Paris Saint-Germain completed an impressive turnaround in form to reach the UEFA Champions League playoffs on Wednesday with a 4-1 win away at VfB Stuttgart securing a top-24 berth when all had seemed lost with three games to go.

Brest is next in line as defending champion Paris Saint-Germain tries to stay unbeaten in the French league. PSG leads by 10 points with 15 games to go and remains on course for a yet another Ligue 1 and French Cup double.

When Lille lost its opening Champions League match in September, only a few bold gamblers would have bet on the Ligue 1 side to qualify for the last 16 of European club soccer's elite tournament. But the northern France side defied all the odds and concluded the league phase campaign of the competition with a 6-1 thrashing of Feyenoord on Wednesday.

French side Brest have making wave through the 2024-25 season, rising from recent obscurity and becoming a tricky out for some of the world's biggest clubs.

Real Madrid ended their Champions League league phase campaign with a comfortable 3–0 victory against Brest at the Stade de Roudourou. The last time Real Madrid played a Ligue 1 side in France, the defending European champions were on the wrong end of shocking upset to Lille.

European champions Read Madrid are very close to hitting their best form, manager Carlo Ancelotti said ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash at French side Brest.Real are 16th in the Champions League standings on 12 points after four wins and three losses from seven games,

Real Madrid have to play Man City or Celtic in the Champions League play-offs after failing to finish in the top eight despite comfortably beating Brest.

Stade Brestois 29 and Real Madrid are separated by one point and three places ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League meeting which will bring the league phase to a close. Kylian Mbappe will be familiar with Stade du Roudourou in Guingamp with Los Blancos and their hosts still dreaming of a top-eight finish.

As Real Madrid gear up to face Brest in the UEFA Champions League, much of the attention will undoubtedly be on star forward Kylian Mbappe. His presence on the pitch is a concern for Brest fans, and

Follow the live updates of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 match between Brest and Real Madrid, being played at the Stade de Roudourou in France.

Ancelotti also praised on France forward Kylian Mbappe, who has scored 21 goals in 31 games across all competitions since moving to Madrid, including three goals and an assist in the Champions League

Lille, Brest and Monaco are now mathematically certain to, at least, qualify for the playoffs rounds, which will take place in February. The fourth French team, serial Ligue 1 champions PSG ...