye has to deal with only one absence, that of central Aït Boudlal (19), starter in the two matches last week and suspended. Uncertain, the right piston Frankowski is present in the group but it is not sure that he can start.
Workforce update: Paris recorded the return of four players absent in Monaco this Friday. Left back De Smet has served his match suspension while Gory (forward), Marchetti (relay midfielder) and Traoré (right back), previously injured, are applying for a place in the group. Conversely, Ikoné (attacker) and Sangui (lateral) remain in the infirmary.
Parisians and Rennais experienced a rather satisfactory sequence last week. Habib Beye’s squad drew with Toulouse (2-2) before correcting Strasbourg (4-1). That of Stéphane Gili, led 3-0, was able to hang on to OL (3-3) before winning in Monaco (0-1).
The evening match brings together two teams stuck in the ranking: PFC, 11th, currently has one point less than SRFC, 10th. The Bretons, for their part, are five lengths behind the trio Lille (4th), Monaco (5th), Lyon (6th).
Welcome to our site to follow the 12th day of Ligue 1 live and the opening match between Paris FC and Rennes at the Stade Jean-Bouin. Kick-off is scheduled for 8:45 p.m.