A team. There was a team – let’s say two with Mourinho’s Roma – to avoid. Tottenham. And guess which Conference League seed fell Stade Rennais into? Bingo. Tottenham. A complicated challenge but up to the maestro Pep Genesio, known across the Channel as the bête noire of Manchester City. Note also that the Spurs struggled against Paços de Ferreira in the play-offs, proof that they are not untouchable (1-0 defeat in Portugal).
The Rennais will also face the Dutch at Vitesse Arnhem where their youngster Yann Gboho, on loan from the Breton club, plays. They will also face the Slovenian club Mura, whose level we do not know at all. The magic of this Conference League. We can not wait to be there. Or maybe not.