Philippe Montainer hails his “courageous” Rennes for their effort after they were narrowly beaten by Paris Saint-Germain.
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Aside from the Argentina international’s third Ligue 1 goal, it was a rather dreary encounter with neither side creating much in the way of chances.
However, Blanc is still expecting more from the former Manchester United man once he adapts to life in the French capital.
Despite his player’s eye-catching stats, Blanc believes Di Maria will be more productive still when he finally settles fully into the side.
Mino Raiola said: “There are many clubs that are trying to recruit Ibrahimovic, certainly, but for now, we don’t take care of it. He has a contract with Paris and we didn’t agree with any other club.” . He is happy to be in Paris and as he is an intelligent boy I am not anxious.
PSG opened up a 10-point advantage at the Ligue 1 summit with Friday’s win and Blanc is unsure how that will affect his players. “And when you have matches in the Champions League, you must think of those also”. The regret is that we weren’t able to push them harder.
Rennes are now seventh in Ligue 1.
“They are superior to us in every area”, said Rennes coach Philippe Montanier, although he remains hopeful of causing an upset. “If someone wants to become rich they should put a euro on us”.
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PSG started with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the bench with one eye on Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Real Madrid while David Luiz, Marquinhos, Javier Pastore and Edinson Cavani were all missing with injuries. We are happy with the result and the way the game went, even if we could have played better.
