With three days to go until the Rennes vs. PSG match on the 22nd matchday of Ligue 1, there are already four absentees to report, including Quentin Ndjantou. But several other players are doubtful, while Luis Enrique will recover Achraf Hakimi. An update at D-3.

Five days after its comprehensive 5-0 victory over Marseille and four days before traveling to Monaco for the Champions League playoff first leg, PSG goes to Brittany this Friday night to open the 22nd matchday of Ligue 1. Luis Enrique's PSG will face a Stade Rennais that has just fired its coach, Habib Beye, and may not have found a replacement by kickoff.

The good news for PSG is that there are no new injuries following the walkover against Marseille. Another piece of good news is that Achraf Hakimi has served his one-match suspension and can make his return against the Bretons. The major uncertainty on the Parisian side, however, concerns Fabian Ruiz, still receiving treatment after the blow to his knee received against Sporting CP on January 20.

Unfortunately, PSG will have one certain absentee against Rennes, as Quentin Ndjantou, who seemed close to a return not long ago, will finally have to undergo surgery on his right hamstring, which he injured in late December against Fontenay in the Coupe de France. His unavailability is estimated at several months according to PSG, and he will obviously miss the trip to Rennes.

On the Rennes side, Habib Beye was dismissed on Monday, and while Franck Haise is well placed to replace him, it's not certain he will be ready to lead Stade Rennais as early as Friday. The Bretons are 6th in Ligue 1 before this 22nd matchday but are on a run of four consecutive defeats across all competitions, including three in Ligue 1.

During its last 3-1 defeat in Lens this past Saturday, Rennes lost its talented central defender, Jeremy Jacquet, who dislocated his shoulder and will be out this Friday, as will the young Moroccan central defender, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, who suffered a muscular injury against Lens. Another certain absentee on the Rennes side is Finnish defensive midfielder Glen Kamara, who had his ankle badly injured in Marseille a week ago in the Coupe de France and whose return is not imminent, as he is suffering from a "huge sprain" according to Beye.

Three other Rennes players are also doubtful for PSG's visit due to physical issues. They are the talented defensive midfielder Djaoui Cisse, with an adductor injury, Polish right wing-back Przemyslaw Frankowski, with a calf issue, and young Moroccan forward Yassir Zabiri, with a quadriceps problem.

Finally, French international goalkeeper Brice Samba, left out by Habib Beye last Saturday for the trip to Lens, is not injured and could return to the Rennes squad against PSG, although that remains to be confirmed in the coming days.

Absentees for Rennes vs. PSG with 3 days to go:

Injured (4): Ndjantou, Jacquet, Ait Boudlal, Kamara.

Doubtful (5): Ruiz, Cisse, Frankowski, Zabiri, Samba.

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