Comments Rennes vs Shakhtar Donetsk: Difficult to turn the situation around

Rennes played hard in the first leg of the Champions League playoff knockout round against Shakhtar Donetsk. However, the French team still had to suffer with a 1-2 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk and lost in the race for tickets to the 1/8 round of the European Cup.

Back to the second leg, Rennes must win at all costs to be able to turn the game around or at least 1 win to bring Shakhtar Donetsk to extra time.

In theory, coach Génésio's team is the dominant player when playing at home. But unfortunately, Rennes did not have a good preparation in terms of form and the fans were not too confident that the French team would turn the tide.

Remember, the representative team of Ligue 1 has just lost 5 of the last 7 matches in all competitions. Particularly in the European C2 Cup, Rennes has also just had a 3-match streak without knowing the smell of victory.

Unlike the opponent, Shakhtar Donetsk played stably with an unbeaten streak of 5 matches and investors can rest assured to choose.

- Rennes: Mandanda; Spence, Omori, Belocian, Meiling; Bourigeaud, Majer, Santamaria, Toko Ekambi; Gouri, Kalimuendo.

- Shakhtar Donetsk: Trubin; Konoplya, Bondar, Matvienko, Mykhaylichenko; Stepanenko; Zubkov, Bondarenko, Sudakov, Kryskiv; Traore.