Valentin Rongier benched as Brice Samba captains Rennes at Graz in Europa League | OneFootball

Franck Haise has reshaped his Rennes side for their Europa League opener at Sturm Graz in Austria on Wednesday at 21:00. According to L'Équipe, he has rotated with roughly one change in each department.

The headline call is Valentin Rongier on the bench, with a midfield triangle of Camara, Thomasson and Szymanski.

At the back, Mahamadou Nagida is preferred to Quentin Merlin on the left, and Bryan Reynolds replaces injured Przemyslaw Frankowski. With Rongier not starting, goalkeeper Brice Samba will captain the side.

Rennes line-up: Samba (cap.), Reynolds, Cresswell, Rouault, Nagida, Szymanski, Thomasson, Camara, Blas, Lepaul, Al-Tamari.

Sturm Graz line-up: Khudiakov, Vallci (cap.), Quarshie, Koller, Balbo, Weinhandl, Matoshi, Heil, Mamageishvili, Hödl, Beganovic.

The fixture comes five days after a 1-0 win over Marseille and three days before a trip to Lyon on Saturday at 20:45.

Source: L'Équipe

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