Barcelona, after two misfires in a row in La Liga and without the injured Lamin Yamal, will try to return to the winning path in the match with the Champions League debutant, who has already made a lot of noise here.
Brest has 3 wins and 1 draw at the start of the group stage, and has already proven that it is a force to be reckoned with. Any underestimation will cost Barça problems.
Champions League. 5th round
November 26. Barcelona. “Montjuic”
“Barcelona” 22:00 “Brest”
Arbitrator: Irfan Pelto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Broadcast: MEGOGO Football 2
Barcelona news
For the first time this season, Barcelona did not win in two matches in a row, losing to Real Sociedad (0:1) and missing out on victory in Vigo (2:2). This makes the Catalans nervous – Gavi publicly attacked Kounde for the mistake, which Flick did not like very much.
The handicap over Real Madrid in La Liga has melted – nothing remains. At the same time, in the Champions League after losing to Monaco in the opening round, you also cannot stumble. Yes, in the last three rounds, Young Boys, Bayern and Crvena Zvezda were beaten, but Brest are far from being Swiss or Serbian. The French are both more athletic and angrier. Although Barça is, of course, the favorite.
7 – Barcelona conceded seven shots on target in the second half against Celta de Vigo. They hadn’t conceded 7+ shots on target in the second half in a single LaLiga game since April 2017 against Real Madrid (8). Attack. pic.twitter.com/HD0kbVmmsD
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) November 23, 2024
With the arrival of Flick, the team won all 7 matches on their field, and only twice scored less than three goals. Lewandowski and Raphinha are in excellent form; between them they have already scored 33 goals this season. Well, Barça historically plays well against the French at home – 9 wins in 14 matches.
Brest news
While Barça is trying to compete on two fronts, Brest chose the Champions League, where they have already defeated Sturm, Salzburg and Sparta, and shared points with Bayer (1:1). The Bretons do not have enough strength for Ligue 1, and there they are only 12th.
Coach Eric Roy’s decision is easy to understand – when will Brest play in the Champions League again? And this has never happened before; This season is historic for the team. Without a doubt, she will do everything to make him even more historic on the Barça field. True, there are a lot of injuries, but Del Castillo is still fast, and Kamara and Edmilson are hardworking.
3 – Brest won 3 of its first 4 Champions League matches (1 draw), Strasbourg being the only other French club to have reached this milestone of 3 C1 successes so quickly (in 1979). Ambition. #SPABRE pic.twitter.com/6G6FhHqLvB
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) November 6, 2024
This season, the Catalans have already lost to Monaco 1:2, and Brest gave the Monegasques an excellent fight at the weekend, although they also lost (2:3). Don’t judge by their names: if the “Pirates” don’t fall apart mentally, their physics and endurance will make the match unpleasant for the favorite.
“Barcelona” – “Brest”: statistics of personal meetings
You wouldn’t be surprised to learn that these teams have never met before?
Barcelona’s last matches
Brest’s last matches
Team standings
Approximate compositions
At Barca, Yamal, Ferran and Eric Garcia are completing their rehabilitation; at the same time, Bernal, Araujo, Christensen, ter Stegen and Fati will not play for a long time.
Brest’s losses are even more critical by its standards – Massadio Aidara, Romain Febvre, Bradley Loko are out of play, and after Monaco, center field director Pierre Lis-Melu is also out of play.
“Barcelona”: Peña – Kunde, Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Balde – de Jong, Casado – Raphinha, Pedri, Olmo – Lewandowski
“Brest”: Bizo – Lala, Chardonnay, Le Cardinal, Amavi – Camara, Edmilson, Magnetti – Del Castillo, Ajorg, Doumbia
Barcelona – Brest: bets and odds
“Barcelona” – “Brest”: prediction from UA-Football
Barça’s best player right now is Lewandowski, while Brest’s center of defense is its weakest link. It’s not for nothing that the Bretons conceded 22 goals in 12 rounds of Ligue 1.
Our bet is that Robert will score. Bookmakers offer to bet on this with odds of 1.5 and higher.
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