Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Brest
Match Time & Date:
29/01/2025
21:00
Prediction: 1-2
Real Madrid
Stade de Roudourou (Guingamp) will host Wednesday’s Champions League game between Brest and Real Madrid, the two teams that meet for the first time in the elite competition. Les Pirates did well to book their spot in the Champions League knockout stages and a triumph over los Blancos could see them secure a top-eight finish. All Amavi, Haidara, Le Cardinal, Locko, and Martin miss out with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the Ligue 1 outfit.
Carlo Ancelotti’s troops, on the other hand, have found their form of late, with the team winning each of their last four games in all competitions. As Ancelotti can count on attacking trio Vinicius Junior – Kylian Mbappe – Rodrigo for the last game of the process, away win should be considered. Mbappe scored a hat-trick against Real Valladolid at the weekend and with important defender David Alaba overcoming his long-term injury, there is a big value in betting on the Spanish giants, who are eyeing a spot in top eight.
Highlighted Player (Luka Modric):
Luka Modric is regarded as one of the best central midfielders in world football. The Croatian ace is a product of Dinamo Zagreb’s youth school and it has to be noted that he played 94 league games for the Modri between 2003 and 2008. In 2008 he signed a six-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £16.5 million.
Luka made his Tottenham debut on 16 August, 2008 in a 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium. The Croatian star scored only 13 goals in 127 league appearances for the Spurs, but he is well known for his brilliant passing. In 2012 he signed for Real Madrid for a fee of £30 million and he made his debut against Barcelona in the 2012 Spanish Super Cup, return leg.
Modric quickly established himself as a first-team regular and, no doubt, he helped the capital club win two Champions League trophies (2013/2014, 2015/2016). You should bear in mind that he was named Croatian Footballer of the Year in 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2014.
Highlighted Team (Brest):
Founded in 1950, Brest (Stade Brestois) are a French football club that compete in the Ligue 1. La Team Pirate welcome their opponents at Stade Francis-Le Ble, the venue which was opened back in 1922. The capacity of the stadium is 15,931, but on August 8, 1986 21,619 watched the game between Brest and Olympique Marseille.
The club’s home colours are red and white, with the team wearing black kit when playing on the travels. Brest’s third kit is white. La Team Pirate, who made it to the French Cup on two occasions (1982/83 and 2014/15), have rivalries with fellow clubs from Bretagne: Rennes, Lorient, Nantes, Guingamp and Vannes.
The likes of Bernard Lama Stephane Guivarch, Paul le Guen, David Ginola and Frank Ribbery are the most notable footballers who played for the club. Bayern Munchen legend Frank Ribery scored 3 goals in 35 appearances for Brest in the national championship.
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