The FC Barcelona continues to advance by leaps and bounds with the aim of finishing the group stage of the UEFA Champions League as absolute 'monarchs' of the tournament. After a rocky start with a defeat in matchday one against AS Monaco, the Culé club has set an unstoppable pace by securing four consecutive victories against BSC Young Boys, Bayern Munich, Red Star Belgrade, and now against Stade Brestois, achieving a convincing 3-0 victory at home.
With this result against the 'Pirates,' Barcelona climbed to the second position in this competition, accumulating a total of 12 points, being surpassed only by Inter Milan, who also secured a 1-0 victory against RB Leipzig, reaching a total of 13 points. Only Liverpool, who will face Real Madrid on Wednesday, could snatch the lead, as if the 'Reds' manage to defeat the Merengues, they would reach 15 points, staying as undisputed leaders.
FC Barcelona was briefly the leader of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25
Anecdotally, Barcelona was momentarily at the top of the table in this matchday. However, this leadership position was short-lived, why? Because with the goal from Robert Lewandowski in the 10th minute against Stade Brestois, the blue and red team momentarily surpassed Inter Milan, who were only gaining a point with the draw against RB Leipzig, reaching a total of 10 points.
However, this brief Culé supremacy lasted only 17 minutes, as at the 27th minute of the match between Inter and Leipzig, an own goal from Castello Lukeba put the score at 1-0 in favor of the 'Nerazzurri' at the San Siro. This tilted the balance in favor of the Italians, an advantage they would ultimately not lose, thus securing the three points that, as mentioned earlier, took them to a total of 12 points.