“What is surprising is to have 10 points after four matches”

But who will stop Stade Brestois on the European scene? Novice in the Champions League, the Breton club continued the sensation this Wednesday, November 6, by winning on the lawn of Sparta Prague (2-1), as part of the fourth day. A third success in four matches (for a draw against Bayer Leverkusen) which places Éric Roy's team in an unexpected fourth place in the standings, with 10 points on the clock. “Beyond making calculations on the number of points, what I like this (Wednesday) evening is to have had the match that we expected, that the players translated on the field what we wanted to put into practice. “On arrival, there is a feeling of mastery, with maturity, even though we are novices at this level”, greeted the Brest coach in a post-match press conference.

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“It’s obviously exceptional”

“Almost disappointed to have conceded this goal at the end of the match”, proof “that we are ambitious and that we want to progress”, Éric Roy also wants “to continue to advance in the competition to take points, even if the next match promises to be very dangerous.” And for good reason: the Finisterians have met on the field of Barça who have been almost unstoppable since the start of the season. If he hopes that the Catalans will “slow down” by then, the Breton technician concluded by congratulating his troops one last time. “She doesn't surprise me that much, because I think she was capable of achieving these performances, he said. What is surprising is to have 10 points after four matches, in the League champions, a competition that Brest has never played in. That's obviously exceptional and a lot of pride to coach these boys. We had to do it, of course, we beat good teams, but I don't think so. that we were really inferior to these teams, if that is Leverkusen,” finished Éric Roy.

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