If Brest has had a fantastic debut in the Champions League with two successes in as many matches (against Sturm Graz and RB Salzburg), its journey is more difficult in L1. Éric Roy’s men have, in fact, already lost 4 times during the first 7 days and occupy 11th place. But the air of the Francis-Le Blé stadium transcends the people of Brest. After a failure on the first day against Marseille (1-5), they won their next three matches at home. Before facing Bayer Leverkusen in C1 in Guingamp on Wednesday, Brest will want to reassure themselves by taming their neighbor Rennes during the Breton derby.
Especially since the Rouge et Noir are in a bad situation with only one point gleaned in the last 3 matches. Despite the excellent start to the season from its attacking midfielder Ludovic Blas (3 goals), Stade Rennais (12th) has only recorded two victories in 7 matches. Too little for a team which failed last year in its quest for European qualification. In the event of a bad result at the Francis-Le Blé stadium, Julien Stéphan’s men could sink into the second part of the table.
The Ligue 1 matchday 8 match between Brest and Rennes is scheduled for Saturday October 19 at 5 p.m. It will be broadcast live on BeIN Sports 1.
