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Rennes promises to be ready for PSG

There may be 19 points and eight places separating league-leaders PSG from Rennes, but Alou Diarra feels his side will be up for the challenge.The Rennes midfielder knows his team is in the midst of a six-match winless run which has dropped them to 10th place in the Ligue 1 table, and that a confident PSG side will be visiting the Stade dele Route de Lorient on Saturday after a 2-2 draw in midweek with Barcelona in the Champions League.But Diarra also feels that the club's poor run of form will only serve as motivation against the high-flying squad from Paris."This is a game that all players dream of playing," Diarra said of the PSG match. "Today, Paris is the best team in the league and they have shown that since the beginning of the season."They have world-class players in their team and can even compete with Barca. They have become a top-level team."While being realistic, we want to stop this spiral of defeats. We must quickly stop because we have important games ahead."PSG has clai...

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