Thomas Siniecki, Media365: published on Friday November 1, 2024 at 6:20 p.m.
While waiting for the apotheosis of Real Madrid at home on the last day, Brest will already play a crazy match in November.
Edmilson Fernandes, Stade Brestois midfielder on loan from Mainz, warns FC Barcelona: “They must not underestimate us!” In an interview with Flashscore.com, the 28-year-old Swiss international, cousin of Gelson Fernandes who opened the scoring against Spain at the 2010 World Cup (1-0 opening victory for Switzerland against the future world champions ), shows that the Bretons are developing ambitions which come with their exceptional results in the Champions League.
“Ligue 1 is more technical than elsewhere”
“We come to give a good image of ourselves and achieve a result. Even if the match will not be played at Camp Nou, Montjuich is a very beautiful stadium, so we will do our best and enjoy the moment. We will do everything to achieve a great performance.” All smiles, Edmilson Fernandes is already looking forward to the match for Eric Roy's men in Catalonia on Tuesday, November 26, for the fifth day of C1 after returning from the next international break. The Brestois will perhaps go as qualified, already, among the top 24 which would guarantee them a minimum presence in the play-offs in February. For that, we would still have to win on Wednesday at Sparta Prague to conclude the first part of this group phase. “We are aware of what we have achieved, but we also know that Sparta are a good team. In any case, we will go to Prague to achieve a result.”
So far, for their only match away from Roudourou de Guingamp, the unexpected third-placed teams in Ligue 1 last season won 4-0 in Salzburg (second day of C1). “There are good teams in both competitions and that's why in training we try to maintain the same intensity and apply it in every match. At the moment we are doing well.” Rather, yes. And Edmilson Fernandes, carried by this rather exceptional wave, is full of praise for French football, which he considers “more technical” than in England, Italy or Germany – before Mainz, he also played at West Ham or Fiorentina. Guided by Eric Roy who “explains things well, stays calm and quiet, does his job well”: “He helps us and guides us with a lot of explanations, for example on our positioning, also in training with his voice .” The voice of success.
