Barcelona disrupted the French club Brest’s unbeaten streak in the new Champions League, inflicting their first defeat by beating them 3-0 on Tuesday evening in the match that brought the two teams together for the fifth round of the group stage at the Olympic Stadium of Luis Companys.
In light of the result, Barcelona reached 12 points, temporarily rising to the runner-up spot, while Brest dropped to ninth place with 10 points.
According to information from the newspaper “El Nacional,” everyone at Barcelona is happy with this wonderful victory achieved by the team, and the continuation of their winning streak in the Champions League for the fourth match in a row.
The newspaper added that the German coach is very pleased with the level and performance of Barcelona midfielder Pedri, and told the player in the locker room: “I can’t find the right words to describe how wonderful what you’re doing on the field.”
Pedri did not stop at praising Hansi Flick alone, but also received great praise from the coach of the French team Brest, Eric Roy, who admitted that his team suffered a lot in midfield due to Pedri’s wonderful passes and movements.
The newspaper added that Hansi Flick also went to congratulate Marc Casado on his great performance that night, as he was a solid wall against all the French team’s attacks.
The newspaper pointed out that Polish striker Robert Lewandowski acknowledged the credit for his goals this season to the duo of Pedri and Casado in midfield, saying: “Without them, I wouldn’t have scored this number of goals this season.”
In an unexpected development, Laporta came down immediately after the end of the match and went to congratulate player Gerard Martin on his great performance tonight, especially after the widespread criticism the player faced following the draw against Celta Vigo in the previous match.
