http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stade-Rennais-FC-c40612 – Paris Saint-Germain – French Ligue 1 preview
Route de Lorient will see Stade Rennais host big-spending Paris Saint-Germain in their second game of the 2011/2012 French Ligue 1 campaign.
Stade Rennais
Les Rouges et Noirs started the new season brightly after managing to defeat newly-promoted side Dijon FC 5-1 away from home in the first week of the new campaign. Furthermore, Rennais have been scoring goals for fun after winning the third round of UEFA
Europa League qualifying game 7-2 against Georgian side Metalurgi Rustavi on aggregate.
Coach Frederic Antonetti knows that his side is in great form but ruled out his side’s title credentials. Rennais are currently on top of the Ligue 1 standings but the Frenchman knows that being at the top after just one game means nothing at all.
“To be leader after just one match doesn’t mean anything. We’re going to try to build on what we did against PSG,” the French tactician said while talking to the media.
Paris Saint-Germain
On the other hand, PSG started their new campaign with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Qatar-c2986 Investment Authority.
Sporting Director Leonardo has brought in the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 and in Europe.
The capital side would now be eager to kickstart their campaign when they face Rennais and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-c22056 is hopeful that things will turn out well for his side.
While talking to the media, the Brazilian said that everyone needs to be careful with players who are new and need time to settle down at a new place. However, the Brazilian said that he is expecting nothing less than a win against Rennais.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan manager also revealed that the club wants to return to the UEFA Champions League next season. “If PSG is playing in the Champions League, the club will earn more money. That will interest the players and make it easier to attract some
big name to the club,” the Brazilian said.
A win against Rennes is also vital for coach Antoine Kombouare who might be shown the way out of the Parc des Princes if PSG don’t put their act together. The former Valenciennes coach is under a lot of pressure to deliver and will be hoping that his side
returns to winning ways.
Team news
Stade Rennais
Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik twisted his ankle in a warm-up but will be able to feature in the tough encounter. A calf problem on the other hand means that Brahimi is still out of contention.
PSG
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Momo-c26769 Sissoko are not fully match-fit. Nene sustained an ankle injury in the 1-0 loss at home to Lorient but the Brazilian has been declared fit to play for the
capital giants.
Prediction
Last week was definitely not a good start for PSG as they tasted defeat against a Lorient side that despite losing its star players this summer, is brimming with confidence. The game against Rennes couldn’t have come in a bad time for Les Parisiens.
Antonetti’s men are in great form and are scoring freely which means that a goal fest might be on the cards and it won’t be surprising if Rennes beat PSG to put further pressure on coach Antoine Kombouare.
Predicted final score: Stade Rennais 2-2 PSG
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