Following a victory in Denmark, Leicester City have progressed into the round of sixteen of the UEFA Conference League, welcoming French side Rennes to The King Power.
Leicester have been in strong form recently, winning four of their last five games in all competitions, keeping clean sheets in the last two. However, they still languish in twelfth place, a considerable way off the places the staff, the players and the fans want to be.
Rennes, however, are currently sitting at fourth place in the Ligue 1 table in a bid to secure themselves Champions League football once more.
It won't be the first time this season Rennes were scheduled to make the trip to England after being drawn with Tottenham Hotspur earlier on in the competition, but the match was postponed due to cases of COVID-19 in the Spurs camp, and the London club were subsequently eliminated from the tournament.
Rennes are unbeaten in this competition going into their match against Leicester, scoring 15 goals in that time.
Team News...
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has some decisions to make going into this match, especially in the right back position with Ricardo Pereira and James Justin close to recovering from injuries, with Hamza Choudhury filling in for them against Leeds.
There is also a possibility that Jannick Vestergaard could fill in at centre back, pushing Daniel Amartey into the right back position, but considering the Ghanaian has been a part of a centre-back partnership that has kept two clean sheets in the last two games, this isn't likely.
As for Rennes, while manager Bruno Génésio may be prepared to name the same side that defeated Angers in their last match, the highly talented winger Jeremy Doku is in contention for selection.
Rodgers Has His Say...
In a recent press conference, Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers commented on the challenge of Rennes in their latest outing in the UEFA Conference League and whether winning the trophy is Leicester's top priority now. Here is what he had to say.
"They've [Rennes] got an experienced coach, play good football and have some good players. We're confident we can cause them problems tomorrow.
"They're a very good side, attack the game well. Play 4-3-3 when they press but attack in more of a 4-4-2 structure.
"They have the striker up top who score goals, they also have the winger who scores goals. They have contributions from all over the field it's a game where you know you'll have to defend well in.
"We want to finish as high as we can in the Premier League and go as far as we can in this competition. The game at the weekend was a great example of the team coming together, we didn't play our best football. We're starting to see that toughness in the team and that togetherness."
Predicted XIs...
Leicester City: Kasper Schmeichel, Hamza Choudhury, Daniel Amartey, Çağlar Söyüncü, Luke Thomas, Youri Tielemans, Wilfred Ndidi, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Ademola Lookman, Patson Daka, Harvey Barnes.
Rennes: Alfred Gomis, Hamari Traore, Warmed Omari, Nayef Aguerd, Birger Meling; Benjamin Bourigeaud, Baptiste Santamaria, Jonas Martin, Martin Terrier, Gaëtan Laborde, Serhou Guirassy
Ones To Watch...
Hamza Choudhury
The 24 year-old was thrown into the deep end against Leeds United after his manager selected him to play at right back for his first appearance since January.
It's safe to say that Choudhury has not established himself as indispensable for Leicester, with the likes of Wilfred N'Didi and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall ahead of him in the pecking order for his preferred CDM role, and since Rodgers is thin in that right back position, he clearly felt that Choudhury could fill that spot against Leeds. And he delivered, helping the Foxes collect their second consecutive clean sheet.
If Rodgers selects him again, all eyes will no doubt be on him and he aims for another Foxes clean sheet.
Martin Terrier
And this is exactly the reason why Choudhury should be on the top of his game. Martin Terrier has been on fire for Rennes this season, pitching in with thirteen goals and one assist in Ligue 1 this season from the left wing position, proving to be a big reason why Rennes are in the running for Champions League football this season.
The former Lyon man has clearly found a home in Rennes' ranks and will certainly want to take advantage of Choudhury's lack of experience as a right back. His tricky feet could very well prove too much for him.
How To Watch...
Leicester City vs Rennes is available to watch on BT Sport ESPN, kicking off at 8PM(GMT).