Brest imposes respect on FC Barcelona

Against all expectations, it is not Paris Saint-Germain, but Stade Brestois which is making France vibrate with football in this new Champions League. Fourth in the league phase standings, the Bretons have a very good record of three victories (against Sturm Graz, Salzburg and Sparta Prague) and a draw against the reigning German champion (Bayer Leverkusen). An XXL course which also offers more than 90% of chances for Éric Roy's men to compete in at least the play-offs next February.

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Today, Brest is six points ahead of the first non-qualified team, namely… PSG. With four days to go, SB29 has every chance. But the Ty Zefs are approaching the most complicated part of their calendar, with much tougher opponents than those they have faced so far (FC Barcelona, ​​PSV, Shakhtar Donetsk, Real Madrid). And it will start tomorrow with a trip to Catalonia to face FC Barcelona. In this clash between two worlds, the Blaugranas are obviously favorites, even if they remain with two poor performances in La Liga (defeat against Real Sociedad, draw against Celta). However, there is no question of falling into overconfidence. Sixth in the standings, one point behind Brest, Barça shows real respect for the career of Ludovic Ajorque's partners.

Blaugranas praise SB29

“We have a match where physically we have to face a very difficult opponent, who is doing very well in the Champions League, despite being in mid-table in the league. If we relax tomorrow, we can pay dearly for it. It's a beautiful, complicated match, and we hope to show the level of the team and take the three points. They do a good job. It's no coincidence that they haven't lost a single game. If we lose any respect for them, we will pay dearly. It's a good match to win to forget the team's two less good matches. We will fight to get this victory”declared defender Iñigo Martinez, before being followed by his coach, Hansi Flick.

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“For us it will be very important to have control of the ball and finish attacks to take the three points. Brest have had very good results in the last matches, they have ten points and we saw what they did in Salzburg. They're a good team and we have to focus on this game and that's what we're going to do, our goal is to beat them. » The Bretons have been warned. FC Barcelona does not intend to take this meeting lightly.