Excellent intervention
Pesek left in a complicated but almost winning move. Chardonnet is obliged to intervene and does so with great argument.
A first corner for Sparta
We had to wait until almost the hour mark to see Sparta Prague’s first corner this evening.
Fernandes in search of a double
The Swiss wanted to do it again. On a full axis restart, Fernandes takes the flat foot but the Czech defense pushes back.
The double deviation
On a Brest cross from the left, Doumbia deflects to Ajorque who also deviates. It’s above but the Bretons are able to make the break in this match.
Vindahl’s exit
The Sparta goalkeeper takes his responsibilities and goes outside his area to beat Ajorque who is then flagged offside.
WHAT A RISK!!
Vindahl is still too calm on his clearance and Ajorque counters the recovery of the Sparta goalkeeper. On his counter, Ajorque cannot find the target.
Lees-Melou tente
Ajorque is often sought after in the air but also in depth. Lees-Melou’s pass is too long.
It’s more removed
These first minutes of the second half are much more intense than during the first act. Spaces are created.
The Lees-Melou roll-up!!
The Brest midfielder arrives launched and tries to adjust the Sparta goalkeeper who is strangely calm while the ball ends up just wide.
Here we go again!
The second period starts in Prague. Brest leads after the first 45 minutes against a team which displayed a fairly low level. Sparta should put more pressure now.
It’s the break!
No additional time in this first period! Brest leads Prague at the break after having calmly mastered the Prague players who were almost harmless.
A huge risk
Vindahl completely misses his kick. Baldé inherits the ball but cannot continue and finally commits a foul.
So much imprecision among the Czechs
Sparta Prague is completely through this first period. Brest knew how to take advantage of it and did not kill themselves with the defensive task.
Lala all in composure
The Brest full-back makes a diving header towards his goalkeeper to allow Bizot to take the ball in hand.
A little thrill in the process
Haïdara missed his header in his area but Pesek lightly pushed the Brest full-back and was penalized with a foul.
WHAT A BUUUUUT!!
BREST TAKES THE ADVANTAGE!! Fernandes is on the back of the rejected corner and throws himself to volley. The opposing goalkeeper is completely beaten.
And a new corner
Brest accelerates at the end of the first period and obtains a second corner in a row.
WHAT A MISS!!
BREST MAY REGRET! Lala offers a sublime ball behind the opposing defense but Doumbia, alone, completely unscrews.
The first corner!
Haïdara overflows and crosses but it is deflected for a corner. It’s even the first of the evening.
The Ajorque deviation
With his back to goal, Ludovic Ajorque tries to deflect his head but the target slips away for the Brest striker who has been working hard since the start of the match.
Lala’s cover
The Brest defender anticipated and prevented Rrahmani from heading towards Bizot’s cages.
The first half hour
After 30 minutes of play in Prague, the Brestois offered a serious performance even if the opposition is, for the moment, quite weak.
Bald at the end of the effort
The Brest winger fights like hell and tries to cross by straightening the course of the ball but it ends up behind the opponent’s cages.
THE FIRST CHILL!
After almost half an hour of play, we had the first big chance of this match. In an ultra-closed angle, Ajorque is not far from deceiving Vindahl but his cross recovery narrowly escapes the target.
Rynes countered
The Prague midfielder took his chance after a ball was poorly repelled by the Brest defense but it was blocked. Still no big chances in this match.
Ajorque severely warned
The former Strasbourg striker receives a yellow card for simulation after contact in the Czech area. It seems rather harsh after slow motion.
A timid dry cleaner
Despite an urgent need for points, the Praguers began a timid pressing and did not set fire in this meeting.
The flag rises
Brest’s pressing is perfectly thwarted by the Czechs who send Rrahmani deep. The latter is finally signaled in an offside position.
The clumsy Czechs
For the moment, the Bretons are particularly calm despite this little scare a few moments ago.
Disaster clearance!
Pesek is at the far post and volleys but this attempt is deflected and finally cleared as best he can by the Brest rearguard.
Laci hit in the face
Lees-Melou spread his elbow and hit the Sparta Prague midfielder in the face. A foul is whistled against the Breton midfielder.
Ajorque’s tackle!!
After a big mistake on a back pass, Ajorque throws himself to get ahead of the goalkeeper but the latter makes a good save and then suffers a foul from the Brest center forward.
