France vs. France: A European history
Legends
The draw for the Champions League play-offs took place last Friday and resulted in a duel between two Ligue 1 McDonald’s clubs, and it's not a first…
So, it's PSG-Brest in the next round! The play-offs -- one of the new features of the new Champions League format -- are now set. Another is the possibility for clubs from the same country to face each other from the start of the final phase, including during the play-offs.
Set for February 11 and 12 for the first legs and February 18 and 19 for the second the play-offs will pit Paris Saint-Germain against Stade Brestois 29. The PSG-Brest confrontation will be the sixth in history between two French clubs in the final phase of the European Cup, the second in the Champions League.
Previous matches:
RC Strasbourg Alsace – FC Metz
1995/1996, Intertoto Cup semi-final
Qualification for RCSA after a home victory in a single match (2-0)
What happened next? Intertoto: Victory in the final (FC Tirol) then Europa League: qualification for the round of 64 (Ujpest), elimination in the round of 32 (AC Milan)
Olympique Lyonnais – Montpellier Hérault SC
1997/1998, Intertoto Cup final
Qualification for OL after two victories away (0-1) and at home (3-2)
What happened next? Europa League: qualification in the Round of 64 (Brondby), elimination in the Round of 32 (Inter Milan)
Olympique de Marseille – AS Monaco
1998/99, Europa League round of 16
OM qualified after an away draw (2-2) and a home win (1-0)
What happened next? Europa League: qualification to the quarter-finals (Celta), qualification to the semi-finals (Bologna), defeat in the final (Parma, 3-0)
AJ Auxerre – LOSC
2004/05, Europa League round of 16
AJA qualified after an away win (0-1) and a home draw (0-0)
What happened next? Elimination in the quarterfinals (CSKA Moscow)
Olympique Lyonnais – Girondins de Bordeaux
2009/10, Champions League quarterfinals
OL qualified after a home win (3-1) and an away defeat (1-0)
What happened next? Elimination in the semi-finals (Bayern)
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