Stade Rennais: Already two packages in Marseille for the shock
OM – Stade Rennais: While Olympique de Marseille hosts the SRFC this Sunday, Igor Tudor should be a composer without two summer recruits.
OM – SRFC: Two Marseille rookies on the flank against Rennes
Dauphin of PSG on goal difference, Olympique de Marseille is playing big this Sunday. OM face Stade Rennais for the 8th day of Ligue 1 Uber Eats. Sixth in the championship, the SRFC remains on a card against AJ Auxerre (5-0). Marseille won by a short header against Lille (2-1) on the last day. For this shock, Igor Tudor should composer without two summer recruits. Both arriving this summer, the defenders Éric Bailly and Samuel Gigot should miss this meeting. The Ivorian injured his thigh during Marseille’s defeat in the Champions League on Tuesday against Frankfurt (0-1). The player on loan from Manchester United should miss three weeks of competition according to The Team.
One last for Marseille before the truce
Author of the winning goal against LOSC, Gigot also suffers from a thigh injury. While the coach of Olympique de Marseille wanted to be reassuring about the situation of this other central defender, for the sports daily it is not the case. The national newspaper assures that the 28-year-old central defender will not be recovered from his injury in time. He should miss his second game in a row after the one against Frankfurt in the Champions League. In the absence of these two recruits, the OM coach should bet on Chancel Mbemba and Leonardo Balerdi.
Suspended against the Germans after his expulsion against Tottenham, the Congolese defender should find the eleven of Tudor. Note that this meeting between Marseille and Rennes will be the last before the next international break. Didier Deschamps called on two Marseillais for the matches against Austria and Denmark in the League of Nations. They are side Jonathan Clauss and midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi.