Champions League: Brest will “a priori” play in Guingamp, announces the Brest mayor

Third in L1 and qualified directly for the Champions League, Stade Brestois will play its C1 matches “a priori” at the Stade de Roudourou in Guingamp, announced the mayor of Brest, François Cuillandre (PS), on the night of Sunday in Monday.

“We have not yet completely decided,” he first confided to journalists who asked him which venue would welcome the Finisterians.

But when François Cuillandre was questioned directly about the Roudourou hypothesis, which clearly seems to have the wind in its sails, he replied “a priori, yes (…), normally”, adding that he had spoken to the mayor of Guingamp on the telephone. shortly before.

Winner in Toulouse 3-0, while Lille was at the same time held in check at home by Nice (2-2), Brest beat Lille to the wire to avoid the qualifying play-offs for the C1.

The Francis-Le-Blé stadium where Brest plays in Ligue 1 does not meet the standards required by UEFA to host C1 matches, in particular because three of its four stands are tubular structures, prohibited in continental regulations.