Undefeated at Guingamp during the regular league phase of the Champions League, Brest must decide whether to stay at Roudourou for the rest of the competition or move to the Stade de France. Two criteria will be decisive in making the best possible decision.
Banned by UEFA from playing at the Francis-le-Blé stadium in the Champions League for security reasons, Stade Brestois moved, not without disappointment, to Guingamp for its incredible European adventure. And if at the start, the SB29 was rather skeptical about the idea of playing more than 100km from Brest, it is clear that Roudourou has brought luck to Eric Roy’s men until now. And for good reason, Stade Brestois is seventh in the classification phase of the Champions League and remains undefeated for the moment in Guingamp. However, a question arises for the rest of the competition: should we stay at Roudourou or move to a larger stadium?
For example, for the last match of the classification phase against Real Madrid, Stade Brestois can only bring 16,000 spectators into the stadium even though the demand was “three times higher” according to The Team. The national daily explains that Brest leaders are currently asking questions about the best decision to make. If Brest wished to stay in Guingamp, work would be necessary to upgrade the stadium to category 4 according to UEFA criteria. This would lead to a loss of around 1,000 places for the general public, not including the cost of the work. But two decisive criteria will determine whether or not Stade Brestois will move to Stade de France.
The opinion of the players and the identity of the opponent will count
Firstly, the players and the technical staff will have a preponderant weight in the decision and on this side, the tendency would be to stay at Guingamp because the players feel good in this small stadium which reminds them of Francis-le-Blé. The second criterion is both sporting and marketing, it concerns the opponent. If the poster is not very prestigious, Brest will be tempted to stay at Guingamp but if a European big name is drawn by the Breton club, it could be tempting to move to the Stade de France to fill an 80,000-seat enclosure and thus boost revenues. . The leaders of Brest will therefore wisely wait for the draw for the play-offs (January 31) or the final table (February 21) before making a final decision.
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