2018–19 Stade Rennais F.C. season

Rennes
2018–19 season
Chairman	Olivier Létang
Manager	Sabri Lamouchi (until 3 Dec 2018); Julien Stephan (from 3 Dec 2018)
Stadium	Roazhon Park
Ligue 1	10th
Coupe de France	Winners
Coupe de la Ligue	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; M'Baye Niang (11); All: ; M'Baye Niang (14)
Highest home attendance	29,205 vs. Paris Saint-Germain (23 September 2018)
Lowest home attendance	19,300 vs. Angers (18 August 2018)

The 2018–19 Stade Rennais F.C. season was the 117th professional season of the club since its creation in 1901. During this campaign the club competed in the following competitions: Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, UEFA Europa League. In 2018-19, Rennes competed in the European competition for the first time since 2008-09, when the club made the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Cup. This time around the club enjoyed greater success, reaching the Round of 16.[1]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ALG	Mehdi Zeffane
3	DF	FRA	Damien Da Silva
4	DF	MOZ	Mexer
6	MF	SWE	Jakob Johansson
7	FW	SEN	Ismaïla Sarr
8	MF	FRA	Clément Grenier
9	FW	FRA	Theoson Siebatcheu
10	MF	FRA	Rafik Guitane
11	FW	SEN	M'Baye Niang (on loan from Torino)
12	MF	FRA	James Lea Siliki
14	MF	FRA	Benjamin Bourigeaud
15	DF	ALG	Ramy Bensebaini
16	GK	SEN	Abdoulaye Diallo
18	FW	FRA	Hatem Ben Arfa (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	FRA	Gerzino Nyamsi
21	MF	FRA	Benjamin André (captain)
22	MF	FRA	Romain Del Castillo
23	MF	FRA	Adrien Hunou
24	DF	GUF	Ludovic Baal
26	DF	FRA	Jérémy Gelin
27	DF	MLI	Hamari Traoré
28	MF	FRA	Denis-Will Poha
29	DF	FRA	Romain Danzé
30	GK	LTU	Edvinas Gertmonas
35	MF	FRA	Nicolas Janvier
36	DF	FRA	Namakoro Diallo
40	GK	CZE	Tomáš Koubek

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	FRA	Faitout Maouassa (on loan to Nîmes)
—	MF	FRA	Stéphane Diarra (on loan to Le Mans)
—	FW	SEN	Diafra Sakho (on loan to Bursaspor)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRA	Armand Laurienté (on loan to Orléans)
—	FW	FRA	Jordan Tell (on loan to Orléans)
—	FW	ESP	Brandon Thomas (on loan to Osasuna)

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Reims	38	13	16	9	39	42	−3	55
9	Nîmes	38	15	8	15	57	58	−1	53
10	Rennes	38	13	13	12	55	52	+3	52	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
11	Strasbourg	38	11	16	11	58	48	+10	49	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
12	Nantes	38	13	9	16	48	48	0	48

Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Most goals scored in single league match; 10) Fairplay ranking.[2]
Notes:

Rennes qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de France.
Strasbourg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	13	12	55	52	+3	52	8	7	4	27	18	+9	5	6	8	28	34	−6

Last updated: 24 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by match

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	D	D	D	W	W
Position	15	12	13	6	9	13	17	16	11	11	14	12	12	13	14	13	10	8	8	8	9	10	9	7	11	9	10	8	8	10	11	11	11	11	13	12	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2019. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

11 August 2018 1	Lille	3–1	Rennes	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mothiba 45' Pépé 54' Bamba 68' Dabila 88'	Report	Grenier 43'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 25,708 Referee: Willy Delajod

18 August 2018 2	Rennes	1–0	Angers	Rennes
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gelin 58' Sarr 81'	Report	Kanga 43' Fulgini 90+3'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 19,300 Referee: Olivier Thual

26 August 2018 3	Marseille	2–2	Rennes	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kamara 20' Ocampos 54' Bensebaini 72' (o.g.)	Report	Bourigeaud 38' (pen.) Sarr 45+1' André 90'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,525 Referee: Antony Gautier

2 September 2018 4	Rennes	2–0	Bordeaux	Rennes
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	André 12' Bensebaini 16'	Report	Poundjé 49' Lerager 55' Sankharé 60'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 23,817 Referee: Benoît Bastien

14 September 2018 5	Nice	2–1	Rennes	Nice
19:00	Hérelle 40' Dante 60' Attal 74' Saint-Maximin 77' Tameze 79' Lees-Melou 89'	Report	Lea Siliki 45+1' M. Sarr 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 16,887 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

