Julien Stéphan (Rennes coach)
: “(on the absences of Camavinga and Nzonzi) At the end of the match against Krasnodar, there was an anti-doping control.
There was a bit of frustration, and Steven (Nzonzi) made a moody gesture as he shot a bottle.
It got him a suspension match.
We had the decision at the start of the afternoon, after the last training session, just before taking off.
It is very regrettable and very penalizing for us, we will have to adapt.
It changes things.
We have other players ready, willing to play this game.
Different options can be considered, I will have to think in the evening and tonight to take the best possible option.
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(…) For our first experience in this competition, we knew that we would be an outsider almost everywhere.
We come to Seville to face this club with all of its European experience (Seville has won four of the last six C3, note).
(...) When we started this competition, we promised ourselves to play all the matches thoroughly, with maximum intensity from the first to the last minute.
We did it against Krasnodar, even though we didn't win the match.
But in the intensity, it was very good.
I expect the same from my players tomorrow (Wednesday) and at Chelsea.
We do not have a precise quantified objective, we will see where that will lead us. ”
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Serhou Guirassy (Rennes striker)
: “Sevilla, we know that it's a team that likes to have possession.
It's going to be a committed match.
But in our heads, we have to be ready to run.
We're not going to give them the ball easily, but we have to be ready to run.
(...) Champions League matches are more complicated than L1 matches most of the time.
But we prepare in the same way.
We always try to deliver a good performance, that doesn't change depending on the opponent.
(…) Nzonzi and Camavinga?
Their absence is detrimental for the whole team, they are important players.
But we have other good players, the whole team is ready to do the job. "
Remarks gathered at press conferences
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