The competition match between Lille and Stade Rennais, the current numbers four and three of the Ligue1, seems to be an important match in the battle for third place. After 22 rounds of play, Lille is six points behind Stade Rennais and in the event of a defeat, the team of Christophe Galtier seems to have to give up in the battle for a place in the top three.
Lille:
Lille was barely impressed in away games this season, but last weekend Christophe Galtier’s team finally did good business in an away game. After a weak first half, les Dogues, who lost 2-1 in the eighth finals of the Coupe de France to fourth division team SAS Épinal, went into halftime by 1-0, but by goals from Gabriel and Victor Osimhen. In the final phase, Galtier’s team managed to return home with three points. As both Montpellier and Olympique Lyonnais lost points, Les Dogues even climbed to fourth place in the rankings, but with just one win in the last four league games, Lille’s performance remains worrying.
Mike Maignan kept his goal clean against RC Strasbourg in the second half, but the goalkeeper of les Dogues was not always successful this season. In no less than half of the league games this season, Maignan had to face a goal in the second half. This seems mainly due to the fact that, although Galtier has a qualitatively strong selection, his selection is not equally broad in every line. Galtier has been appealing to the same sixteen players all season, but last transfer period a potential basic player was reached with Nicolás Gaitán. The former player of Benfica and Atlético Madrid, however, does not seem to be solving the defensive problems of his new team, but probably that he will provide extra scoring power.
Stade Rennais:
A week ago, Stade Rennais visited Angers in the eighth finals of the Coupe de France in the final phase to give away a 3-1 lead to still win 5-4 after an extension, and the necessary goals against Nantes also won the necessary goals. . After ninety minutes of play Les Rouges et Noirs were still 2-1 behind in their own home, but thanks to goals from Benjamin Bourigeaud and Raphinha in the injury time, the team of Julien Stéphan managed to win 3-2 and so in third place. defend the competition. With a new victory on Tuesday evening, les Rouges et Noirs will at least temporarily take over second place from Olympique Marseille, while Stéphan’s team will certainly remain in third place in the event of a draw or draw.
Stade Rennais did good business on the transfer market last month in the hunt for a European ticket. With Steven N’Zonzi, the team got an experienced midfielder who had been sidelined in recent months due to injury oath at the Turkish Galatasaray, who hired him from AS Roma. N’Zonzi is in any case rented until the end of the season with the option for another year and the French midfielder brings with it the necessary international experience. In the service of the Spanish Seville he already won the Europa League and a year and a half ago he became world champion soccer with France, so with the winning mentality it is good for the defending midfielder.
