The Men's First Team are back in UEFA Europa League action, this time taking on French side Rennes on Matchday 3 of the League Phase.
The Bianconeri have performed well in the Europa League so far, beating NEC 5-0 and Celta Vigo 2-1. Luciano Spalletti's side will now hope to add another three points to their tally.
Rennes have also made a positive start, drawing 0-0 with Sturm Graz before beating OFI 2-1 on Matchday 2. Ahead of Thursday night's action, let's take a look at the last time Juventus beat Rennes.
Gallery | UEFA Europa League | Celta Vigo-Juventus
Juventus have only faced Rennes twice in competitive action, and they were the two legs of their UEFA Intertoto Cup final in August 1999.

#europa

The Men's Team are searching for a third successive UEFA Europa League win when they host Rennes on Matchday 3 of the League Phase.
The match is set to take place at 18:45 CEST at the Allianz Stadium on Thursday, October 22.
Here are all the TV details you will need.
Juventus vs Rennes will be shown on Sky Sports 253, Sky Go Italia, Sky Sport Uno and NOW TV.
Juventus vs Rennes will be shown in the United Kingdom on TNT Sports 5, HBO Max and NOW TV.

#league #team #europa #matchday

Sturm Graz and Rennes face off this Wednesday at the Stadion Graz-Liebenau in UEFA Europa League. Sturm Graz mark their 16th participation in the competition, whilst Rennes go into their 9th.
Last time out, Sturm Graz triumphed 2-1 against LASK Linz (Austrian Bundesliga Grunddurchgang 2026/27). In their last game, Rennes won 1-0 against Marseille (Ligue 1 2026/27).
Emran Soglo - Hamstring Injury
Axel Kayombo - No Eligibility
Szymon Wlodarczyk - No Eligibility

#last #wednesday

Rennes and Sevilla maintained their promising starts in Ligue 1 and La Liga, Fiorentina got its first win in Serie A, and Schalke beat Union Berlin 3-1 in a Bundesliga match where the referee was replaced on Friday.
Both teams had just one point after their first two Bundesliga matches but newly promoted Schalke went home happiest thanks in part to a fine goalkeeping display from player of the match Loris Karius.
Robin Gosens opened the scoring for Schalke with an angled volley and Aouchiche doubled their lead moments after the break with a superbly taken strike.
Karius held Berlin at bay for much of the second period and though he could not stop Tim Skarke from scoring in the sixth minute of added time, Maximilian Wober restored Schalke's two-goal lead with almost the last kick of the game.
The match was notable for the substitution of referee Timo Gerach early in the second half. Gerach complained of a sore calf and was replaced by fourth official Jarno Wienefeld, an experienced Bundesliga 2 referee who took charge of his first top tier game.

#schalke #referee #berlin

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Adrien Thomasson's second-half goal is enough for Rennes to secure a third straight win to go top of Ligue 1. Meanwhile, Bruno Genesio's Marseille woes deepened with a third consecutive loss.
The Match
Marseille returned to Rennes' Roazhon Park for the first time since the infamous dressing room brawl between Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe. So much has changed since for Les Phocéens, including the manager with Bruno Genesio making his return in Brittany after coaching Les Rouge et Noir between 2021 and 2023. Both teams were on opposite momentums. Rennes were targeting top spot whereas Marseille looked to avert a third straight Ligue 1 loss.
Still, Marseille put on a good show in the first half, playing with the handbrake off but without losing team structure. Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg pulled the strings from midfield, and Marseille's wide men put Rennes on the backfoot. Up front, the hosts were toothless. The attackers looked like they played together for the first time, leaving Estéban Lepaul in no man's land.

