Barcelona – Brest: “I hope the players will be afraid”, the new crazy challenge that awaits the Brestois

Certainly undefeated in the Champions League, Stade Brestois is rubbing shoulders this time à a European big name and is travelling tonight to the pitch of FC Barcelona!

Sturm Graz team ? Beaten. Red Bull Salzburg ? Swept away. Bayer Leverkusen ? Neutralized. Sparta Prague ? Defeated. So why not FC Barcelona tonight ? Stade Brestois, who are travelling to Catalonia, are undoubtedly the most surprising team in this edition of the Champions League. The club Breton 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. Eric Roy is aware of what the leader of the Spanish Championship embodies. Even if we have nothing to “To lose, I hope the players will be afraid because, like that, they will be more focused, they will play more for each other, with a more compact team block. We will play our luck to the full”, detailed the technician who is partly banking on the fear of his players.

The Bretons are preparing to play a FC Barcelona team that must do without the services of Lamine Yamal, who has been injured in the ankle since his team's success at Belgrade at the beginning of November. Hansi Flicks' men have just underperformed 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: “We may not be coming at the right time. But we have no choice, the schedule is 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 sidelines that could be used” against Raphinha. He hopes above all not to concede a third consecutive defeat in all competitions. 

&At what time and on which channel can you watch the match between FC Barcelona and Brest ? 

The match at the Lluis-Companys Olympic Stadium will be follow live on the channels of Canal + or from 8pm on our live! 

What are the probable compositions of the match Barcelona – Brest ?

The surprising Brestois return to Europe for the fifth time this season but not at full strength. Éric Roy will have to deal with the Spanish giant without the liberal Soumaïla Coulibaly and especially Pierre Lees-Melou who got injured against Monaco last Friday. The French club is not the only one without its talents because Hansi Flick will not be able to count on Lamine Yamal who is out and still injured. the right ankle. 

• FC Barcelona: Peña – Koundé, Cubarsi, Inigo, Fort – Casado, Pedri, De Jong – Olmo, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
• Stade Brestois : Bizot – Lala, Chardonnet, Le Cardinal, Haïdara – Camara, Fernandes, Magnetti – Sima, Ajorque