- Since May 13, Benjamin Bourigeaud has found his teammates at Stade Rennais on the Piverdière grounds.
- “It's complicated not being able to play football properly, but there is an organization that has been made so that we can find the sensations. It feels good to be able to touch up a little ball! ", He judges.
- Despite the closed-door stadiums, the Stade Rennais midfielder is jealous of his Bundesliga counterparts, who have resumed this weekend.
He was one of the first Ligue 1 players to return to training after the containment was lifted. Since May 13, Benjamin Bourigeaud has found his friends on the grounds of La Piverdière. This weekend, he watched as much as the German championship resume. Despite the closed-door stadiums, the Stade Rennais midfielder has been jealous of his Bundesliga counterparts. “It looked like a friendly match. But as a player and competitor, we want to be in their place. We are footballers above all and our only desire is to play football again, "testified the Rennais in an interview with AFP.
This weekend, the world of football turned to the German championship, the only major to resume in this period of crisis. Besides Bayern's victory in Berlin or the slap received by Schalke 04 in Dortmund, it is above all the ability of the German league to resume its championship that has impressed. The French league has opted to stop the competition. “There are risks associated with the epidemic. There is a whole medical system, and the government, and the League, who decided to stop it. We have no choice, ”sums up the Rennes community.
"We shower at home"
A key element of Julien Stéphan's plan, the former Lensois is reputed to be a tireless player, constantly harassing his opponents. The coronavirus epidemic has calmed down. For two months, Benjamin Bourigeaud was confined. And the recovery then? “Usually we arrived in the morning, we all had lunch together, then we worked indoors all together and then went to the field all together. There it is different, it is in small groups. We arrive in the morning at the training center. There is a temperature measurement at the entrance to the center. We arrive already dressed, we leave dressed, we shower at home. It's complicated not being able to play football properly, but there is an organization that has been made so that we can find the sensations. It feels good to be able to touch up a little ball! Even if we still have no game, still no contact. ”
Third in the championship, Stade Rennais should at least play the preliminary rounds of the Champions League, or even integrate the group phase directly if the European competitions come to an end. "I don't know what tomorrow is made of. I do not know under what conditions we will resume. It's a bit vague but we are evolving day by day and we see what is happening and we organize ourselves to be able to resume in the best possible way, ”said the midfielder.
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