#first #adrien #bruno

Angers and Rennes clash this Sunday at the Stade Raymond-Kopa on Match Day three of the Ligue 1.
Angers have won 3 points to date and are placed in 9th position. Last time out, Stéphane Gilli's team triumphed 1-3 against Auxerre (Ligue 1 2026/27).
Rennes currently have 4 points and lie in 5th position. In their last match, Franck Haise's team prevailed 3-2 against Le Mans (Ligue 1 2026/27).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Rennes winning 2-1.
Angers: Anthony Lopes, Carlens Arcus, Jordan Lefort, Ousmane Camara, Joseph Kalulu, Branco van den Boomen, Yassin Belkhdim, Jim Allevinah, Anthony Bermont, Amine Sbai, Amine El Ouazzani

#last

The Europa League draw has also been completed and has given us some highlights for this season. You can find out which matches you can look forward to in our overview.
Bayer Leverkusen: Olympique Marseille (H), Olympique Lyon (A), RB Salzburg (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), NK Celje (H), Lech Poznan (A), Besiktas (H), OF Iraklion (A).
Benfica Lisbon: AZ Alkmaar (H), AC Milan (A), Celtic Glasgow (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Lech Poznan (H), Omonia Nicosia (A), OF Iraklion (H), NEC Nijmegen (A).
Juventus Turin: Real Sociedad (H), Alkmaar (A), Stade Rennes (H), Ferencvaros (A), Omonia (H), Celta Vigo (A), NEC Nijmegen (H), Hapoel Beer Sheva (A).
Olympique Lyon: Bayer Leverkusen (H), Real Sociedad (A), Union Saint-Gilloise (H), Anderlecht (A), Crystal Palace (H), Jagiellonia (A), Lillestrøm (H), TSG Hoffenheim (A).

#olympique #lech

Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais and Stade Rennais now know what lies ahead.
The draw for the Europa League league phase delivered its verdict on Friday afternoon in Monaco. The three French clubs involved in the competition now know their eight opponents.
OM and OL will both go head-to-head with one of the overwhelming favorites for this edition: Bayer Leverkusen. A daunting common denominator!
Marseille will also have to navigate tricky away trips to Celtic Glasgow and Beşiktaş.
Rennes will take on the other giant of the competition: Juventus.

#head

PSG have given Ousmane Demebele a game off, but it's purely to get him fresh rather than because of an injury.
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PSG have announced that Ousmane Dembele won't be in the squad to face Lille on Friday night.
In fact, the forward has not been training this week. He's been given a break by manager Luis Enrique, who subbed the forward off for Ferran Torres at half time in the draw against Rennes on Sunday.
Luis Enrique watches PSG from the touchline. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

#talk #Google #dembele

Luis Enrique raised some eyebrows last night when he took Ousmane Dembele off at half time of PSG's draw with Rennes.
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PSG came back from 2-0 down in the second half against Rennes last night to draw 2-2 in their opening game of the Ligue 1 season.
After the game, manager Luis Enrique was asked about the most eye-catching decision he made – hauling off star man Ousmane Dembele at half time to bring on Ferran Torres, who scored twice after the break.
"That's how football is. PSG hasn't won anything yet this season. If you dwell on what you've already won in the past, you won't win anything else. To me, the most important thing is that there's no gifts," the Asturian coach said.

#dembele #night #time

Tension at the Metropolitano after the boos aimed at Julián Álvarez headline a matchday in which FC Barcelona showed overwhelming dominance against Elche, Mourinho stepped in amid the 'Vinicius case', and Ligue 1 witnessed Ferran Torres' instant resurrection in Paris. On top of that, the transfer market is delivering dramatic twists just days before the deadline.
The atmosphere among the Atlético faithful is reaching boiling point. Atlético de Madrid fans showed strong disapproval toward Julián Álvarez after he made clear his intention to leave the club. After the final whistle against Villarreal, boos echoed around the stands, and the forward headed alone to the dressing room by decision of the club hierarchy to avoid further incidents.
The reigning champion kicked off LaLiga by laying down the law with an emphatic 0-5 win. In a brilliant attacking display, Raphinha and Fermín led the team with a brace each, joined by Adeyemi opening his account as a Barça scorer. A standout cameo from debutant Gordon in just 20 minutes put the finishing touch on an imposing start.
José Mourinho has spoken out after the controversial incidents in Cornellá. The Real Madrid coach publicly defended the Brazilian attacker, taking command within the Madrid dressing room and trying to ease the external pressure once again closing in on his biggest star.
He came, he saw, he conquered. Ferran Torres enjoyed a dream start in Ligue 1, rescuing PSG from the brink against Rennes. After trailing 0-2 at half-time, the Spanish forward took control in an extraordinary second half and scored a crucial brace to level the match.

