Larnaca are heading into the match on the back of a 3-2 defeat to Omonia in a Cyprus First Division fixture last Saturday, while the Ligue 1 outfit played out a 1-1 draw with Troyes a day later
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Rennes will kick off their 2022-23 Europa League campaign with a trip to Cyprus to take on AEK Larnaca in a Group B match on Thursday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 3-2 defeat to Omonia in a Cyprus First Division fixture last Saturday, while the Ligue 1 outfit played out a 1-1 draw with Troyes a day later. Rennes earned a spot in the group stages of Europe’s second tier club competition courtesy of securing a fourth place finish in the Ligue 1 last season, while Larnaca came through the qualifying rounds to reach this far.Â
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— AEK Larnaca (@AEKLARNACA) September 7, 2022
AEK Larnaca haven’t had a great beginning to their Cyprus First Division season, recording one draw and a defeat from their opening two games so far. The Green yellows kicked off their campaign with a goalless draw at Doxa before losing to Omonia last Saturday. Although Adam Gyurcso and Victor Olatunji leveled the score for Larnaca, Fotis Papoulis’ 85th-minute strike helped Omonia secure the win. Prior to the start of the league season, Larnaca had defeated Dnipro-1 5-1 on aggregate in the Europa League playoff tie last month.Â
Rennes, on the other hand, have had a mixed start to their Ligue 1 season, recording two wins, two draws and two defeats to be sitting at the ninth position in the standings. In their last match at Troyes, Ike Ugbo’s opener was canceled out by Baptiste Santamaria to share the spoils. Les Rouges et Noir are in the hunt for their first clean sheet of the season. Last season, Rennes managed to reach the last-16 stage of Europa League, where they were eliminated by Leicester City.
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Larnaca goalkeeper Andreas Paraskevas is sidelined with a cruciate ligament injury, therefore Piric is likely to occupy the goal. Tomovic and Gonzalez could form the central defensive-duo with Rosales and Garcia occupying the full-back positions. As for Rennes, Belgian winger Jeremy Doku is nursing a muscle injury, while Warmed Omari and Arnaud Kalimuendo are also occupying the medical room. Terrier is likely to lead the line with Sulemana and Bourigeaud in support.
AEK Larnaca probable starting lineup: Piric, Rosales, Tomovic, Gonzalez, Garcia, Ledes, Sajurjo, Faraj, Altman, Gyurcso, Olatunji
Rennes starting lineup: Mandanda, Traore, Rodon, Wooh, Meling, Majer, Santamaria, Ugochukwu, Bour, Terrier, Sulemana
The UEFA Europa League match between AEK Larnaca and Rennes will take place at AEK-Larnaca George Karapatakis on Thursday at 10:15 pm IST.
| AEK Larnaca vs Rennes | Key details |
| Date | September 8 |
| Venue | EK-Larnaca George Karapatakis |
| Kickoff time in Cyprus | 7:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in France | 6:45 pm |
For the football fans in India, the live telecast of the UEFA Europa League is available on the Sony Ten network. You can also live stream through SonyLIV App/ website. Besides, the supporters in Finland can watch the match between AEK Larnaca and Rennes on Cytavision on the Go and Cytavision Sports 3. Meanwhile, those in France can catch the live action via RMC Sport 2 and RMC Sport en direct .
