Stade Brestois before decision: Where do the Champions League games take place?

With the almost safe qualification for the Barrages of the UEFA Champions League, the Stade Brestois faces the challenge of finding a suitable venue for its home games. The team has considered a variety of options, including the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and the Stade du Roudourou in Guingamp.

Current reports show that the plans for the Roudourou Stadium encounter legal and infrastructural hurdles. The stadium does not meet the required criteria for the knockout rounds, since it must at least correspond to category 4. In order to meet the requirements, considerable adjustments would be necessary, such as the expansion of media places. Despite these challenges, the captain of the Stade Brestois, Brendan Chardonnet, expressed the wish to play in Guingamp, and the Ultras of the SB29 also protested against a possible laying to the Stade de France, such as RMCSport reported.

urgency of the decision

In view of the temporal urgency, Stade Brestois will soon have to make a decision because the barrages on 11/12. and 18./19. February. Fred Le Grand, President of EN Avant Guingamp, has asked for a quick decision by Brest, while the Mayor of Guingamp, Philippe Le Goff, explains that he is waiting for further feedback from Brest.

In the meantime, research showed that Brest won 1-0 against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday and currently occupied 11th place in Ligue 1. So far, the team has not conceded a goal in the Champions League phase. However, the uncertainties regarding the venues are considerable, since the stadium in Guingamp does not meet the UEFA requirements and the last European game in the roudourou against Real Madrid could take place at the end of January href = "https://wesportfr.com/brest-vers-un-changement-de-stade-en-ligue-des-champions/"> wesportfr inform.