#lvarez

Bradley Barcola has been left out of another Paris Saint-Germain squad as the France international continues to be linked with a move to Liverpool and ****** nal. The 23-year-old was not involved in PSG's victory over Aston Villa in the Super Cup or the defeat to Lens in the French Super Cup and has been left out of Luis Enrique's 21-man squad for their Ligue 1 opener against Rennes.
Liverpool are in the market for a winger they and PSG remain far apart in their valuations of Barcola, with the Champions League winners wanting £145m. Liverpool have also been linked with PSG's 18-year-old forward Ibrahim Mbaye, who like Barcola is not part of the squad to face Rennes on Sunday. ****** nal, meanwhile, want to strengthen the left side of their attack and were recently explored a move for Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz.
Barcola faces an uncertain future at PSG, who are demanding £145m for him (PA)
Barcola has played a role in PSG's back-to-back Champions League ****** les under Enrique but faces an uncertain future after the European champions strengthened their attack this summer. PSG have signed three attackers this summer in Spain's World Cup winner Ferran Torres from Barcelona, Belgian winger Mika Godts from Ajax and France international Maghnes Akliouche from Marseille.
All three of PSG's new attacking signings are in the squad to face Rennes as the French champions begin their Ligue 1 ****** le defence. With PSG also retaining the services of Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue, opportunities for Barcola appear limited but Liverpool first need PSG to come down from their £145m valuation for the winger as they look to replace Mohamed Salah.

#barcola #left

Paris Saint-Germain enter the season with the expectation that they should lift their sixth Ligue 1 ******* le in a row. However, this week hasn't been ideal preparation for the campaign. On Sunday, a defeat to RC Lens in the Trophée des Champions was followed by the news that the Parc des Princes was unusable for their opening game against Stade de Rennais, meaning this match would have to take place in Rennes.
Luis Enrique would be without Nuno Mendes for this game due to his suspension after he picked up a red card in the loss to Lens. This meant that summer signing Lucas Digne would be back in the starting line-up for tonight.
L'Équipe expects that Digne will be alone among the new recruits, with the rest of the high-profile summer signings: Maghnes Akliouche, Mika Godts, and Ferran Torres on the bench.
Matvey Safonov; Lucas Digne, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos, Achraf Hakimi; João Neves, Vitinha, Warren Zaïre-Emery; Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué. (L'Éq)
GFFN | Nick Hartland

#digne

PSG kick off their Ligue 1 campaign away at Rennes on Sunday at Roazhon Park.
The reigning champions arrive after mixed early results. PSG began August on a high by winning the UEFA Super Cup, beating Aston Villa 2–1, but their momentum stalled with a 1–0 loss to RC Lens in the Trophée des Champions. Over their last five games the team has recorded two wins, two draws and one defeat, leaving manager Luis Enrique keen to find more consistency in domestic play.
Enrique starts the **** le defence with a deep and mostly fit squad, though he must adapt tactically because of an early suspension in defence.
Left-back Nuno Mendes is sidelined after receiving a red card in the Trophée des Champions, so new signing Lucas Digne is expected to step in.
Captain Marquinhos returns to the starting lineup to lead the defence alongside Willian Pacho.

