Brest secured the ultimate automated berth in subsequent season’s Champions League with a 3-0 win at Toulouse on Sunday that sealed a third-place end for the shock bundle of the French league on a dramatic closing day.
Heading into the final spherical of matches, Lille and Brest have been degree on factors behind already-crowned champion Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco, with Lille forward solely by a distinction of two targets.
Lille seemed set for a 3rd place end however blew a 2-1 lead towards Nice in added time to attract 2-2, dropping into fourth place.
After the growth of Europe’s prime membership competitors from subsequent season, the French league could have three automated spots within the match reasonably than two. Brest, whose attack-minded strategy developed by coach Eric Roy has been a pleasure for followers to observe this season, will play in Europe for the primary time. Its earlier finest league end was eighth.
The membership stadium holds 15,000 in comparison with PSG’s capability of almost 49,000 at Parc des Princes, whereas PSG’s yearly price range of 700 million euros ($763 million) dwarfs Brest’s 48 million euros ($52 million) — among the many smallest within the league.
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The small membership from the Brittany area’s trophy cupboard can be small — the membership received the second division in 1981.
Lille captain Benjamin Andre thought he had scored the winner within the 73rd minute with a strong and exact header from a nook however the hosts couldn’t maintain onto their lead as Jordan Lotomba discovered the online with a header between the legs of Lille goalkeeper Vito Mannone.
Roy has carried out a exceptional rebuilding job at Brest. The workforce was within the relegation zone when he was employed halfway by final season and completed 14th. Roy had been 12 years with out a teaching job, too.
Mahdi Camara, Jordan Amavi and Kenny Lala scored Brest’s targets.
