The second leg of the Europa League Round of 16 between Rennes and AC Milan is scheduled for Thursday, February 22, at 7:45 p.m. at Rojon Park, live at the Pro Arena.
Rennes have an almost impossible mission to reverse their qualification fortunes ahead of AC Milan after going 0-3 on tour, but will be expected to try for a prestigious result against one of the world’s biggest teams.
Rennes reached this stage of the competition after finishing 2nd in Europa League Group F, in which they recorded the following results: 3-0 (a) and 3-0 (d) against Maccabi Haifa, 0-1 (d) and 2-3 (a) with Villarreal, 1-2 (d) and 3-1 (a) with Panathinaikos (Athens).
In Ligue 1, Julien Stéphane’s team is in 7th place after 22 games, with 34 points, five behind the Champions League, and in the last official match they won at home, in the championship, ahead of Clermont, score 3-1.
Rennes’ best performance in the Europa League is reaching the 1/8 finals in three tournaments: 2018-2019, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.
Milan are through to the Round of 16 of the Europa League after finishing 3rd in Group F of the Champions League, in which they had the following results: 0-0 (a) and 2-1 (d) with Newcastle United, 0-0 (d) and 1-3 (a) with Borussia Dortmund, 0-3 (d) and 2-1 (a) with Paris Saint-Germain.
In Serie A, Stefano Pioli’s side are in 3rd place after 25 matches with 52 points, 11 behind leaders Inter, who also have a game in hand, and come after a setback recorded in their last official game in championship to score 2-4 away from Monza.
Milan’s best Europa League results are the semi-finals in the 1971-72 (1-2 away and 1-1 at home to Tottenham) and 2022-2003 (0-4 away and 3-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund) seasons. ), each time under the name UEFA Cup.
The two teams have met just once, in the round of 16 of the current Europa League, when AC Milan beat Rennes 3-0 at the San Siro with goals from Loftus-Cheek (32, 47) and R. Leao (53).
Superbet offers odds of 1.50 on the X2 prediction: a draw or a win for the visitors in the main time of 90 minutes of the Rennes-Milan match.
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| Quota | 1.50 |
* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article
Source: Hot News
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