Lille receives Stade Rennais this evening for the first day of Ligue 1. Despite the arrivals of Lihadji, Botman, Yilmaz and David, LOSC is about to cede its central defender Gabriel to Arsenal and has sold Victor Osimhen to Naples for more of 80 million euros. Christophe Galtier will therefore have to deal with his new nugget Jonathan David recruited on August 11 for 27 million euros, and who has already scored a goal against Brest in a friendly on August 16 in Lille (1-2). The Canadian forward is eagerly awaited this season. His Nigerian predecessor having scored 18 goals in all competitions last season, it would be better if the Brooklyn native followed in the footsteps of Victor Osimhen, him the most expensive rookie in LOSC history.
The championship first
3rd last season, Rennes will play the Champions League this season. The Bretons will begin their European campaign towards the end of next October. But before that, Julien Stéphan and his players will have to tackle their championship which begins this Saturday to confirm their position as future European: " The championship is our daily bread, it is what allows us to live matches European Cup, that's what allowed us to qualify for the Champions League. So before thinking about this magnificent competition, we will have to think of the championship and only the championship, ”explained the Rennes coach. And not against anyone, the Bretons go to Stade Pierre Mauroy. Christophe Galtier's Men have every intention of showing that despite their ups and downs (3 losses, 2 wins) they intend to play the leading roles this season and the Rennes coach is aware of this: “Start with Lille, it's also forcing yourself to be 100% from the start, because if you're not 100% against that opponent, things can't go well ”. Distanced one point from Rennes last season and therefore in the Europa League, following the interruption of the championship, Lille will be keen to show the Bretons that their place should be in C1.
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