FC Barcelona is preparing to receive a wave of French fans who promise to fill the stands of the Montjüic Olympic Stadium with enthusiasm next Tuesday, November 26, for the fifth day of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League.
In just a minute, Brest fans sold out the 2,600 allotted tickets for the expected Champions League clash against Barça, as confirmed by ‘Le Télégramme’.
The followers of the French team had access to the seats online and, in the blink of an eye, they disappeared, reflecting the enthusiasm and support that the French give to their team in this historic European campaign.
Brest will seek to surprise in Montjuïc
And Brest has surprised everyone by becoming the revelation of the renewed Champions League. With 10 points in four games, they occupy fourth position in the general classification after an outstanding streak of victoriesincluding their recent 1-2 win in Prague against Sparta and a draw against Bayer Leverkusen.
In fact, the Gauls have not yet lost in the tournament. These results show that the French team, which started the tournament with the lowest coefficient of all those classified, arrives at the duel in top form.
For its part, Flick’s Barça faces a more complicated challenge than expected. The solidity shown by Brest in Europe suggests that the match at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjüic will not be a formality for the Blaugranas, beyond the fact that, in Ligue 1, Éric Roy’s men are twelfth.
In that sense, The event promises to be a tough match in this league phasein which the Barça fans hope to see Barça continue their undefeated record at home (the culés have won all their games in Montjuïc) against an opponent that has been the big surprise so far in the group stage of the Champions League.
