The head coach of the French "Rennes" Bruno Genesio told what he expects from the return match of his team with Shakhtar Donetsk in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, which will be held today in Rennes. Recall that the first meeting between the rivals ended in a 2-1 victory for the Pitmen.
"This is the playoffs, and we are well aware of what that means. The big danger of the return match is to show impatience. You have to know that you have 90 minutes or more to qualify.
Sunday's French championship match against Clermont (2-0) was not the best we've had in terms of quality and performance. But given the way it was won, this game should inspire us to play against Shakhtar.
Obviously, we will have to score two more goals than Shakhtar, but we also have to be smart enough not to risk our chances. Especially since our opponents are a team who regularly qualify for the Champions League. And this season they had very good matches against Real Madrid and Leipzig in the group stage of that tournament. They are a really good team, but we should definitely perform better than in the first match. The Clermont match should help us reach our goal. It will require emotion as well as intelligence and patience," Genesio said during the pre-match press conference.