Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg — August 21, 2025 Europe calls, and the lights of La Meinau are burning bright. Strasbourg and Brøndby step onto the stage for the first leg of this decisive playoff — with a ticket to the group stage at stake. Expect intensity, tactical duels, and the roar of a crowd hungry for continental glory.
Finished 7th in Ligue 1 last season, securing their European ticket.
Have lost only 1 of their last 8 home matches.
Scored 2+ goals in each of their last 6 home games.
In 11 of their last 12 official matches, they have found the net.
Backed by their passionate fans, the Alsatians aim to build a solid first-leg cushion before heading to Denmark.
European pedigree: UEFA Cup semi-finalists in 1991, first Danish club in the Champions League group stage (1998).
But against French opposition: history is cruel. Losses to Marseille and Lyon (twice), and no recent joy.
Latest campaigns: eliminated in qualifiers by Basel (2022/23) and Legia Warsaw (2023/24).
Start of 2025/26: strong domestically with 4 wins in 5 Danish league matches.
Anchored by ex-Ligue 1 experience — Daniel Wass, Stijn Spierings, Patrick Pentz — Brøndby arrive determined to spring a trap, but their French ghosts still loom large.
Strasbourg will lean on pace, pressure, and home firepower to strike early.
Brøndby: disciplined, structured, seeking to disrupt and counter. Their challenge is mental as much as tactical, given their poor record vs French clubs.
Strasbourg: only 2 home defeats in 2025.
Strasbourg scored 2+ goals in 6 straight home games.
Brøndby lost both legs vs Lyon in 2021, conceding 6 goals and scoring just
Scoreline: Strasbourg 3–1 Brøndby Alsatian firepower + fortress form vs Danish resilience = hosts take control with goals.
Strasbourg to Win
Over 2.5 Goals
Home Team Multi-Goals 2–4
Strasbourg: a return to the European map, fuelled by their fortress at home.
Brøndby: chasing respect, desperate to rewrite history against French clubs.
La Meinau will thunder, Strasbourg will press, and Brøndby must rise above their past or risk being buried by it.
