2018–19 Stade Rennais F.C. season

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]

Rennes

2018–19 season
Chairman	Olivier Létang
Manager	Sabri Lamouchi (until 3 Dec 2018) Julien Stéphan (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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

Main article: 2018–19 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:

1. Rennes qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2018–19 Coupe de France.
2. 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

Lille v Rennes

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

Rennes v Angers

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

Marseille v Rennes

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

Rennes v Bordeaux

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

Nice v Rennes

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

Rennes v Paris Saint-Germain

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

Amiens v Rennes

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

Rennes v Toulouse

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

Monaco v Rennes

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

Saint-Étienne v Rennes

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

Rennes v Reims

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

Caen v Rennes

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

Rennes v Nantes

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

Montpellier v Rennes

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

Rennes v Strasbourg

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

Lyon v Rennes

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

Rennes v Dijon

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

Guingamp v Rennes

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

Rennes v Nîmes

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

Nantes v Rennes

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

Guingamp v Rennes

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

Rennes v Montpellier

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

Paris Saint-Germain v Rennes

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

Rennes v Amiens

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

Rennes v Saint-Étienne

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

Reims v Rennes

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

Rennes v Marseille

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

Nîmes v Rennes

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]

Rennes v Caen

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

Bordeaux v Rennes

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

Rennes v Lyon

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

Angers v Rennes

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

Nîmes v Rennes

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.

Rennes v Nice

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

Dijon v Rennes

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

Rennes v Monaco

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

Toulouse v Rennes

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

Rennes v Guingamp

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

Strasbourg v Rennes

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

Rennes v Lille

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

Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue

Rennes v Nantes

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

Monaco v Rennes

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

Main article: 2018–19 Coupe de France

Rennes v Brest

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

Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC v Rennes

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

Rennes v Lille

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

Rennes v Orléans

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

Lyon v Rennes

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

Rennes v Paris Saint-Germain

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

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group K

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			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

Rennes v Jablonec

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)

Astana v Rennes

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)

Rennes v Dynamo Kyiv

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)

Dynamo Kyiv v Rennes

8 November 2018 (2018-11-08) 4	Dynamo Kyiv	3–1	Rennes	Kiev, 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)

Jablonec v Rennes

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)

Rennes v Astana

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

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

Rennes v Real Betis

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)

Real Betis v Rennes

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

Rennes v Arsenal

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)

Arsenal v Rennes

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
				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

1. "2018/19 Europa League participants". UEFA. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
2. "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
3. "Nîmes-Rennes postponed to prepare for Arsenal". Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.