Nancy defender Yassine Jebbour will start against his old club Rennes this evening for the first time since leaving them last summer.

The 22-year-old, who played for Rennes for three years between 2010 and 2013, will have Jordan Loties, Loosemy Karaboue, Salif Sane and Sebastien Puygrenier as his fellow defenders.

Both sides have deployed a one-man forward system, Cheick Mady Diarra starting for Rennes and Paul Alo'o Efoulou turning up for Nancy.

Rennes: Costil; Catherine, Mavinga, Biyik, Boye; Pitroipa, Feret, Diallo, Makoun, Pajot; Diarra

Nancy: Gregorini; Jebbour, Loties, Karaboue, Sane, Puygrenier; Mangani, Moukandjo, Bakar, Ayasse; Efoulou

Written by
Subhankar Mondal