Rennes are set to host hundreds of AC Milan fans from today to Thursday with Les Rouge et Noir facing the Rossoneri for the Europa League playoff round’s second leg. Julien Stéphan’s side has a proverbial mountain to climb and a three-goal deficit to overturn against last season’s Champions League semifinalists. Goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Rafael Leão have all but secured Milan’s spot in the Europa League RO16, unless Stade Rennais pull off an incredible feat. After all, Milan have just lost 4-2 to Monza whilst Rennes have made light work of Clermont.
Still, Rennes have gone to great lengths to make sure AC Milan fans have a good time in Brittany. The club have released a free online Italian-speaking city guide. The city guide includes important information regarding access to Roazhon Park, the 29.000-seater Stade Rennais ground, for AC Milan away fans but also useful bits about the city and its must-see landmarks. The document also features emergency numbers, city maps and pics to provide any information AC Milan fans would want to know. On X, AC Milan fans have commended the initiative.
Besides, the city guide promises to offer Italian fans a galette-saucisse, the local street food that consists of a grilled sausage wrapped in a buckwheat pancake – a must-try scran for any match-going fans.
GFFN | Bastien Cheval