Certainly undefeated in the Champions League, Stade Brestois is this time up against a European big name and is traveling to FC Barcelona this evening!
The Sturm Graz team? Beaten. Red Bull Salzburg? Swept. Bayer Leverkusen? Neutralized. Sparta Prague? Defeated. So why not FC Barcelona this evening? Stade Brestois, which is traveling to Catalonia, is undoubtedly the most surprising team in this edition of the Champions League. The Breton club is before the 5th day 4th in the general classification and has not suffered the slightest defeat. FC Barcelona is nevertheless a team of a completely different ilk. Éric Roy is aware of what the leader of the Spanish Championship embodies. “Even if we have nothing to lose, I hope that the players will be afraid because, that way, they will be more concentrated, they will play more for each other, with a more compact team unit. We will play our luck at background”, detailed the technician who is banking in part on the fear of his players.
The Bretons are preparing to play an FC Barcelona team which must do without the services of Lamine Yamal injured in the ankle since his team’s success in Belgrade at the beginning of November. Hansi Flicks’ men have just performed poorly in La Liga against Celta Vigo by drawing (2-2) on Saturday November 23. This poor result, on the contrary, worries the French coach who says to himself: “perhaps we are not coming at the right time. But we have no choice, the schedule is set up like that and we will be playing against a team that is a little injured “. He would also like to have “a lasso on the edge of the key which could be used” against Raphinha. Above all, he hopes not to concede a third consecutive loss in all competitions.
At what time and on which channel to watch the match between FC Barcelona and Brest?
The match at the Lluis-Companys Olympic Stadium will be followed live on the broadcasts of Canal + or from 8 p.m. on our live!
What are the probable line-ups for the Barcelona – Brest match?
The surprising Brest players return to Europe for the fifth time this season but not in full force. Éric Roy will have to deal with the Spanish giant without the liberal Soumaïla Coulibaly and especially Pierre Lees-Melou who was injured against Monaco last Friday. The French club is not the only one deprived of its talents because Hansi Flick will not be able to count on Lamine Yamal who is out and still injured in the right ankle.
- FC Barcelona: Peña – Koundé, Cubarsi, Inigo, Fort – Casado, Pedri, De Jong – Olmo, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
- Brest Stadium : Bizot – Lala, Chardonnet, The Cardinal, Haïdara – Camara, Fernandes, Magnetti – Sima, Ajorque