#champions #roazhon #park

Liverpool targets Bradley Barcola (23) and Ibrahim Mbaye (18) are not expected to make PSG's matchday squad for their Ligue 1 opener against Rennes, according to Onze Mondial. The pair also sat out last week's Trophée des Champions against RC Lens. Both Barcola and Mbaye are expected to leave Les Parisiens in the final days of this summer transfer window. The France international is Liverpool's priority target to reinforce up front with talks reportedly making slow progress with the back-to-back UEFA Champions League winners.
Both Barcola and Mbaye took part in PSG's training session on Saturday, but they won't make Sunday's trip to Brittany. PSG were initially poised to host Rennes at Parc des Princes, but the ground's pitch has been hit with a fungal infection. The game will therefore be played at Roazhon Park. However, it remains to be seen whether PSG will host the return leg as Ligue 1.
GFFN | Bastien Cheval

#barcola #rennes #host #Liverpool

That's it, Ligue 1 is back! This Friday evening, OM host Strasbourg at the Vélodrome for a highly unpredictable clash between two clubs that lost key players over the summer.
To mark the start of the new league season, we're offering you a look at Opta's predictions for the final Ligue 1 **** le race.
Unsurprisingly, PSG are way out in front with a 67.4% chance of winning the league, followed by Lens (9.7%), Lyon (4.4%), Lille (4.2%), Monaco (3.3%), Marseille (3.2%) and Rennes (2.7%).
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Coventry's new signing, the former Angers wonderkid still has some serious progress to make in English.

#strasbourg #lens #monaco #marseille

Having spent the last season on loan at Leicester City, Jordan James (22) has once again returned to the EFL Championship, this time signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
James joined Stade Rennais from Birmingham City for a reported €5m fee back in the summer of 2024. However, the Wales international has struggled for game time at Roazhon Park. He has made just 25 appearances for the Breton club. Last season, he spent the season out on loan at Leicester City. The season ended in a failure and a relegation to League One.
Once again, James has been loaned out to a club relegated from the Premier League, Wolves. The Welsh midfielder has joined the club on a season-long loan deal from Rennes. His move to Molineux also includes the option to make the move permanent at the end of the campaign, as confirmed by the English club in Wednesday's press release.
GFFN | Luke Entwistle

#james #club #league #once

Paris St-Germain have been forced to move their opening Ligue 1 game after the summer's "exceptional heatwaves" left their Parc des Princes pitch "severely damaged".
The French champions had been due to start their ***** le defence against Rennes in the capital on Sunday, but the fixture will be reversed and held in Brittany instead.
Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) officials said an ***** sment of the pitch in Paris "did not allow the match to be played under satisfactory conditions, particularly with regard to the safety and physical integrity of the players".
PSG say they will replace the pitch at the Parc des Princes before their next home fixture against Monaco on 4 September.
The club said they "fully understand the inconvenience caused by this change" but stressed it was an "exceptional situation".

#pitch #french

Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed Wales midfielder Jordan James on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.
The 26-times capped international returns to the Midlands almost two years on from leaving boyhood club Birmingham City for French Ligue 1 club Rennes in a reported £4m deal.
James spent last season back in England on loan in the East Midlands at Leicester City. But, despite his 11 goals from midfield, helping him to be voted player of the season, the Foxes were relegated to League One.
James featured 24 times for Rennes in 2024-25 across all competitions while in the Brittany capital.
"Jordan is a box-to-box midfielder, with a lot of quality, and knows the Championship well which is important for us," head coach Cesar Peixoto told Wolves' website.

#james #midfielder

We're now only a matter of days away from the proper stuff starting in the Premier League, so we thought we'd grab a chat with our marra from the Sunderland Echo, Phil Smith! On today's show:
The Lads chat about Sunderland's performance against Rennes, and how it should set us up nicely for the week ahead…
Has Chris Rigg forced himself into the reckoning?
We chat about the Dayann Methalie deal that seems close to getting across the line, and what Sunderland's next priority in the transfer window should be…
Ipswich on Saturday… are we feeling confident?

