Rennes/PSG – Probable line-ups: Dembélé and Ruiz to start | OneFootball

This Sunday, during the opening matchday of Ligue 1 2026-2027, Paris Saint-Germain will face Rennes at Roazhon Park (kick-off at 8:45pm, live on Ligue1+). Ahead of this match, the press tried to predict the lineup that will be fielded by Paris coach Luis Enrique and his Rennes counterpart Franck Haise.

Rennes –

Le Parisien (4-3-3): 

Al-Tamari – Lepaul – Soumaré

Szylmanski – Rongier – Thomasson

Merlin – Cresswell – Aït Boudlal – Frankowski

Samba.

L’Equipe (4-1-4-1):

 Lepaul

Soumaré -Thomasson – Rongier – Szylmanski- Al-Tamari

Merlin – Cresswell – Aït Boudlal – Frankowski

Samba.

PSG –

Le Parisien (4-3-3) 

Kvaratskhelia – Dembélé – Doué

Ruiz – Vitinha – Zaïre-Emery

Digne – Pacho – Marquinhos – Hakimi

Safonov.

L’Equipe (4-3-3) 

Kvaratskhelia – Dembélé – Doué

Neves – Vitinha – Zaïre-Emery

Digne – Pacho – Marquinhos – Hakimi

Safonov.

These are entirely possible lineups, given the most recent matches and the players available. Still, caution is needed, since coaches generally do not give the press any information. In any case, Luis Enrique gives nothing away, so it is mainly a matter of trying to anticipate. It is very difficult with a fully fit squad and time between matches, while still being in the preparation period. The team has to stay competitive while managing minutes, both in terms of the need to play and the need to rest.

All of this comes with the squad’s great versatility and extremely fierce competition, which is decided in part during training.

On the Rennes side, there are two different systems, but they are very similar. It depends on the exact instructions, between a more attacking or more defensive approach. That could change over the course of the match and depending on the scoreline. So we will have to wait for certainty, with the official team announcements around an hour before kick-off.

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