Paulo Fonseca
LilleJulien Stephan
Rennes
Meeting Highlights…INJURY REPORT
We have the players present on Thursday who will be there, with the return of Ivan Cavaleiro as well. The other absentees are still unavailable. Everyone is physically ready for tomorrow.
…ABOUT MATCH
It was important to win the last matches, but it passed. The players are totally focused for Rennes, a difficult match, we are 100% focused on it. Rennes is for me one of the individually strongest teams, especially offensively. Away, they are getting good results, with a draw in Paris. It will be difficult because the quality of Rennes is obvious.
…THE CREDIT
The credit goes to the training, to the work done with our young people, and to the players who work hard. It's easier for me when I know the work is good and the young players are ready. They have the qualities to play. Ayyoub for me, he is not a young person but he is a player on our team. But the others often work with us and I know them well.
Paulo Fonseca
Manager on Lille…INJURY REPORT
We have the players present on Thursday who will be there, with the return of Ivan Cavaleiro as well. The other absentees are still unavailable. Everyone is physically ready for tomorrow.
…ABOUT MATCH
It was important to win the last matches, but it passed. The players are totally focused for Rennes, a difficult match, we are 100% focused on it. Rennes is for me one of the individually strongest teams, especially offensively. Away, they are getting good results, with a draw in Paris. It will be difficult because the quality of Rennes is obvious.
…THE CREDIT
The credit goes to the training, to the work done with our young people, and to the players who work hard. It's easier for me when I know the work is good and the young players are ready. They have the qualities to play. Ayyoub for me, he is not a young person but he is a player on our team. But the others often work with us and I know them well.
Julien Stephan
Manager on Rennes…INJURY REPORT
There have been no changes apart from Désiré's suspension. Fabian Rieder, Enzo Le Fée and Nagida are still unavailable.
…LILLE
They're a very fit team, mature collectively, and last night they confirmed all the good things we thought about them. We're preparing for a big game, at European level. This opponent is the opposite of what we faced in our last match. Lille are a team that presses a lot, very aggressive with and without the ball in particular. They defend with a three-man midfield that plays in possession, and this hybrid approach is atypical of them. We'll have to show that we can do things and not be pressured.
…PREPARATION
The players were able to regenerate after that. We could see that the players were tired against Lorient, both physically and perhaps mentally. We were able to work on certain things afterwards with collective sessions. Now it's up to us to show what we can do against opponents who are in top form.