Already deprived of many players due to injuries – Raphinha (lumbar), Jonas Martin (quadriceps), Clément Grenier (thigh), Gerzino Nyamsi (knee), Jakob Johansson (knee) and Metehan Guclu (thigh) -, Rennes has seen it three new to be hit on Saturday in the draw against Brest (0-0). Which could be a problem for Julien Stéphan for the future.
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“Damien (Da Silva) stayed on the field despite a muscle problem because I had made my three changes. Jérémy (Morel) came out for that too, Lucas (Da Cunha) also. It is complicated at this level. But we have to hang on ”, explained the coach after the meeting.
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Feeling a pain behind the right thigh at the start of the second period, his captain, bandaged, gritted his teeth to end the match. At the start of the last quarter of an hour, Morel left the lawn on his own after a final acceleration. The former Lyonnais had just returned from an injury. As for the young Da Cunha, he was replaced by Gboho after the hour of play (65th), without apparent discomfort.
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This cascade of injuries occurs when Rennes, third in Ligue 1, is engaged in a long tunnel of matches, played every three days for several weeks. Tuesday (8:55 pm), the Breton club will travel to Sochaux to face Belfort (N2), in the quarterfinals of the Coupe de France, with a smaller group. Only Jérémy Gélin and Joris Gnagnon should, for example, be available in central defense.
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