Brest, the god team of the five major leagues, has a total value of 100 million euros and will play in the Champions League next season
The five major leagues have entered the final stage, and Bayer Leverkusen of the Bundesliga is 16 points ahead of Bayern with an unbeaten record and wins the championship five rounds in advance, which can be called one of the god teams in European football this season. On top of that, La Liga's Girona, Serie A's Bologna, Bundesliga's Stuttgart and Premier League's Villa have all far exceeded fans' expectations this season, just as magically. However, Bao Ge believes that the most amazing team in the five major leagues is Brest in Ligue 1, the total value of the whole team is only 100 million euros, and last season it was only ranked 14th in Ligue 1 and barely relegated from the small team, and is currently ranked second in Ligue 1, if there is no accident, it will play in the Champions League next season.
Brest, if not a veteran Ligue 1 fan, has rarely heard the name of this team. It is no wonder that in the previous 10 seasons, Brest was in Ligue 2 for 6 seasons, and after being promoted to Ligue 1 as the runner-up in Ligue 2 in the 2018-2019 season, Brest had a high ranking of 11th and a minimum ranking of 17th in Ligue 1 in 4 seasons, a typical Ligue 1 underdog.
In the first half of the 2022-2023 season, Brest was once deep in the relegation zone, and the team's head coach Del Zacarian was also fired. Roy had been away from the first team for 12 years and had been involved in club management, and at the invitation of Brest FC, Roy took over the position from interim manager Grugi. With an excellent record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 rounds of the league, Brest successfully relegated with 44 points and 9 points ahead of the relegation zone.
And in the summer of 2023, under Roy's leadership, Brest sold the team's top striker Onora to Borussia Mönchengladbach for 8 million euros, and used the income to find the players they needed in the transfer market. Brest signed 25-year-old midfielder Kamara, who had been on loan last season, for 3 million euros from Saint-Etienne, 21-year-old defender Loko from Reims for 500,000 euros, 34-year-old midfielder Jonas Martin, who signed a contract from Lille, and striker Satriano from Inter Milan and midfielder Dumbia from Reims to complete the team's rebuild.
Brest is currently worth 100 million euros and is tied for 11th place with Toulouse and Lorient among the 18 teams in Ligue 1, the most valuable players in the team are 30-year-old midfielder Milou, 24-year-old defender Brassier and 21-year-old defender Loko, all three of whom are worth 10 million euros, and other high-value players include the team's top striker Del Castillo (9 million euros), midfielder Camara (9 million euros) and defender Chardonnay (8 million euros). It can be said that Brest is an out-and-out Ligue 1 middle and lower team, a poor team. At the beginning of the season, Brasier was only worth 5 million euros, Milou was only worth 4 million euros, and Loko was only worth 2.5 million euros.
After the start of the new season, Brest defeated last season's Ligue 1 runner-up Lens 3:2 in the first round, defeated promoted Malle Havre 2:1 in the second round, and won two consecutive league victories, Brest lost 0:2 to Marseille in the third round, ending the winning streak, but between the fourth and eighth rounds, Brest achieved an unbeaten record of 2 wins and 3 draws. After that, Brest suffered three consecutive defeats in Ligue 1 in the league against the three traditional powerhouses of Lille, Paris and Monaco. From the 12th round until the 24th round, Brest embarked on their own magical performance, with an unbeaten record of nine wins and four draws in 13 Ligue 1 matches, including a classic 2-2 draw away to Paris Saint-Germain.
As of the 29th round of Ligue 1, Brest has achieved a record of 15 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses, accumulating 53 points 10 points behind Paris Saint-Germain and ranking 2nd in Ligue 1, 9 points ahead of 5th place Nice, and is very hopeful of entering the Champions League next season. With 44 goals, Brest is the third-highest team in Ligue 1, the fourth-fewest in Ligue 1 with 27 goals conceded, and the second-highest goal difference in Ligue 1 with 17 goals.
Brest has a very obvious feature this season, that is, when it is weak, it is strong, and when it is strong, it is weak, and there are a lot of points that should be taken, and not many points that should not be taken. Six defeats, against Marseille, Lille, Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco, Lens and Lyon, all of which are traditional Ligue 1 powerhouses. Of the eight draws, seven have come from teams before finishing 12th in the table, with only one coming from bottom-placed Clermont. It can be said that the most important reason why Brest can achieve the current ranking is to get all three points against opponents whose strength is not much different from them or weaker than them.
Brest have five league games remaining, including three at home and two away, Monaco (3), Nantes (14) and Reims (8) at home and Rennes (10) and Toulouse (11) away, with a total of 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in the first leg against these 5 opponents, with 8 points. As long as Brest can play normally in the final stage, they should be able to score around 8 points, so that Brest should have a score of around 60 points at the end of the season. Nice, who are currently fifth in Ligue 1, have 44 points with six games remaining, and if they want to catch up with Brest, unless they win all six games, this possibility is basically zero.
Therefore, although the league has not yet ended, Brest has basically locked a place in the Champions League next season, and can go to the Champions League next season, what is uncertain is that the top 3 in Ligue 1 can enter the Champions League next season, and the 4th place in Ligue 1 needs to start from the Champions League qualification. For Brest, whether it is the top 3 or the 4th, it is a huge achievement! With such a low team building cost, such a result, Brest can be called the first team in the five major leagues this season!
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