Rennes' Europa League home match against Olympiakos Piraeus is scheduled for Thursday 5 November at Roazhon Park, but the club is in advanced contact with UEFA about changing the date after the prefecture said security deployment could not be ensured. A postponement to Tuesday or Wednesday evening was being considered in recent hours.
The proposed switch
The current kickoff is set for 18:45 local time. One proposed solution is to move the tie to Wednesday 4 November, which would ease the protest-day conflict, but that is still only a proposal.
The club has not confirmed a change, and there is no official reschedule yet. The issue is the normal match-day security operation, not the football itself.
Rennes's wider fixture load
The timing lands during a busy spell for Rennes, who have already seen their league trip to Nice moved to Friday night at 19:00 at the Allianz Riviera. Rennes beat Strasbourg 3-0 in their latest Ligue 1 match, and they have collected 15 league wins in the calendar year 2026.
Franck Haise arrived in Brittany at the end of last February, and 13 of Rennes's 15 league wins came under his tenure. They are also unbeaten in Europe after three Europa League matches, with 5 points and a goal difference of +1.
The only concrete next step is UEFA's decision on whether the Roazhon Park tie stays on 5 November or shifts to 4 November.
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