#smith

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris says his side "imposed ourselves well" to come from a goal down and beat Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes 2-1 in their final pre-season friendly at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
The Black Cats trained 1-0 to a first-half penalty but dominated the second period, turned the game around through goals from Brian Brobbey and Trai Hume.
"It was a good second half performance - in line with our standards," Le Bris.
"Rennes are a good team, as expected. They're good with the ball and good under pressure.
"We made it a bit easy for them in the first half.

#good #half

Inter Milan have completed the signing of Djed Spence from Tottenham Hotspur, with the defender agreeing a five-year contract with the Serie A champions.
The 26-year-old has joined Inter for a reported fee of around €30 million (£25.6m), bringing his four-year spell in north London to an end. Spence will remain at San Siro until June 2031.
Spence arrived at Tottenham from Middlesbrough in 2022 and went on to make 85 appearances for the club. He played an important role in their Europa League triumph during the 2024-25 campaign, while making 44 appearances across all competitions last season.
His future at Spurs had been uncertain despite manager Roberto De Zerbi previously expressing a desire to keep him. The emergence of Pedro Porro, who recently signed a new contract, alongside the arrival of Andy Robertson from Liverpool, increased competition for places in defence.
Spence has also gained experience outside England, spending time on loan with Rennes, Leeds United and Genoa.

#Inter #TOTTENHAM #appearances #djed

Couldn't get near what was a great penalty and only had a few soft shots to deal with, although their was a wide open shot very early on that should have hit the target. Showed how good he is with his feet early into the game when he skilfully turned the press.
Played a more traditional right back role today and did well defensively, although the team had a little less control in the first half as a result. Still popped up with another goal, passing home from eight yards out via a set piece.
Was heavily involved in the game, had multiple shots when up for set pieces and defended well off the ball but there were a couple of dodgy moments. Bursting out of defence early, he lost the ball and was lucky to see a lob go wide, then gave away a sloppy penalty.
Had a relatively easy game defensively, although had to be alert with a dangerous cross that he managed to head over from close range. Played some great ****** out of defence today and put in a brilliant cross that Reinildo could only steer wide.
Shut out any threat down his side and put in some great recovery tackles when Rennes were threatening. Also got into some great positions going forward, overlapped for Talbi and a good shot was deflected wide, just missed when he got onto the end of O'Nien's cross then forced a brilliant save from Samba from a Rigg cross.

#wide #cross #played

Olympique de Marseille have reached an agreement in principle with Real Sociedad over the departure of Nayef Aguerd (30), according to Foot Mercato.
Aguerd is set to return to the Basque club on an initial loan deal which will include an option to buy. Negotiations accelerated rapidly on Friday evening after Real Sociedad moved to bring back the Morocco international, who previously spent the 2024/25 campaign on loan in San Sebastián.
The 30-year-old is understood to have quickly given his approval to the move, attracted by the prospect of returning to familiar surroundings and playing Europa League football under Pellegrino Matarazzo.
Aguerd only joined Marseille permanently last summer in a deal worth around €23m but has become one of the players OM are prepared to sacrifice as they look to reduce their wage bill and raise funds during the transfer window.
The former Stade Rennais defender had also attracted concrete interest from Al-Sadd, while Rennes explored the possibility of bringing him back before the expiry of a €15m release clause at the end of July.

#real #attracted

English defender Charlie Cresswell has joined Stade Rennes on a five-year contract.
The former England youth international left Leeds United for Toulouse in the summer of 2023 after having come through the academy at the West Yorkshire side.
The Preston-born player spent two seasons with Toulouse, featuring 66 times in total scoring eight goals and making five ****** ists. He has now made the swap to Rennes where he has signed until 2031.
"There's been a lot of talk about my signing with Rennes these past few weeks," Cresswell said on joining Les Rouge et Noirs.
"Finally arriving here and making this project a reality is fantastic. I'm really very happy. I had two wonderful years in Toulouse, I couldn't have hoped for better, but football is cyclical and the prospect of playing in European competition was a very good reason. The club has an interesting project and I think it will be an excellent team this year. I hope we'll achieve great things."