23 September 2018 6	Rennes	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Rennes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rabiot 11' (o.g.) Bensebaini 19' Traoré 90+1'	Report	Draxler 19' Di María 45' Meunier 61' Bernat 63' Rabiot 76' Choupo-Moting 83'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 29,205 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

26 September 2018 7	Amiens	2–1	Rennes	Amiens
19:00	Gnahoré 51' Gouano 66'	Report	Gelin 17', 61' Bensebaini 39' Grenier 81'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 7,605 Referee: Johan Hamel

30 September 2018 8	Rennes	1–1	Toulouse	Rennes
15:00	André 59' Niang 70' (Pen.)	Report	Sangaré 28' Leya Iseka 43', 43' Todibo 69', 88'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 21,173 Referee: Thomas Leonard

7 October 2018 9	Monaco	1–2	Rennes	Fontvieille, Monaco
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Raggi 45+1' Falcao 49' Jemerson 60' Tielemans 65' Glik 75' Golovin 79' Sidibé 85'	Report	Da Silva 14', 66' Ben Arfa 77'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,268 Referee: Olivier Thual

21 October 2018 10	Saint-Étienne	1–1	Rennes	Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Khazri 4' (Pen.) Diony 89'	Report	Sarr 34' Bensebaini 45'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 29,557 Referee: Clément Turpin

28 October 2018 11	Rennes	0–2	Reims	Rennes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sarr 25' Bensebaini 59' Bourigeaud 74'	Report	Oudin 16', 53', 72' Foket 90+2'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 22,710 Referee: Benoît Millot

3 November 2018 12	Caen	1–2	Rennes	Caen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guilbert 10' Mbengue 34' Crivelli 90+1'	Report	Grenier 26' Hunou 60' Sarr 69' Del Castillo 84'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 17,284 Referee: Amaury Delerue

11 November 2018 13	Rennes	1–1	Nantes	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Johansson 8' Zeffane 51' André 53' Bensebaini 59' Grenier 64'	Report	A. Touré 7' Sala 16' Kwateng 21' Diego 56'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 23,270 Referee: Karim Abed

25 November 2018 14	Montpellier	2–2	Rennes	Montpellier
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Le Tallec 24' Congré 37' Delort 45+1', 49' Pedro Mendes 85'	Report	Ben Arfa 5' Mexer 33' Bourigeaud 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 10,761 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

2 December 2018 15	Rennes	1–4	Strasbourg	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sarr 9' Bensebaini 26' Da Silva 30' Mexer 50'	Report	Sissoko 15' Thomasson 20' Martin 32' (pen.), 51' (pen.) Martinez 77'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 19,867 Referee: Eric Wattellier

5 December 2018 16	Lyon	0–2	Rennes	Décines-Charpieu
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Marcelo 61'	Report	Ben Arfa 41' Siebatcheu 43'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 47,278 Referee: Johan Hamel

8 December 2018 17	Rennes	2–0	Dijon	Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bourigeaud 69' Zeffane 78' Ben Arfa 90'	Report	Ciman 22' Jeannot 71'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 16,975 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

16 December 2018 18	Guingamp	Postponed	Rennes	Guingamp
				Stadium: Stade de Roudourou

22 December 2018 19	Rennes	4–0	Nîmes	Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	André 6' Bourigeaud 14' Siebatcheu 47', 67' Traoré 80'	Report	Briançon 34' Paquiez 88'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 22,430 Referee: Jeremy Stinat

13 January 2019 20	Nantes	0–1	Rennes	Nantes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Girotto 38' Pallois 85' Lucas Lima 90' Waris 90+1' Fábio 90+1'	Report	Da Silva 13' André 32' Grenier 45' Niang 52'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 31,195 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

16 January 2019 18	Guingamp	2–1	Rennes	Guingamp
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Coco 3' Eboa Eboa 40' Deaux 59' Blas 90+3'	Report	Traoré 47' André 81' Niang 86' Zeffane 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 14,179 Referee: Clément Turpin

20 January 2019 21	Rennes	0–0	Montpellier	Rennes
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Da Silva 50' Sarr 74'	Report	Aguilar 41' Hilton 53'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 23,990 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

27 January 2019 22	Paris Saint-Germain	4–1	Rennes	Paris
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cavani 7', 71' Di María 60' Mbappé 66' Silva 80'	Report	Niang 28', 35' Traoré 62'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 43,307 Referee: Karim Abed

2 February 2019 23	Rennes	1–0	Amiens	Rennes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ben Arfa 79' Zeffane 82'	Report	Blin 63' Lefort 70' Konaté 79'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 17,783 Referee: Olivier Thual

