Woe for Wiltord at Rennes
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Article summary
Stade Rennais FC's in-form forward Sylvain Wiltord will have to sit out at least one UEFA Cup Group D encounter after the 33-year-old damaged a calf muscle.
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In-form Stade Rennais FC striker Sylvain Wiltord is likely to be out of action until December after pulling a calf muscle.
Scoring form
The summer signing from Olympique Lyonnais had scored three goals in Rennes' last three Ligue 1 games – all victories, including Sunday's 2-1 win at RC Lens – but will now be sidelined for four weeks.
UEFA Cup setback
The absence of the 33-year-old former French international will be a major blow to Rouge et Noir coach Pierre Dréossi. Wiltord will miss the UEFA Cup group-stage match against SK Brann on 8 November, and must also be rated doubtful for the trip to Hamburger SV on 29 November. Rennes began their Group D campaign with a 1-0 defeat at FC Basel 1893 last week. The team are also in Ligue 1 contention, sitting third, four points behind leaders Olympique Lyonnais.
