There are good and bad news for Rennes ahead of tonight’s Conference League game with Tottenham. The good news is that the Spurs will not field their best 11 against their toughest opponent in the group and the bad news is that Rennes are not in good form right now, and that they would gladly play weaker opponents this week. Rennes have one of the most exciting young squads in Ligue 1 and have spent a whopping 10.3 billion Ksh on new players this August (more than PSG), and yet, they sit 11th on the table with only one win after 5 matches, and two defeats in a row from inferior teams (Angers, Stade de Reims).🇫🇷 Who is Rennes’ main man?@staderennais | #UECL pic.twitter.com/lDsMxNGSnj— UEFA Europa Conference League (@europacnfleague) September 15, 2021 Rennes coach said that it’s just the matter of correcting some tactical things and the attitude, but the Bretons will need much more if they are to win against Spurs, especially since their best striker Jeremy Doku probably won’t play tonight, as well as Lovro Majer, but Birger Meling is back for this one. There is a big uncertainty for the participation of Martin Terrier, but Alfred Gomis will be available since he ends his isolation due to Covid-19.22:00 (1.27) ROMA (6.75) CSKA SOFIA (11.00)Spurs are in a tricky situation, as they play against the toughest opponent in their group just ahead of a big derby with Chelsea on Sunday. Coach Espirito Santo will definitely field it’s best 11 against the Blues, which means he will have to roatate players for this one. With the absent and injured defenders, Japhet Tanganga and Joe Rodon will likely partner up again, while Tanguy Ndombele and Bryan Gil will likely get the opportunity in France. Steven Bergwijn is back fit and Espirito Santo will probably choose betwen him and Lucas Moura, or he could play both at one point. Harry Kane is also questionable for this one, and in normal circumstances, the England number 9 would not play, but rather rest for the Chelsea derby, but since he hasn’t played in a while, he might get some playing minutes to regain sharpness.El Shaarawy scores an injury time winner in Mourinho’s 1000th game in chargeFive wins from five so far for Jose Mourinho. The Special One is preparing his team for the CSKA Sofia match tonight and he is pleased that already 30.000 tickets have been sold for this not so popular match. The expetations are high in Rome, and the Portuguese admitted he is interested to do well in Conference League this year.„I also won, as an assistant coach, a competition that doesn’t exist any more, the Cup Winners’ Cup. I won that with Barcelona in 1997. But I’m not thinking about all that, I don’t target things for the sake of being the first person to do them. We want to do well. We are a long, long way from winning this competition, but we want to try to do it. I am interested in this competition. But the first thing is to make sure we get through the group. We are all here and ready for this game. No player will be left at home, no player will be allowed a rest. It’s a collective project. If a few of the guys that played the last game are on the bench for this one, then that happens. They need to help the other guys so that we win the game tomorrow“ said Mourinho.EUROPA LEAGUE – GROUP STAGE – ROUND 1Wednesday17:30: (2.00) Spartak Moscow (3.50) Legia (4.10)Thursday19:45: (3.60) Galatasaray (3.50) Lazio (2.15)19:45: (3.70) Lok.Moscow (3.40) Olympique Marseille (2.15)19:45: (2.35) Crvena Zvezda (3.35) Braga (3.30)19:45: (1.87) Midtjylland (3.70) Ludogorets (4.50)19:45: (1.25) Leverkusen (6.75) Ferencvaros (13.0)19:45: (1.70) Betis (3.80) Celtic (5.70)19:45: (3.35) Dinamo Zagreb (3.40) West Ham (2.30)19:45: (2.60) Rapid (3.40) Genk (2.85)22:00: (2.90) Brondby (3.25) Sparta Praha (2.65)22:00: (2.70) Rangers (3.35) Olympique Lyon (2.80)22:00: (1.45) Monaco (4.50) Sturm (8.50)22:00: (2.50) PSV (3.40) Sociedad (3.00)22:00: (2.40) Leicester (3.40) Napoli (3.15)22:00: (1.75) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.80) Fenerbahce (5.20)22:00: (1.70) Olympiakos (3.80) Antwerp (5.70)
