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  • Against Nice, the Rennais returned to the victory which they had not tasted since… the end of October.

  • A result obtained after a three-day greening in Marbella.

  • This success was acquired thanks to Mbaye Niang's first goal of the season.

“Five days of preparation and a few collective training sessions”: the recipe for the success found for Stade Rennais?

"We had freshness" and "it had been a long time since this had happened to us", admitted in any case the coach Julien Stéphan, after the three points obtained in Nice (0-1) this Sunday afternoon.

Returning from three days spent in Marbella, Spain, to go green after their pitiful elimination from the Champions League, the Rennes especially returned to victory.

They hadn't tasted it since… the end of October.

“The internship allowed us to breathe fresh air, to change air, to reconnect and find a new lease of life,” said left-back Adrien Truffert.

“We were able to reframe certain things.

We also got away from it all.

We wanted to find mental freshness, ”analyzed the coach after the meeting.

Result: "the players were available and dynamic on the field", he said, facing the Nice quickly overwhelmed.

"Collective mastery"

Thanks to this result, the Bretons are back to 8th place in Ligue 1 and will be able to consider the reception of Marseille, which is five points ahead, Wednesday, in good conditions.

"This victory is good," Julien Stéphan told the press, relieved.

We had been waiting for him for a while.

It's deserved, well built.

There was collective mastery, defensive solidity, good organization and a good general state of mind.

This match notably allowed Mbaye Niang to open his goal counter this season (28th), with the help of Adrien Truffert.

After Marbella, this trip to the Côte d'Azur will perhaps allow Stade Rennais to regain the top places in the standings.

Two months ago to the day, the club was leader of the championship.

And with what it showed in Nice, this team may well have the capacity to catch up.

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