Olympique Lyonnais approaches the reception of Stade Rennais this Saturday evening with an urgent need for redemption. Marked in the red iron by a incredible European elimination in Manchester and a defeat in the derby against Saint-Etienne, the Gones play big against a Rennes team which, it, has little more to hope or to fear in this championship. A reaction is imperative to still believe in the Champions League.
Imperative reaction after dark week
It is an understatement to say that the past week was
“A terrible” For OL. The disaster scenario of Old Trafford (elimination 7-6 AP after having led 6-4) left profound traces, visible during the defeat without relief in Saint-Etienne (2-1). Consequence: Lyon came out of the top 4 and sees his dreams of C1 moving away. Lack of
“Defensive stability” is a recurring problem, as Moussa Niakhaté pointed out, calling for a collective start: “Defensive work is a collective work. After what matters is to win the matches, even 6-3! »» The pressure is maximum before facing Rennes, then Lens and Monaco.
Outside the podium and two points from Lille (4th), OL must imperatively win to stay in the race. Paulo Fonseca's team knows that she no longer has a joker and that the slightest poor performance could be fatal to its European ambitions. Players must evacuate “Nightmares »Recent and regain the solidity and efficiency that made them lack during the last outings.
Lyon does not have the right to make mistakes against Rennes.
Rennes without pressure, but not on vacation
On the side of Stade Rennais, the atmosphere is different. The Breton club has “missed its season” and can no longer target Europe. Tenth, Habib Beye's team wants to take advantage of this end of the championship without pressure to “continue to set up plans” for next season. If the identity of the game is still looking for, especially in offensive transitions, the Rennes remain on a good dynamic outside (6 victories during the last 9 trips).
Habib Beye also expects to face a Revanchard opponent: “We will have the best version of OL,” he warned, while saying that his team will not arise “to let go”. The Rennes, 3-0 winners at the outward journey, will try to play the spoilsport and confirm their progress under the leadership of their new coach, probably in a 3-5-2 system which seems to become the norm, despite the uncertainty concerning Assignon.
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Practical match info |
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| Match | Lyon – Rennes |
| Competition | 31st day of Ligue 1 |
| Date | Saturday April 26, 2025 |
| Hourly | 9:05 p.m. (French time) |
| Stadium | Groupama Stadium (Lyon) |
The compos of the Lyon – Rennes match:
OL: Perri-Maitland-Niles, Mata, Niakhaté, Tagliafico-Tolisso, Matic-Cherki, Almada, Fofana-Lacazette (cap.)
Stade Rennais : Samba – Jacquet, Rouault, Brassier – Assignon, Mutasiwa, Cissé, Fofana, Truffert (cap.) – Kalimuendo, blas.
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TV diffusion and streaming |
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| 🇫🇷 France | Dazn (via Dazn, MyCanal, Video Prime) |
| Led | BeIN SPORTS MENA 4 / Streaming: Bein Connect, TOD |
| French -speaking Africa | TV5monde Africa |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Sport TV 4 |
| Balkans | Arena Premium 1 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Dazn |
