Stade Rennais – Saint-Etienne: James and Blas starters, the official team compositions

Jorge Sampaoli retained his structure, and an eleven ultimately close to the one which lost in Lille (1-0 last week.

For his first on the bench at Roazhon Park, the Argentine coach decided to start Jordan James, who had made a convincing entry in Lille, and Ludovic Blas in the attacking trio, with Kalimuendo and Gouiri.

Jota, new collateral victim

They replace Kamara and Gronbaek respectively. For the rest, the eleven is identical. Assignon was preferred to Andres Gomez to play right piston. Truffert, back from suspension, also sees Nagida passing in front of him as a left piston.

For the second time in a row, Jota finds himself on the bench.

The teams

RENNES : Mandanda (cap) – Hateboer, Ostigard, Faye – Assignon, Matusiwa, James, Nagida – Blas, Kalimuendo, Gouiri

SAINT-ETIENNE : Larsonneur (cap) – Batubinsika, Ekwah, Abdelhamid – Appiah, Bouchouari, Mouton, Petrot – Cafaro, Sissoko, Davitashvili