Contrasting destiny for the two French clubs this Thursday evening. While Rennes clinched their ticket to the Round of 16 by beating Dynamo kyiv in Krakow (0-1) thanks to a goal from Christopher Wooh, Nantes sank at home against Freiburg (0-4).
Rennes provided the essentials
Proof that the Bretons are starting to take the lead on the international scene, they won tonight’s meeting through experience. A week after the victory at Roazhon Park (2-1), they once again overcame Dynamo kyiv, this time in Krakow, Poland, after a match that was once again quite close. It is a third victory in four games in this group B.
The solidity of the Ukrainians did not make the task easy and Bruno Génésio’s men relied on a set piece, a corner kick struck by Bourigeaud and taken over by Christopher Wooh (48th), his first goal in red and black. Rennes then failed to make the break but released a lot of serenity to keep the result despite some scares on the goals of Steve Mandanda. At the same time, Fenerbahçe defeated Larnaca, which allows the Bretons to qualify for the 16th finals!
Nantes sank
It was difficult to predict the final score seeing the good start to the match of FC Nantes. The teammates of Ludovic Blas, in legs this evening, returned to their game with good intentions but were really not successful. They hit the uprights twice, first on a header from Moussa Sissoko (12th), then on a long shot from Corchia. Realistically, the Germans took advantage of a center badly repelled by Lafont (25th) to take the lead at the break.
In the second period, Antoine Kombouaré’s men came back eager but did not find the fault and were punished on the counter by Gregoritsch, clinical (71st). They then completely lost their footing, chaining errors and conceding two new goals by Schade (81st) and Jeong (87th). The Canaries were looking for reassurance after six games without a win but suffered a new humiliation on Thursday evening after the rout in Rennes last weekend (3-0 defeat). Very worrying.