Franck Haise to rotate for Rennes’ Europa League opener at Sturm Graz | OneFootball

Rennes begin their Europa League campaign at Sturm Graz on Wednesday at 21:00, and Franck Haise will freshen his starting XI after the 1-0 win over Marseille. According to L'Équipe, changes are planned as he balances the schedule.

Built to compete in Ligue 1, Europe and the Coupe de France later this winter, the squad will be rotated with a trip to Lyon on Saturday in mind. Only Przemyslaw Frankowski may be short due to an adductor problem, while Abdelhamid Aït-Boudlal is uncertain.

The Ligue 1 co-leaders, alongside Monaco and Lille, will start with Bryan Reynolds in defence. Sebastian Szymanski is pushing for a midfield place, and Mousa al-Tamari, possibly Eliezer Mayenda, could start in attack.

A 26-player group has travelled and will remain to train in Maribor, Slovenia, 70 km south of Graz. They will then head straight to the Rhône on Saturday.

Probable XI: Samba, Reynolds, Cresswell, Rouault, Merlin, Szymanski, Rongier as captain, Thomasson, Mayenda, Lepaul, Al-Tamari.

Source: L'Équipe

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