The historic poster that the Breton club is preparing to play against FC Barcelona on Tuesday evening in the Champions League will also be followed by a sailor from the Vendée Globe.
The meeting at Stade Brestois on the pitch of FC Barcelona has been ticked off for months by Breton supporters. Tuesday evening, 3,000 Brest residents are expected in the Catalan enclosure to be behind Eric Roy's men, almost qualified for the Champions League play-offs after their magnificent start to the competition (3 wins, 1 draw in four matches). A man will follow them carefully, in a unique place: Benjamin Dutreux, skipper of the Vendée Globe and entered under the colors of Guyot Environnement.
The latter, 14th in Tuesday's score at 7 a.m., a big supporter of Stade Brestois, will take the time at 9 p.m. to follow the adventures of the small Breton club, in the middle of the South Atlantic. The skipper shares a common sponsor with the football club, Guyot Environnement. Michel Guyot, father of Erwan Guyot, the brand's boss, was notably… president of Stade Brestois between 2007 and 2013.
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«For me, it's only natural to follow them because they're a bit like Little Thumb who is doing pretty well in the Champions League.declared on RMC Benjamin Dutreux. It's nice to be able to support them. I love beautiful stories like that. This story of Little Thumb, even if we are from Vendée, we are completely behind Brest. I will support them to the fullest, I will try to put on the match if the conditions allow it. » On the open sea, thanks to technology, he will be able to follow the adventures of Eric Roy's men from 9 p.m.
