Brest, Faransa – A ranar 15 ga Janairu, 2025, Pierre Lees-Melou ya shiga cikin tawagar Stade Brestois don wasan da suka yi da FC Nantes a zagaye na 16 na Coupe de France. Wannan ya zo bayan watanni biyu da ya yi fama da rauni a kashin perone.
Lees-Melou, wanda aka yi wa tiyata a watan Nuwamba, ya sami damar komawa filin wasa kafin lokaci, yayin da kocin Éric Roy ya ce bai isa ba kuma yana cikin hanyar dawowa. Duk da haka, an sanya shi cikin tawagar ‘yan wasa 20 da za su fafata da Nantes a filin wasa na Francis-Le Blé.
“Ya kasance cikin horo gabaɗaya kuma ya buga wasan gwaji ba tare da jin zafi ba,” in ji wata sanarwa daga kulob din. Duk da haka, ana tsammanin Lees-Melou zai fara daga benci a farkon wasan.
Bugu da ƙari, an kira wasu matasa ‘yan wasa guda biyu daga cibiyar horarwa: Raphaël Le Guen (18) da Ibrahim Kanté (17). Le Guen ya taba zama a benci a wasannin da suka yi da Nantes da Lyon, yayin da Kanté ya riga ya shiga cikin tawagar a farkon kakar wasa.
Éric Roy, kocin Stade Brestois, ya bayyana cewa ba zai yi watsi da gasar Coupe de France ba, duk da cewa kulob din yana fafatawa a gasar Ligue des Champions a karon farko a tarihinsa. “Komai ya faru, za mu yi kokarin tsallakewa. Ba mu cikin mafi kyawun yanayi, amma haka ne, dole ne mu ci gaba,” in ji Roy.
Stade Brestois, wanda ya kasance na uku a gasar Ligue 1 a kakar wasa da ta gabata, yana fuskantar matsaloli a kakar wasa ta 2024-2025, inda ya kasance a matsayi na 11 bayan wasanni 17. Duk da haka, suna da gagarumin nasara a gasar Champions League, inda suka kasance a matsayi na bakwai.
Wasan da suka yi da FC Nantes a ranar 15 ga Disamba, 2024, ya kasance nasara mai girma da ci 3-0. Roy ya yi tsammanin Nantes za su yi ƙoƙarin ramawa a wannan wasan. “Na yi imanin za su yi abubuwa daban-daban. Sun nuna cewa suna iya yin muƙamai,” in ji Roy.
An shirya wasan ne a karfe 6:30 na yamma a ranar 15 ga Janairu, 2025, a filin wasa na Francis-Le Blé.