Knockaert likes playing against Rennes, sixth goal for Kembo, A war of words in the stands and applauses for Leroy. All echoes from the Brittany derby won by En Avant Guingamp against Stade Rennes, Wednesday evening.
Coupe de la Ligue, EA Guingamp 3 - 1 Stade rennais. Is this déjà-vu ? A bit more than a year after the Stade de France, the En Avant Guingamp has tamed the Stade Rennais again. Following the early goal by Jires Kembo Ekoko, a Guingamp team disciplined in defence and efficient in attack gave a genuine football lessons to a lacklustre Rennes side.
Coupe de la Ligue, Guingamp - Stade Rennais, today 20:45. Eighteen players have been called by Frédéric Antonetti for this game. The Rennes manager decided to give his confidence to a very young team, by including Yassine Jebbour, Franck Julienne, Kamal Issah and Abdoulaye Diallo. Meanwhile, Nicolas Douchez, Romain Danzé, Stéphane Dalmat and Sylvain Marveaux will remain in Rennes.
Coupe de la Ligue, Guingamp - Stade Rennais, aujourd'hui à 20h45. Dix-huit joueurs ont été retenus par Frédéric Antonetti pour cette rencontre. L'entraîneur corse a décidé de faire confiance aux jeunes, en convoquant notamment Yassine Jebbour, Frank Julienne, Kamal Issah et Abdoulaye Diallo. A contrario, Nicolas Douchez, Romain Danzé, Stéphane Dalmat et Sylvain Marveaux ne sont pas du voyage.
Coupe de la ligue. Nearly a year and a half before the lost Coupe de France final, the “Rouge et Noir” are facing Guingamp again this Wednesday. For Frédéric Antonetti, an occasion to give a chance to his youngsters, and for the players, an occasion to offer a little revenge to their supporters.
As it is often when the Coupe de la Ligue arrives, the Stade Rennais is expected to show a very different face to its usual Ligue 1 line-up. Several key players should indeed be rested, leaving the pitch free to a young, very young squad. Facing them, the En Avant Guingamp should be bringing in a squad with all its usual elements.
Rennes faces En Avant Guingamp this Wednesday, 8:45 pm, at the Stade de Roudourou, in the Coupe de la Ligue Last 32 round. A history of the encounters between the sides.