As for Lille and Monaco the day before, will the euphoria continue for Stade Brestois, Wednesday November 6 at around 10:50 p.m.? Undefeated after the first three matches in its history in the Champions League (success against Sturm Graz 2-1 and at RB Salzburg 0-4, draw 1-1 against Bayer Leverkusen), Éric Roy's men can extend their dream of qualifying for the final phase in the event of a good result on the lawn of another “small” on paper: Sparta Prague, 24th with 4 points.
GOOD less sovereign in Ligue 1 (11th with five defeats in ten days), the 7th in this unique Champions League group (out of 36) already has a strong chance of finishing in the top 24. After the trip to the Czech Republic, the Bretons will rub shoulders with Barça and at Shakhtar Donetsk, and will receive the PSV Eindhoven and, finally, the Real Madrid at the Francis-Le Blé stadium on January 29.
“The appetite comes with eating, as they say,” said coach Roy. “We want to continue to perform.” Sparta is “perhaps a little bit below in terms of results in the last matches”, but “this team is going to get into us”.
The film of the meeting:
20h35 – Sparta Prague have lost their last 6 matches against French clubs in European competition, conceding 18 goals.
20h30 – Unsurprisingly, Brest, new to the Ldc, will face Sparta Prague for the first time in official competition
20h25 – Brest could become the fourth French team to remain undefeated in their first 4 matches in the competition under this name (since 1992/93) with Marseille (9), Paris SG (8) and Bordeaux (6).
20h20 – For its part, Brest is THE big surprise of this Champions League. Benefiting from a favorable schedule, the Bretons pocketed six entry points by receiving Sturm Graz (2-1) then going to Salzburg (0-4). While we could then expect a rout against Bayer Leverkusen, Pierre Lees-Melou and his team snatched a draw (1-1) in order to place themselves at the top of the basket. 7th (7 pts) before kick-off, they could join Monaco and Sporting (10 pts) if successful.
20h15 – Sparta Prague have failed to score in 27 of their 59 Champions League matches (46%). Among teams with at least 50 games in the competition, only Dinamo Zagreb has a higher percentage (55%).
20h10 – 3rd in its national championship, 10 points behind Slavia Prague, leader, Sparta has had an honorable start to the European campaign. 25th (4 pts) in the league phase, the Czechs beat Red Bull Salzburg (3-0) in the opening before picking up a point on the Stuttgart pitch (1-1). Powerless during the clash against Manchester City (5-0), they also lost their last two Chance Liga matches against Plzen (1-0) and Ostrava (1-3).
20h05 – Between two teams coming out of hat 4 during the draw, it is a balanced clash that we could witness in the Czech Republic.
20:00 – Good evening everyone and thank you for joining us to follow, with live commentary, the Champions League match between Sparta Prague and Brest.
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