10 February 2019 24	Rennes	3–0	Saint-Étienne	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Niang 21' Ben Arfa 87' (pen.) Hunou 90+1'	Report	Hamouma 57' 90+3' Subotić 66' Perrin 86'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,230 Referee: Johan Hamel

17 February 2019 25	Reims	2–0	Rennes	Reims
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dia 3' Oudin 68' Chavalerin 86'	Report	Bensebaini 70'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 14,792 Referee: Clément Turpin

24 February 2019 26	Rennes	1–1	Marseille	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	André 7', 34' Bourigeaud 73' Sarr 79' Gelin 84'	Report	Balotelli 38' Germain 56', 67' Lopez 79' Amavi 90+4'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,014 Referee: Mikael Lesage

2 March 2019 27	Nîmes	Postponed	Rennes	Nîmes
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade des Costières
Note: Match postponed to allow Rennes to prepare for Europa League match versus Arsenal.[3]

10 March 2019 28	Rennes	3–1	Caen	Rennes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bourigeaud 39' Grenier 42' Hunou 58' Niang 62' Bensebaini 81'	Report	Ninga 20' Armougom 25' 35' Fajr 45+3' Oniangué 69'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 23,676 Referee: Benoît Millot

17 March 2019 29	Bordeaux	1–1	Rennes	Bordeaux
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jovanović 29' Kamano 59' Bašić 68'	Report	Bourigeaud 14' Da Silva 56' Traoré 85' Niang 90+2'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 19,807 Referee: Eric Wattellier

29 March 2019 30	Rennes	0–1	Lyon	Rennes
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Hunou 45+1' Zeffane 82'	Report	Marcelo 78' Aouar 83' Terrier 86' Ndombele 90+2'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,094 Referee: Antony Gautier

6 April 2019 31	Angers	3–3	Rennes	Angers
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reine-Adélaïde 47', 90+3' Bahoken 52' Tait 61' Mangani 72' Butelle 90+5'	Report	Ben Arfa 35', 75' (pen.) André 50' Niang 58', 59' Sarr 64' Traoré 69'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 12,378 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

9 April 2019 27	Nîmes	3–1	Rennes	Nîmes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ripart 24' Lybohy 31' Ferri 37' Briançon 45+2' Bouanga 55' Bobichon 72'	Report	André 23' 45+5' Lybohy 40' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 13,142 Referee: Clément Turpin
Note: Rescheduled from 2 March 2019.

14 April 2019 32	Rennes	0–0	Nice	Rennes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Traoré 43' Mexer 61'	Report	Lees-Melou 51'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 23,706 Referee: Mikael Lesage

19 April 2019 33	Dijon	3–2	Rennes	Dijon
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aguerd 20', 79' Jeannot 55', 70' Saïd 83'	Report	Grenier 37' Hunou 52' Sarr 57' Niang 61', 77'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 12,751 Referee: Olivier Thual

1 May 2019 34	Rennes	2–2	Monaco	Rennes
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hunou 3', 9' Bensebaini 45' Bourigeaud 86'	Report	Aholou 35' Falcao 64', 69', 75'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,285 Referee: Eric Wattellier

5 May 2019 35	Toulouse	2–2	Rennes	Toulouse
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sidibé 21' Sanogo 30' Durmaz 41' (pen.) Sangaré 42' Dossevi 51'	Report	Grenier 28' Niang 31', 35' Sarr 59' (pen.) Lea Siliki 90+2'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 16,794 Referee: Willy Delajod

12 May 2019 36	Rennes	1–1	Guingamp	Rennes
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sarr 15' Bourigeaud 21' Nyamsi 23' 79'	Report	Blas 33' Mendy 87'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 26,119 Referee: Karim Abed

18 May 2019 37	Strasbourg	0–2	Rennes	Strasbourg
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Caci 22'	Report	Bourigeaud 24' Camavinga 45' Koubek 83' Hunou 90'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,086 Referee: Thomas Leonard

24 May 2019 38	Rennes	3–1	Lille	Rennes
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Sarr 15', 60' Niang 16' (pen.), 71'	Report	Rémy 15', 35' Soumaoro 15' Luiz Araújo 90'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,185 Referee: Olivier Thual

Coupe de la Ligue

19 December 2018 Round of 16	Rennes	2–1	Nantes	Rennes
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Traoré 51' Bourigeaud 55' Mexer 60' Da Silva 89'	Report	Waris 26' 49' Kwateng 43'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 19,435 Referee: Benoît Bastien

