Brest and Bayer Leverkusen have won both of their league phase games ahead of Wednesday’s meeting.
Brest and Bayer Leverkusen are two of just seven teams to win their opening two Champions League games this season and face off in Brittany on Wednesday evening.
Ligue 1 outfit Brest have enjoyed the perfect start to their maiden Champions League voyage, with a slender victory over Sturm Graz followed up by an emphatic triumph away at RB Salzburg. Eric Roy’s side were utterly ruthless in transition as they took full advantage of Salzburg’s frailties when defending the counter-attack.
Wednesday’s hosts have made more of an inconspicuous start to the domestic season with Brest currently sitting 11th in Ligue 1 having lost half of their opening eight games. They drew 1-1 with Rennes at the weekend.
Leverkusen’s two league phase victories have come against Feyenoord at De Kuip and Milan on home soil. They thumped the Dutch side 4-0 but were made to work hard for all three points against the Rossoneri last time out.
Xabi Alonso’s side have their work cut out if they’re to retain their Bundesliga crown given the start Bayern Munich have made to the season. Leverkusen have accumulated 14 points from their opening seven games and are three adrift of joint-leaders Bayern and RB Leipzig.
Bayer Leverkusen: (3-4-2-1): Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Garcia, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Terrier, Wirtz; Schick.
