Unable to play on its grounds in C1 in view of the UEFA specifications, the SB29 found the ideal fallback solution.
It’s heartbreaking, but Stade Brestois will not hear the Champions League anthem ring out in the aisles of Francis-Le Blé next season. However, Eric Roy’s men achieved the impossible by qualifying directly for the queen of European competitions at the end of the 34e and last day of Ligue 1, Sunday evening. By validating their place in the Top 3 of the elite behind Paris and Monaco.
Failing to meet the UEFA selection criteria for the organization of a C1 match – in terms of security standards and additional reception capacity in particular – the customary den of SB29 did not allow the Breton club to receive the continental gratin, so an alternative had to be found from now on.
Guingamp, the choice of reason
If plan B has not yet been officially implemented, it is as if we are to believe the mayor of Brest, François Cuillandre, who relayed by France Bleu on Sunday evening said he saw the end of the tunnel in this matter. “ It will be Roudourou a priori. I spoke to the mayor of Guingamp on the phone earlier… »
And to conclude, pragmatically: “ It is the closest stadium to Brest “. A little over 100 kilometers from Francis-Le Blé, of course, and approximately 1 hour 15 minutes’ drive. It’s better, certainly, than Rennes, 250 km away and almost 3 hours. More practical in any case even if the Brestois will lose out on ticketing since the En-Avant stadium has 18,120 seats compared to 29,778 for Roazhon Park.
