Extraordinary evening for Stade Brestois in the Champions League with its big victory over RB Salzburg (4-0) in Austria, after dominating Sturm Graz two weeks earlier.
The Bretons were able to resist the pressure from the Austrians at the start of the match by counting on their goalkeeper Bizot, before opening the score against the run of play thanks to Sima. Despite several opportunities from Salzburg, Brest was able to demonstrate realism and efficiency to punish their opponents during this first act. In the second half, the Brestois continued to master their subject. Bizot was again decisive with several high-class saves, while the attackers took advantage of every opportunity to increase the score. Camara, Sima, then Pereira Lage successively scored to make it 4-0, sealing a spectacular victory.
Thanks to this XXL performance, Brest takes the lead in its group with 6 points out of 6 possible, and can now dream of qualifying for the Champions League play-offs. At the same time, Stuttgart conceded a draw (1-1) at home against Sparta Prague.
