Last year, only a miracle and Nantes saved today’s hosts from relegation. In 38 rounds Brest won 11 wins and finished eight matches in a draw, which brought 41 points and 17th place in the standings. After defeating Saint-Etienne (2:1), the 29th failed 3 of the last 4 rounds, in which they only once tied with Montpellier (0:0). It is impossible not to note 50 goals scored by the team, which conceded even more. In the summer goalkeeper Marco Bizo from AZ (5 million), Liliane Brassier from Rennes (2 million) and Jare Uronen from Genk (1 million) moved to the team. In the first round Michel Ter-Zakaryan’s charges drew with Lyon (1:1), after which they finished the match with Rennes (1:1) with the same result. In the infirmary of the team are Gerell, Lasne and Sibua, who has an Achilles injury.
Stuttgart also had a very successful last season. Right after their return to the Bundesliga, the Swabians were able to impose a fight on their competitors for an entry into the European cups, but they did not quite reach the goal. Union was only five points ahead. In the German Cup Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team defeated Dynamo Berlin with a score of 6:0 without encountering any resistance. The calendar gave the Swabians a rather simple opponent in the first round of the Bundesliga, Greuther Furth came to visit. The newcomer of the elite division could not impose a fight. Already in the first half Stuttgart scored two goals. As a result, the case ended with another defeat. A 5:1 victory allowed the Swabians to rise to the first line in the standings.
