In the early morning of September 20, Beijing time, in the first round of the Champions League stage, Brest defeated Graz Storm 2-1 at home, won the game on its debut, and won the first Champions League victory in team history, and the 18,000 fans at the scene were completely boiling.
As a weak team, Brest finished third in Ligue 1 last season and entered the Champions League stage for the first time in team history, thanks to the expansion of the Champions League to 36 teams, and the number of places in Ligue 1 increased from 2 to 3.
Now, Brest's home game against Storm Graz will be the team's first Champions League game in their history.
As UEFA ruled that Brest's current home stadium did not meet the Champions League standards, Brest had to change their home stadium and eventually use the Ruduru Stadium in Guingamp as their home stadium, with a total of 18,642 seats, and the match was also full.
In the 22nd minute, Madeti scored directly from the edge of the penalty area to help Brest take a 1-0 lead.
This goal, the first Champions League goal in Brest team's history, is of historic significance.
In the 45th minute, Fernandes headed the ball into his own goal and Graz Storm equalized 1-1.
In the 56th minute, West Malaysia turned and volleyed after carrying the defender in the penalty area, helping Brest to lead 2-1 again, and tens of thousands of fans at the scene fell into a boil again.
At full-time, Brest won 2-1 against Storm Graz to win their first Champions League game, a moment to remember for the club.
According to statistics, Brest became the first France team in the 21st century to win the Champions League for the first time, and the first France club since Lyon on September 12, 2000 to score at least two goals in a single game in its Champions League debut. Brest's win was the first time since the 2016-17 season that three Ligue 1 teams had won the Champions League at the same time.
For domestic fans, Brest is a relatively unfamiliar team, the second largest city in Brittany, with a population of only around 140,000, the club was founded in 1950, and its only previous glory was the 1980/81 Ligue 2 title, and the results in Ligue 1 have been very dismal, and only four of the last 10 seasons have remained on the Ligue 1 stage. In addition, the entire Brest team is worth only 120 million euros, which is a veritable civilian team.