Brest players slept in airport following Champions League victory against Salzburg | OneFootball

According to Le Telegramme, players of Brest were forced to sleep in the airport following their rampant 4-0 victory against RB Salzburg in the Champions League. Following a historic display from Éric Roy’s team, the players will have expected to spend the night in their own homes after playing in the early kick-off slot. However, this wasn’t to be the case.

Les Pirates left the airport in Salzburg at 10:30 pm local time on Tuesday evening following the completion of post-match duties. Their flight was scheduled to be direct to a local airport but, due to a need to refuel, had to land in Strasbourg – over 1,000km east from Brest.

The plan had intended to retake to the skies after fuelling up but due to the closure of the airport this was impossible. Therefore, the players and coaching staff of the Breton club were forced to spend the night on the tarmac of the airport in Strasbourg.

GFFN | Liam Wraith