INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Holders Real Madrid made sure they would be seeded for Friday’s Champions League playoff draw by beating Stade Brest 3-0 away in the last
round of the first phase on Wednesday.Rodrygo scored the first and last goals after 26 and 78 minutes respectively while Jude Bellingham
netted the second in the 56th following a smart pass from Lucas Vazquez.Despite the loss, Brest will also feature in the two-legged playoffs
as an unseeded team in their first European campaign.Real reached the Champions League knockout phase for the 28th consecutive year and
extended their winning streak to five matches in all competitions.Real finished in 11th place with 15 points from eight games, and will face
either Manchester City or Celtic in the playoffs.“Top eight was our objective but we didn’t do well in some games”, Rodrygo told
Movistar.“If we play City it will be difficult as always but they are all tough opponents.”Brest are 18th with 13 points and will meet
either Paris St Germain or Benfica in the next round.“We saw the difference between a team used to this competition and us
It would be a shame to be drawn against Paris,” Brest midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou told Canal+.Possible Champions League playoff and last
16 opponents ahead of Friday’s draw:AS Monaco or Brest will face Paris St Germain or Benfica in the playoffs
The winners will meet either Liverpool or Barcelona in the Round of 16.Sporting or Club Brugge will face Atalanta or Borussia Dortmund in
The winners will meet either Lille or Aston Villa in the Round of 16.Celtic or Manchester City will face Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the
The winners will meet either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the Round of 16.Feyenoord or Juventus will face AC Milan or PSV
Eindhoven in the playoffs
The winners will meet either Arsenal or Inter Milan in the Round of 16
– REUTERSThe post Real Madrid down Brest 3-0 to earn Champions League playoff seeding first appeared on Ariana News.
