All is not lost for Stade Rennais.
The Breton club can still dream of winning a European qualification.
Three days from the end, he is 7th in L1, two points behind Lens (5th) and OM (6th).
Beaten last weekend in Bordeaux (1-0), Bruno Genesio's men no longer have the right to make mistakes.
They have three meetings left so as not to end up with their beak in the water.
A sprint that starts this Sunday, at Roazhon Park, against PSG.
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Before this crucial meeting, as much for Rennes as for Paris, Florian Maurice confided in some media this Wednesday morning.
The Rennes technical director adopts a motivating speech and ensures that, even depending on the results of others, Rennes "can achieve something big".
Which PSG are you going to face on Sunday, knowing that they have just been eliminated in the Champions League and that they are in the fight for the title?
FLORIAN MAURICE.
I don't know what their reaction was after yesterday's elimination
(Editor's note: Tuesday)
.
It's a team that wants to win the championship.
Perhaps they will be vindictive.
But I am especially interested in what we are going to do.
We are all focused on this match and the others who will arrive behind (Monaco, Nîmes).
The reception of Paris is important.
We will approach it in the best way.
We remained on a good series before Bordeaux (5 wins, 1 draw).
I still note that the team responded very well despite the events, showing a very good state of mind on the second part of the match.
With this mindset, you can achieve something great.
Paris has already lost eight times in L1.
Why can Rennes beat this team?
Precisely, they have already lost eight times.
This means that they are capable of losing more.
During our Champions League campaign, we jostled big teams like Chelsea and Sevilla on certain sequences of play. In the league, we also cast doubt on Lyon at home.
This proves that we can compete with teams like PSG and win.
How do you approach this final sprint?
We are in the same arrangements as before the trip to Bordeaux.
We don't have the cards in hand, but what I know is that we have a huge desire to go and find Europe.
We will be dependent on the results of others, we know it, but we stay focused on ourselves.
We are still in the race.
It will take three big games.
It will be three Champions League matches or three finals.
It doesn't matter what you call it.
If Rennes finished 7th, would it be a failure?
We'll see the results at the end.
For now, I'm only focusing on the last three games.
What changes the absences of Camavinga and Nzonzi, both suspended Sunday evening?
It's always difficult to lose two international players like them.
But the group has already shown that it can respond to this type of match.
I am convinced that the players who will play on Sunday will perform well too.
Life without Camavinga or Nzonzi, is that what Rennes must prepare for next season?
I do not wish to express myself on what will happen next season.
We will talk about individual cases later.
The players are here today and I can tell you that the determination is general.
With hindsight, what do you think of Steven Nzonzi's expulsion to Bordeaux?
Cardboard is very severe.
It is an arbitration decision.
It seems disproportionate to me, but I won't go back over it.
We will see this evening what the disciplinary committee decides.
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Bruno Genesio recently launched Matthis Abline (18) and Lesley Ugochukwu (17).
After the loss of many young people like Georginio Rutter, who left for Hoffenheim last winter, should Rennes be forgiven?
I have nothing to be forgiven, neither does the club. The players make choices, and losing some young people is part of the life of a training club. Today others are integrated. We don't put them on just to put them on, it's not a matter of being forgiven for anything. We have made our training center a pillar. The idea is to move forward.