Bad news for Stade Brestois, 3rd in Ligue 1 and in the race for a ticket to the Champions League. On the eve of the reception of Reims (33rd day), coach Éric Roy announced at a press conference the withdrawal for the last two days of Pierre Lees-Melou, his centerpiece of the midfield. “End of season marked for him. He suffered a fractured fibula and will be operated on within the week, says the technician. It’s hard for him and for the group. »
#SB29SDR 🎙 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗼𝘆: “For Pierre (Lees-Melou), the news is less good. End of season marked for him, he is the victim of a fractured fibula, he will be operated on within the week. It’s hard for him and for the group, he has all our support. We hope that he will be… pic.twitter.com/fzia2J1oev
— Stade Brestois 29 (@SB29) May 9, 2024
On the podium with two points ahead of Lille, fourth, and six over Nice, fifth but with a game in hand, Brest is on the verge of historic accession to the Champions League, with two victories against Reims and Toulouse giving him would make it possible to achieve. But the contribution of “PLM” this season is immense.
Named among the candidates for the best Ligue 1 player trophy by the UNFP, the former Nice player is the hub of the Breton midfielder (4 goals). He is in competition with the big favorite, Kylian Mbappé, and also Ousmane Dembélé (PSG), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (OM) and Edon Zhegrova (Lille). Eric Roy “hopes” to recover Pierre Lees-Melou for the resumption of the Brest season this summer.
