Holders Real Madrid made sure they would be seeded for Friday’s Champions League playoff draw by beating Stade Brest 3-0 away in the last round of the first phase on Wednesday.Rodrygo scored the first and last goals after 26 and 78 minutes respectively while Jude Bellingham netted the second in the 56th following a smart pass from Lucas Vazquez.Despite the loss, Brest will also feature in the two-legged playoffs as an unseeded team in their first European campaign.Real reached the Champions League knockout phase for the 28th consecutive year and extended their winning streak to five matches in all competitions.Real finished in 11th place with 15 points from eight games, and will face either Manchester City or Celtic in the playoffs.“Top eight was our objective but we didn’t do well in some games”, Rodrygo told Movistar.“If we play City it will be difficult as always but they are all tough opponents.”Brest are 18th with 13 points and will meet either Paris St Germain or Benfica in the next round.“We saw the difference between a team used to this competition and us.
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