Beyond the defeat conceded on Barcelona's pitch (3-0) in the Champions League, Stade Brestois experienced an unforgettable evening, the biggest trip in the club's history. For the players already, but also for the supporters. “It’s extraordinary. The positive of our adventure is that we bring emotions and things to life that the supporters would never have imagined a few months before. You also have to stay lucid. Remember where we come from. It was an exceptional adventure to come and play here against Barça,” said Éric Roy, the Brest coach, after the match.
“It’s a pride to be able to take them to such a stadium”
And it was not the clear Catalan domination, nor the three goals conceded, which were going to harm Brest's excitement on Tuesday. There were 2,850 of them in the park, some even found themselves among the Barcelona supporters but everyone gave their voice for 90 minutes, both at 0-0 and at 3-0. “We’ve seen all the videos in the streets of Barcelona, it’s nice. We know they support us. At the end of the match, they still sing if they would have preferred us to win. We want to give them emotions, it’s done. We feel that there is incredible enthusiasm. There are our families and our friends too. It’s a pride to be able to take them to such a stadium,” explained Brendan Chardonnet, the Brest captain, moved after the final whistle at Montjuïc.
“When we enter the stadium, when we only hear them, we are obviously proud to be a little bit Breton. Even if it is not by blood, we are still Breton by the jersey we wear, added Mathias Pereira Lage, author of a great entry against Barça. I'm very happy that they made the trip. Pleasantly surprised that there are so many of them, I would like to thank them. » If the feat did not take place on the field, the moment experienced in Barcelona will be remembered where the communion of Stade Brestois with its supporters has rarely been so beautiful.
