Stade Brestois 29
The Pirates of Brest set sail for
the Champions League
Brest
Local football revived at the Land’s End of France
RC Strasbourg
Alsatians all bark and more bite
after BlueCo takeover
Strasbourg
European capital on the French side of the Rhine
Angers
Keeper of Cointreau’s secret and Kopa’s last remains
Nîmes
The French Rome briefly rejoins the national elite
SC Bastia
Former Euro finalists clamber back after downfall
Bastia
Football capital of Corsica with a European pedigree
Troyes AC
French outpost of City’s global football empire