Brest does not benefit from it
The Sparta goalkeeper completely misses his recovery. Doumbia inherits the leather but does not continue, the defense can fall back.
Chardonnet comes out of his defense
The Brest defender bursts in front of his opponent and allows his team to recover the leather very high.
A center pushed back
Nice three-way move from Brest which is concluded by a cross from Lala. Panak clears.
Baldé fights
The former Lyonnais lost his aerial duel but then fought well to recover a touch.
Coulibaly imprecise
The Brest defender tries to alert Baldé with a long through ball but it is in the gloves of the opposing goalkeeper.
Olatunji is impatient
The Sparta striker has the defense at his back and leaves too early. He is flagged in an offside position.
Doumbia loses the ball
The Brest midfielder initially did very well but his pass towards Ajorque was intercepted.
Brest supporters make noise
It is the Bretons who create the atmosphere in the stands of the Czech enclosure. The Sparta kop responds to the Brestois who launched a “He who does not jump is not Brestois”.
Baldé locked up
Just like Ajorque a few minutes ago, Baldé is too lonely on the right side and concedes the goal kick. The Czechs can get back on track.
Ajoque found
From the first seconds, Brest moves forward and finds its leading attacker who goes off-centre and locks himself in a little.
Here we go!
The referee kicks off this match on the fourth day of the Champions League. Brest can take a big step towards qualifying for the rest of the competition.
L’ambiance monte !
Less than five minutes before kickoff of this Champions League match between Sparta Prague and Brest and the two teams return to the pitch.
The Brest supporters who made the trip set a fire from the visiting stands.
A delicate move
If Sparta Prague is struggling against French teams, the Czechs’ receptions in Europe have often gone well recently.
In their last 12 home matches, Prague have only lost once. It was against Liverpool last season.
Good news for Brest?
The Bretons have not won in the Championship before this Champions League match. If this is normally a bad way to prepare for this meeting in Prague, Brest is not like everyone else.
Indeed, Stade Brestois has never won before a Champions League match since the start of the season but has always put out a big performance in this competition afterwards.
Sparta in difficulty against French teams
In addition to a rather sluggish dynamic, the Czechs also have a lot of difficulty against French teams with two small victories in 15 matches against clubs from France (3d, 10d).
In addition, Sparta remains on a black streak of six defeats in a row against Ligue 1 teams.
Prague remains on a big defeat
Before receiving Brest, Sparta Prague experienced a big correction in the Champions League with a defeat on the lawn of Manchester City (0-5).
The Czechs also lost at home in the Championship this weekend on their lawn.
The composition of Sparta Prague
Vindahl – Vitik, Panak, Cobbaut – Wiesner, Laçi, Kairinen, Rynes – Pesek, Olatunji, Rrahmani
The Brest lineup with strong choices!
Bizot – Lala, Chardonnet, Coulibaly, Haïdara – Lees-Melou, Camara, Fernandes – Doumbia, Ajorque, Baldé.
Del Castillo, Magnetti and even Faivre are on the bench.
Bad news and long car journey for some Brest supporters
If the 1000 places reserved for Brest supporters in the den of Sparta Prague were gone in less than five minutes when the ticket office opened at the beginning of October, the visitor parking lot should still have a few free places this Wednesday evening in the League of Nations. champions. Several dozen Breton supporters had the unpleasant surprise of seeing their flight to the Czech capital canceled from Nantes due to a social protest movement by firefighters.
On social networks, the news quickly circulated on Tuesday evening, leading to great disappointment for most. Some courageous people nevertheless embarked on a last-minute journey to reach the Epet Arena at Sparta on time, whether by connecting Brest to Prague by car (nearly 1,600 km) or by making multiple stopovers. The majority of Brest fans are nevertheless already there with a meeting fixed in a fan zone in Old Prague. They will then parade in a procession to the stadium.
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Welcome everyone
Stade Brestois will travel to Sparta Prague this Wednesday evening, during the fourth day of the Champions League. The Bretons, who are playing the first European campaign in their history, got off to a great start, with two victories against Sturm Graz (2-1) and Leipzig (4-0), then a draw against Bayer Leverkusen (1- 1). Provisionally seventh in the standings, Eric Roy’s players will try to continue their momentum in the Czech capital. Follow this match live on RMC Sport. Kick-off: 9 p.m.
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