With RC Lens winning the Coupe de France on Friday evening, the sixth-place finish in the 2025–26 league season secured by Stade Rennais F.C. at the end of the season has earned them a place in the UEFA Europa League. The club will return to this competition two and a half years after their last match in the Europa League, a 3–2 defeat to AC Milan at Roazhon Park.
