20:55 – It will be a balance of power
Eric Roy admitted upon his arrival this evening that the match against Sparta would be complicated and will resemble a style opposition “It's a team that plays in transition, with a 4-3-3 system and a rather direct game. We know that and a lot of teams are playing like that at the moment. But we don't want to play in that scheme, and it won't be one against one. We want to impose our game and it will be a real balance of power this evening.
8:50 p.m. – First C1 in 19 years for Sparta
Sparta has participated in the group stage seven times in the Champions League, once more than all other Czech clubs combined, but its last participation dates back to 2005/06. Note that the Czech champion had players like Tomas Skuhravy, Petr Cech, Pavel Nedved, Jan Koller, Ivan Hasek and Patrick Berger in his ranks.
20:44 – Sparta’s record against French clubs
Former Marseille supporters remember Sparta Prague quite well, which eliminated Jean Pierre Papin's OM in the round of 16 of the C1 in 1992/1993 (2-1, 2-3). For the recent confrontations against the French clubs, Sparta faced Lyon in the group stage of the 2021/2022 Europa League (3-4, 0-3). The Czechs are on a bad series of 6 consecutive defeats against the French. The club's last success against a Ligue 1 club dates back to the 2007/2008 season, it was against Toulouse (3-2)
20:38 – A Ukrainian blowing the whistle
It is Mr. Mykola Balakin, a 35-year-old Ukrainian referee who will direct this meeting this evening. The match will take place at the Epet Arena stadium which holds just over 18,000 seats. This meeting will be played behind closed doors.
20:32 – On which TV channel is the meeting broadcast?
You can follow this duel between Sparta Prague and Brest on Canal+ Foot, start of the match at 9 p.m. To watch the match in streaming, you can connect to the MyCanal platform.
20:25 – Sparta’s eleven
The Danish coach of Sparta, Lars Friis aligns the following eleven: Vindahl – Vitik, Panak, Cobbaut – Wiesmer, Laci, Kairine, Rynes – Pesek, Olatunji, Rrahmani
20:19 – The Czechs fear Brest
Even if the video presentation below of the Brest club in Czech is quite unusual, the Sparta coach and his players have a lot of respect for the French club, one of the clubs in good form at the start of the Champions League if we rely on the various statements yesterday at the press conference.
20:12 – The Brest line-up with surprises
Deprived of Abdellah Sima (the club's top scorer in C1, 3 goals), Eric Roy will line up the following starting eleven: Bizot – Lala, Chardonnet, Coulibaly, Haïdara – E.Fernandes, Lees-Melou, Camara, Doumbia – Ajorque, Baldé.
Please note that two executives from the Breton club will start the match on the bench, Magnetti and Del Castillo.
20:06 – A victory to ensure qualification
In Prague, Stade Brestois, which has 7 points after 3 matches, can validate its qualification for the play-offs. He challenges a Sparta team which has 4 points but which has been going through a difficult period since last year with 5 defeats in 7 matches in all competitions.
