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Rennes set for rotation in Europa League opener
Franck Haise is expected to shuffle his pack as Rennes begin their Europa League campaign away at Sturm Graz.
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team
Competition
Europa League
Fixture
Sturm Graz vs Rennes
When
Wednesday night
Venue
Away
What happened. Stade Rennais open their UEFA Europa League campaign with a trip to Sturm Graz on Wednesday night. Manager Franck Haise is expected to rotate his side for the fixture.
- Rennes begin their Europa League group phase away from home.
- Haise looks set to make changes to his starting lineup.
- Przemyslaw Frankowski is mentioned in the predicted XI.
Rennes will look to start their European campaign strongly despite the expected rotation.
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