It would have been difficult to imagine eight months ago that the Stade Rennais and the FC Nantes would swim in the same waters this season. Hanged in the second part of the table, the two rival clubs in the West carry out a very disappointing campaign. In the Rennes ranks, the specter of a descent was evaporated after the arrival of Habib Beye, who straightened the bar this winter by taking over from Jorge Sampaoli. The Senegalese technician was then courted by the Canaries … My version is that what has been said is not the truth. And that the one who refused to go to Nantes is me, not the Nantes club, like that is clear. I am where I must be, I made the right choice.
Habib Beye was therefore able to replace Antoine Kombouaré. The latter is not stingy with compliments with regard to his counterpart. “Since his arrival, they have taken 18 pts, it's the fifth team of Ligue 1, they have done great work (…) It is a team of Rennes who practices good football ”he admitted. “It's an athletic team, there are qualities of speed, power, there are large players by size, they are able to develop games,” he warned. “If there is a moment when we want to please our supporters, it is to win matches like this”. The tone is set.
The expected compos
Reindeer : Samba – Brassier, Rouault, Jacquet – Truffert, Fofana, Cissé, Matsiwa, Assignon – Kalimuendo, Al Taamari.
Nantes : Lopes – Amian, Pallois, Sow – Cozza, Leroux, Douglas, Thomas – Simon, Abline, Meschack.
Where to see the match?
This match between Stade Rennais and FC Nantes counting for the 30th day of Ligue 1 will be broadcast on Dazn this Friday from 8:45 p.m.
