Brest aim to achieve rare feat for French clubs in Europe
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Stade Brestois will seek a second successive victory in the UEFA Champions League when they head to Austria on Tuesday for a date with Red Bull Salzburg.
A victory for Éric Roy's men would put them in some exclusive company among French sides that have participated in this competition.
Should Brest claim maximum points on Tuesday, they would become only the second French side to win their first two European Cup/Champions League fixtures.
The only previous one to achieve that was RC Strasbourg Alsace, who won both legs of their round of 32 clash with Norwegian side Start 2-1 and 4-0 in their debut European tournament.
On that occasion, the club from Alsace made it to the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Dutch giants Ajax, 4-0 on aggregate.
Brest won their opening match of the tournament, 2-1, over another Austrian side, Sturm Graz, at Stade de Roudourou in Guingamp.
Roy will be in the Brest dugout as his three-match touchline ban is only for Ligue 1. Tuesday will be the first-ever away match in Europe for Les Ty-Zéfs.