9 January 2019 Quarter-finals	Monaco	1–1 (8–7 p)	Rennes	Monaco
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lopes 24', 54' Serrano 29' Tielemans 50'	Report	Bourigeaud 30' Bensebaini 74'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,022 Referee: Amaury Delerue
	Penalties
	Pelé Tielemans Aït Bennasser Isidor Glik Naldo Diop Lopes Serrano Henrichs L. Badiashile		Niang Grenier Ben Arfa André Zeffane Da Silva Sarr Bourigeaud Mexer Traoré Koubek

Coupe de France

6 January 2019 Round of 64	Rennes	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Brest	Rennes
14:15 CET (UTC+1)	Hunou 41' Sarr 49'	Report	Chardonnet 21' Charbonnier 24', 39', 36'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 12,554 Referee: Antony Gautier
	Penalties
	Poha Del Castillo Bourigeaud Sarr Siebatcheu Da Silva Zeffane		Chardonnet Belkebla Ayasse Diallo Butin Court Weber

23 January 2019 Round of 32	Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC	0–2	Rennes	Orléans
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Seye 34' Moutiapoulle 56'	Report	Siebatcheu 39' Hunou 51' Grenier 65'	Stadium: Stade de la Source Attendance: 3,805 Referee: Benoît Millot

6 February 2019 Round of 16	Rennes	2–1	Lille	Rennes
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Traoré 44' Bourigeaud 51' Mexer 56' Zeffane 71' Siebatcheu 74', 90+1'	Report	Soumaoro 19' Maignan 19' Xeka 47' Pépé 65'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 7,228 Referee: Mikael Lesage

27 February 2019 Quarter-finals	Rennes	2–0	Orléans	Rennes
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Niang 16', 71' Bourigeaud 65' Bensebaini 75'	Report	Benkaid 21' Lopy 35' Demoncy 45+3' Pinaud 54'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 9,357 Referee: Amaury Delerue

2 April 2019 Semi-finals	Lyon	2–3	Rennes	Décines-Charpieu
21:10 CEST (UTC+2)	Traoré 47' Dubois 66' Dembélé 75' (pen.)	Report	Niang 40' Mexer 53' André 55' Ben Arfa 69' Grenier 75' Bensebaini 81'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 47,195 Referee: Benoît Bastien

27 April 2019 Final	Rennes	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Paris Saint-Germain	Saint-Denis
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grenier 24' Kimpembe 40' (o.g.) Mexer 66', 68' Bourigeaud 71' André 97' Niang 107' Bensebaini 112' Lea Siliki 118'	Report	Dani Alves 13' Neymar 21', 44' Verratti 29' Di María 55' Paredes 95' Mbappé 118'	Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Ruddy Buquet
	Penalties
	Niang Ben Arfa Grenier Lea Siliki Bensebaini Sarr		Cavani Dani Alves Paredes Bernat Neymar Nkunku

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DKV	REN	AST	JAB
1	Dynamo Kyiv	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11	Advance to knockout phase	—	3–1	2–2	0–1
2	Rennes	6	3	0	3	7	8	−1	9	Advance to knockout phase	1–2	—	2–0	2–1
3	Astana	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8		0–1	2–0	—	2–1
4	Jablonec	6	1	2	3	6	8	−2	5		2–2	0–1	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

20 September 2018 (2018-09-20) 1	Rennes	2–1	Jablonec	Rennes, France
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Sarr 31' André 83' Ben Arfa 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Trávník 54' Jovović 69' Považanec 70' Holeš 90'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 20,628 Referee: Ole Hobber Nilsen (Norway)

4 October 2018 (2018-10-04) 2	Astana	2–0	Rennes	Astana, Kazakhstan
16:50 CEST (UTC+2) (20:50 ALMT)	Zaynutdinov 37', 64' Muzhikov 88' Erić 88' Pedro Henrique 89' Tomasov 90+1'	Report	Niang 41' Bensebaini 62'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 25,302 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

25 October 2018 (2018-10-25) 3	Rennes	1–2	Dynamo Kyiv	Rennes, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grenier 41' Sarr 53' Da Silva 70'	Report	Mykolenko 11' Kędziora 21' Harmash 25' Shepelyev 38' 85' Buyalskyi 89', 90+1' Boyko 90+6'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,001 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08) 4	Dynamo Kyiv	3–1	Rennes	Kyiv, Ukraine
18:55 CET (UTC+1) (19:55 EET)	Verbič 13' Mykolenko 68' Shaparenko 72'	Report	Nyamsi 29' Traoré 32' Lea Siliki 55' Siebatcheu 89'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 24,402 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

