Little thumb of the Champions League, Stade Brestois 29, is no less a tough candidate. Currently fourth with 10 points acquired out of 12 possible, the Breton club travels to Catalonia this Tuesday to cross swords with FC Barcelona. A clash of extremes that Eric Roy, the Brest coach, savors. At a press conference, he set the tone for his team's proposal against the Blaugranas: “we will try to have the ball as much as possible. Barça's level is very high, if you watch their match against Bayern or Madrid, it's almost better to stay at home. In Spain, they love football and a good game. Barça fans can be satisfied with the style that Flick imposes. We're aware of what's going on, but we'll try to put on a good show. We don't want to put 11 players behind the ball, but we don't know if they will subject us to it. Maybe Barça won't let us impose our game, but we will try. It will definitely be a good match.»
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Aware of the unique side of this meeting, Eric Roy wants to do everything for his team to achieve something historic and sees this as a great reward even if it should be accompanied by pain: “it lasts 95/100 minutes and you will have to be brave and have courage to play against this ogre called Barça. It's an honor to visit Barça, unimaginable not so long ago. We will try to confront them, aware of their potential. If I had a rope, I would tie Raphinha (laughs). Tomorrow we will try to show Europe our proposal. It's incredible to be able to play against this rival. If we go back a year or two, we couldn't imagine traveling to a field like this with 3,000 Brest supporters.»
Pub. the 25/11/2024 23:31
– UPDATE 26/11/2024 00:42
