The Gym must launch the final sprint this Saturday against an opponent who has been running much faster than him in recent weeks. Rennes in full swing with their 5 wins in a row and their 20 goals scored. Points and exclamations in front of these Bretons. Quite the opposite of the Aiglons who must erase the questions and frustrations of this end of winter. A badly polished and badly refereed game, the Gym fell from the podium, threatened from behind when they continued to look ahead.
Rennes the best team in France
Crucial match for avoid being pushed back five points from this podium in the event of a defeat. A gap that would look like a chasm eight days from the end, especially with such an unfavorable goal difference compared to Rennes (+16 for the Aiglons / +35 for the Bretons), who impressed Galtier. “Today it is the best team in France,“said the Gym coach on Thursday in front of the press.
There are 10 finals left to win
A few weeks ago, after the victory against PSG, Galtier had precisely set this appointment between ambitious reds and blacks to find out who of the two would be best equipped to settle behind PSG. Miraculous in Montpellier (0-0), beaten in Marseille (2-1), the Gym has shown its limits and must restart in this final stretch. “There are ten finals left to play, including the Coupe de France final, and we want to win all the matches.,” claims a determined Jordan Amavi, who is expected to return to the starting XI after his knee injury.”I feel very good physically, we worked a lot during the break. ” A competition found in defense, especially as captain Dante returns from suspension. But in the middle the Gym is reduced.
Nice and Rennes diminished
Morgan Schneiderlin (calf) will miss about a month of competition while Alexis Claude-Maurice’s season is already over after his operation on Thursday to reduce persistent pain in the fibula. On the Rennais side, the attacking sector creaks. The two wingers Sulemana and Doku remain forfeited, like defender Loïc Badé and goalkeeper Alfred Gomis. It is the young Dogan Alemdar who will be in the Breton goal.