29 November 2018 (2018-11-29) 5	Jablonec	0–1	Rennes	Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sobol 53' Považanec 83'	Report	André 34' Grenier 55' Niang 65' Johansson 80'	Stadium: Stadion Střelnice Attendance: 4,712 Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

13 December 2018 (2018-12-13) 6	Rennes	2–0	Astana	Rennes, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Bourigeaud 68' Sarr 68', 73'	Report	Zaynutdinov 52' Aničić 67'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 24,535 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Knockout phase

Round of 32

14 February 2019 First leg	Rennes	3–3	Real Betis	Rennes, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Hunou 2' García 10' (o.g.) André 31' Da Silva 32' Ben Arfa 45+3' (pen.) Traoré 63'	Report	Junior 16' Lo Celso 32', 74' Sidnei 62' Lainez 90'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,656 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

21 February 2019 Second leg	Real Betis	1–3 (4–6 agg.)	Rennes	Seville, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sidnei 35' Lo Celso 41' Carvalho 75' Joaquín 79'	Report	Bensebaini 22' Hunou 30' Niang 58', 90+4' Traoré 82' Zeffane 90+2'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 43,623 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Round of 16

7 March 2019 First leg	Rennes	3–1	Arsenal	Rennes, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Bourigeaud 38', 42' Monreal 65' (o.g.) Zeffane 87' Sarr 88'	Report	Iwobi 4' Sokratis 34' 41' Xhaka 61'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 29,100 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

14 March 2019 Second leg	Arsenal	3–0 (4–3 agg.)	Rennes	London, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aubameyang 5', 72', 72' Maitland-Niles 15' Lacazette 31' Mkhitaryan 77' Kolašinac 90+3'	Report	Mexer 18' Grenier 55' Bourigeaud 81' Traoré 90+5'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,453 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Loïc Badiashile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK		Abdoulaye Diallo	9	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
30	GK		Edvinas Gertmonas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK		Tomáš Koubek	43	0	27+1	0	6	0	2	0	7	0
Defenders
2	DF		Mehdi Zeffane	29	1	13+5	1	3	0	1+1	0	5+1	0
3	DF		Damien Da Silva	44	3	27+1	2	4	0	2	1	10	0
4	DF		Mexer	40	2	26	0	5	1	2	1	7	0
5	DF		Souleyman Doumbia	8	0	6	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Ramy Bensebaini	35	3	20+1	1	4	1	1	0	7+2	1
20	DF		Gerzino Nyamsi	9	0	4+2	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF		Ludovic Baal	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	DF		Jérémy Gelin	29	0	12+6	0	2+2	0	0	0	3+4	0
27	DF		Hamari Traoré	45	0	29+1	0	4+1	0	2	0	8	0
29	DF		Romain Danzé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF		Namakoro Diallo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Jakob Johansson	18	1	5+7	1	1	0	1	0	2+2	0
8	MF		Clément Grenier	44	4	25+4	2	5	0	1	0	9	2
10	MF		Rafik Guitane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		James Lea Siliki	29	0	11+8	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	3+3	0
14	MF		Benjamin Bourigeaud	48	8	25+5	5	6	1	2	1	7+3	1
21	MF		Benjamin André	46	4	28+2	3	6	1	2	0	8	0
22	MF		Romain Del Castillo	33	1	13+13	1	1+1	0	1	0	2+2	0
23	MF		Adrien Hunou	25	8	11+4	4	3+1	2	0	0	3+3	2
35	MF		Nicolas Janvier	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		Eduardo Camavinga	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW		Ismaïla Sarr	46	10	28+3	5	5	1	1	0	9	4
9	FW		Theoson Siebatcheu	23	7	7+8	3	1+2	3	1+1	0	2+1	1
11	FW		M'Baye Niang	40	11	15+10	8	3+1	2	1+1	0	5+4	1
18	FW		Hatem Ben Arfa	39	9	22+2	7	4	0	2	0	6+3	2
19	FW		Armand Laurienté	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
28	MF		Denis-Will Poha	6	0	0+2	0	0+2	0	0	0	2	0

Last updated: 27 April 2019
Source: Competitions

References

"2018/19 Europa League participants". UEFA. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
"League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
"Nîmes-Rennes postponed to prepare for Arsenal". Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

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[table_note_res_ELGS10.4529522654847-2] Rennes qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de France.

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.4529522654847-3] Strasbourg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue.

[1] "2018/19 Europa League participants". UEFA. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[4] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[5] "Nîmes-Rennes postponed to prepare for Arsenal". Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.