the nightmarish evening at Stade Brestois

Stade Brestois is off to a very bad start to a historic week for it. Before going to Barcelona on Tuesday in the Champions League, the Breton club was defeated 3-2 in Monaco at the opening of this 12th day of Ligue 1. There is nothing infamous in being beaten by the 2nd in the championship of course, but the manner and the bad series are cause for concern. As in Auxerre and Montpellier, the Ty Zefs completely missed their first period with two goals logically conceded, and a defense which took on water everywhere. And to make matters worse, Pierre Lees-Melou injured his knee.

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«Between the result and Lees-Melou's possible injury, it's a nightmare evening.lamented Eric Roy, himself sent off by the referee shortly after the hour mark, following contact on Ajorque which caused him to explode on his sidelines. “We have the unfortunate habit of starting the match at 2-0. Our second half was much better, we showed our true colors. But in the league, we are incapable of doing it over 90 minutes, that's the problem. One of the objectives of the match was to regain defensive stability, it was not fulfilled” underlined the technician after the meeting.

Roy worried about Lees-Melou

“If in addition, we have to score three goals in Monaco to bring home a point, it becomes a mission impossible,” he continued at a press conference, aware that the situation is becoming urgent. This is already the third consecutive defeat in Ligue 1 and the Brestois are now within striking distance of the Saint-Etienne barrage (3 points difference), which hosts Montpellier this Saturday evening (7 p.m.). “We will have to look behind us, more than ahead, in the coming weeks” continued Eric Roy. “We come out with a lot of frustration. It’s not a good feeling.”

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If everything succeeds for Finistériens in the Champions League, this has not been the case in Ligue 1 for several weeks. Maintenance is however the priority, even if the exploits in C1 are a welcome breather. We will probably have to go to Barcelona without his playing master, who was affected in the first period and whose condition is worrying. “It doesn’t smell very good. I think he took a knee, a crutch, just above his plate. I hope it won't be too serious, but the doctor seemed worried. » Brest may have lost more than one match on the Rock.