Real Madrid beat Brest 3-0 in Matchday 8 of the Champions League, securing a seeded spot for the knockout phase play-offs.
Rodrygo fired them into a 27th-minute lead, cutting inside from the left and evading several challenges before finishing off the post, then Ludovic Ajorque had a potential leveller chalked off for off
Real Madrid are set to play their last League Phase match in the newly formatted UEFA Champions League tonight. The Merengues will be looking to get a win and hoping for some other results to fall
Real Madrid finished the first stage of this season's Champions League with a comfortable win - but must now face the playoff round
Stade Brestois 29 and Real Madrid are separated by one point and three places ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League meeting which will bring the league phase to a close. Kylian Mbappe will be familiar with Stade du Roudourou in Guingamp with Los Blancos and their hosts still dreaming of a top-eight finish.
Despite no European pedigree and limited resources, the French club are above Real Madrid, Man City and PSG in the table with one game to go
Rodrygo has added to his scoring streak with Real Madrid but the Spanish powerhouse didn’t get all the goals it needed to finish high enough in the league phase of the Champions League and avoid a possible encounter with Manchester City in the playoffs.
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.
Real Madrid could not clinch a top-eight finish in the Champions League despite beating Brest, and they could face a tricky play-off draw.
Real Madrid's most important Champions League match of the season comes against Brest at the Stade de Roudourou.
All our updates from the match in France, including post-match reaction across the final round of the League Phase.