Rennes vs PSG: Line-ups, stats and preview

Rennes vs PSG match preview

Rennes supervisor Habib Beye had sympathy for Paris St-Germain after Luis Enrique’s group dominanted nearly all through however misplaced 1-0 at house to Liverpool of their Champions League spherical of 16 first leg on Wednesday.

“Soccer is usually merciless, as a result of PSG’s efficiency was achieved,” stated Beye, who has received 4 of his 5 matches since taking cost on January 30 and now pits his aspect in opposition to the visiting Ligue 1 leaders on Saturday.

“We’ll be in problem and we’re additionally working to place them in problem. We’re not going to play the sufferer; we all know what a group PSG are and, from there, we both capitulate or we [compete] with our heads held excessive and ambitions, the need to face up.

“We labored on utilizing the ball figuring out that we’ll have much less of it, on the facet of getting to [deal with] one-on-ones. It’s not a bonus match, it’s not [a case of] ‘we’ve nothing to lose’.

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“There can be 95 minutes of a problem that can be imposed on us – a giant, tremendous thrilling problem, it’s a match in our journey that we’ve to win, we’ve to present ourselves the means to do it, with character, gamers who imagine in themselves.”

With the return recreation at Liverpool on Tuesday (8pm GMT), Luis Enrique has inevitably confronted questions on how targeted PSG could be.

“Rennes is at all times a tough stadium,” he stated. “I’ve little doubt that it’s a good stimulus for them to beat us. There isn’t a straightforward match whenever you put on the PSG jersey.”

Whereas PSG are unbeaten within the league and 13 factors clear on the summit, Eleventh-placed Rennes are 10 factors from the highest six and 9 above the relegation zone with 10 matches remaining.

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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) March 7, 2025