They were full of confidence. Before facing Dynamo kyiv in the Europa League, Rennes won with style, and a great Arnaud Kalimuendo, in Strasbourg (1-3) this Saturday, during the 9th day of Ligue 1. With this success, the Bruno Genesio’s men provisionally take fifth place in the championship.
What you must remember
Mistreated in the game after a good start to the Strasbourg match, marked in particular by the disallowed goal of Kévin Gameiro (20th), the Bretons made the difference after the exclusion of Nyamsi, guilty of a big fault on Benjamin Bourigeaud (28th) . Arnaud Kalimuendo opened the scoring thanks to a good sequence of the left foot (39th). Rennes then worsened the score with the achievements of Martin Terrier (49th) and Amine Gouiri (61st).
Julien Stephan’s men then reduced the score on a penalty signed Habib Diallo (73rd). Strasbourg is the only elite team which has still not won a match since the start of the season (five draws, four defeats) and is now in 18th place in the standings.
The player: Arnaud Kalimuendo
The former Parisian has finally opened his counter in Ligue 1 with Rennes. And how ! He received the ball with his back to goal and then followed up with a half-volley with his left foot. “I was waiting for it, I felt good, I knew that I was confident, that I had come back well from my injury”, he analyzed at halftime at the microphone of Prime Video.
He also became the first player born in 2002 to reach the 20-goal mark in the 5 major European leagues. And the striker then turned into a decisive passer during the achievements of Martin Terrier and Amine Gouiri. A full match for the former PSG striker who can only give him confidence for the upcoming matches.
The sentence: “The leaders of French football prefer pedocrime to our way of supporting”
Meinau supporters have decided to show their dissatisfaction after the revelations of the Norwegian media Josimar about numerous sex scandals within the FFF. “The leaders of French football prefer pedocrime to our way of supporting. You are the dregs of humanity”, accuse the supporters. According to the Norwegian newspaper, the FFF would have covered several cases of sexual abuse of minors.