#toulouse #making #project

Rennes qualified for European football last season, which was a big improvement on the 10th and 12th-place finishes in the two seasons prior. How would you summarise last season and how it went for the club?
Those two seasons you mention were very bad, but the previous six were very good and Rennes were in Europe every time.
The new sporting director Loïc Désiré did a very good job last summer and had very good ideas, like bringing in Esteban Lepaul, who finished as Ligue 1's top goalscorer.
But, last season, there were a few phases; sometimes they were very good, then very bad. It was complicated in the beginning with the coach Habib Beye because some of the players in the squad really did not like him.
Some big names like Brice Samba and Seko Fofana had problems with Beye personally. He struggled, but he had his good moments, too.

#rennes #european

One final 'Summer Series' outing, one final pre -season run out in the States before a return to Europe and another encouraging display for Regis Le bris before attention turns to Lens and Stade Rennes in our final pre-season tests.
The team news provided the first talking point of the evening, with Robin Roefs replacing Melker Ellborg for his first appearance after returning from the World Cup, as well as Habib Diarra and Noah Sadiki coming in for Alan Browne and Enzo Le Fée with Le Fée missing out with a knock — hopefully just a precaution.
Wrexham, meanwhile, made seven changes to their side that narrowly lost to Liverpool, with commentators suggesting that the team was expected to be close to that which will start against Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup next weekend.
From the first whistle Sunderland looked sharper, quicker and a far more cohesive unit.
The first chance arrived inside the first couple of minutes, when Trai Hume clipped a lovely ball down the line for Diarra, whose cut back found the oncoming Romaine Mundle. However, good pressure from the defender meant Mundle sliced his effort wide on his weaker foot.

#diarra #season

Bayer Leverkusen striker Martin Terrier (29) could make a return to Ligue 1 after leaving Rennes for Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen two years ago, according to a report from Foot Mercato. The French player, uncapped at international level, only scored seven goals in 44 games played with the Werkself. Terrier's spell in Germany has been marred by injuries, including an Achilles tear last year.
Terrier still has three years of contract left with Bayer Leverkusen, but the perspective of returning to France appeals to him. The 29-year-old is reportedly in talks with his former club, Rennes, where he spent three remarkable campaigns. Les Bretons could be in need of further attacking options with Switzerland international Breel Embolo attracting interest.
But Rennes are not the only Ligue 1 club courting Terrier. Marseille, who will compete in the UEFA Europa League, like Rennes, are also interested in signing the former Lyon and Strasbourg forward. Current Marseille manager Bruno Genesio notably coached Terrier during his peak years at Rennes, between 2021 and 2023. Marseille also need at least one striker following the exits of both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mason Greenwood.
GFFN | Bastien Cheval

#leverkusen #marseille #years #striker

Jeremy Jacquet is currently getting to know his new Liverpool teammates, including one who the French defender humorously described as 'off his head'.
The 21-year-old officially completed his move from Rennes at the start of July, with the deal having been agreed five months previously, and has been training with Andoni Iraola's squad in the United States on their pre-season tour.
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He could make his first matchday appearance for the Reds tonight when they take on Sunderland in Nashville, and he's now had a good couple of weeks with many of his new teammates (other than those who've yet to come back from their World Cup involvement).
In an interview with liverpoolfc.com, Jacquet namechecked some of the players with whom he's spoken the most, including one whose charisma has been particularly striking.

#teammates

Liverpool have managed to get two big deals over the line so far this summer.
Jeremy Jacquet’s signature was put in place back in winter but the move which takes him from Rennes to Anfield for £60m has now been completed.
Richard Hughes struck an opportunistic deal for Victor Munoz - who arrives on a £34m deal from Osasuna. Another player - Ifeanyi Ndukwe - has also been registered with the centre-back moving from Austria Vienna.
But Andoni Iraola’s side remain short on players in key positions. Right-back is shaping up to be an issue once again.
Conor Bradley is not expected to be fit anytime soon following a leg injury suffered in January and last season midfielders were asked to fill in.

#rennes