French Ligue 1

Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Brest
  • 72': Samuel Grandsir
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Paris Saint-Germain
  • 39': Ángel Di María
  • 85': Mauro Icardi

Icardi gives PSG late win at brave Brest

Mauro Icardi struck five minutes from time to give Paris St Germain a 2-1 win at Brest in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 1': Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Offside, Brest. Denys Bain tries a through ball, but Jean-Charles Castelletto is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
  • 6': Foul by Mathias Autret (Brest).
  • 6': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 8': Romain Perraud (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Yoann Court (Brest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 10': Foul by Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 10': Yoann Court (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Mathias Autret (Brest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yoann Court.
  • 18': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 18': Julien Faussurier (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Yoann Court (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julien Faussurier.
  • 19': Foul by Gaëtan Charbonnier (Brest).
  • 19': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Colin Dagba with a cross.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 21': Gaëtan Charbonnier (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Irvin Cardona (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yoann Court with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Yoann Court (Brest) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the right.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Yoann Court (Brest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Charbonnier following a fast break.
  • 26': Foul by Yoann Court (Brest).
  • 26': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Irvin Cardona (Brest) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Autret with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Julien Faussurier.
  • 33': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Yoann Court.
  • 35': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
  • 35': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Pablo Sarabia.
  • 37': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Layvin Kurzawa is caught offside.
  • 39': Goal! Brest 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 41': VAR Decision: Goal Brest 0-1 Paris Saint Germain (Ángel Di María).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Mathias Autret (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irvin Cardona.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Charbonnier (Brest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Irvin Cardona with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Mathias Autret (Brest).
  • 45'+1': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Brest 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brest 0, Paris Saint Germain 1.
  • 47': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 47': Romain Perraud (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Offside, Brest. Mathias Autret tries a through ball, but Jean-Charles Castelletto is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Yoann Court (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 53': Foul by Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 53': Irvin Cardona (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Yoann Court (Brest).
  • 55': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 55': Ibrahima Diallo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Colin Dagba (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 57': Yoann Court (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Yoann Court (Brest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Perraud with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 59': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
  • 59': Foul by Julien Faussurier (Brest).
  • 59': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 62': Foul by Irvin Cardona (Brest).
  • 62': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 63': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Colin Dagba.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Romain Perraud (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 64': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Denys Bain.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Brest. Samuel Grandsir replaces Mathias Autret.
  • 67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Goal! Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Samuel Grandsir (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoann Court.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdou Diallo.
  • 74': Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 74': Irvin Cardona (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Haris Belkebla (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julien Faussurier with a cross.
  • 78': Substitution, Brest. Alexandre Mendy replaces Irvin Cardona because of an injury.
  • 79': Foul by Haris Belkebla (Brest).
  • 79': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Mauro Icardi replaces Edinson Cavani.
  • 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos replaces Marco Verratti.
  • 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  • 81': Foul by Yoann Court (Brest).
  • 81': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Yoann Court (Brest) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 85': Goal! Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
  • 89': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 89': Romain Perraud (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Alexandre Mendy (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain).
  • 90'+1': Yoann Court (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Julien Faussurier (Brest) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Charbonnier (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Yoann Court (Brest).
  • 90'+5': Yoann Court (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 6
59.6 Possession 40.4
18 SHOTS 17
8 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
537 Accurate Passes 323
603 Passes 391
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 5
25 Crosses 27
0.2 Cross % 0.2
36 Long Balls 55
22 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 23
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 14
21 Effective Clearances 18
21 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Location: Brest, France
Attendance: 15,144

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 33 +46 76
2 Lens 33 +27 67
3 Lille 33 +17 61
4 Lyon 33 +17 60
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRE Brest (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Gautier Larsonneur (GK)
17 Denys Bain
21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
18 Romain Perraud
22 Julien Faussurier
23 Mathias Autret
6 Ibrahima Diallo
7 Haris Belkebla
10 Gaetan Charbonnier
8 Yoann Court
14 Irvin Cardona
Brest Substitutes:
Jean-Kévin Duverne, Ludovic Baal, Hianga'A M'Bock, Alexandre Mendy, Samuel Grandsir, Donovan Léon, Hugo Magnetti.

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Sergio Rico (GK)
22 Abdou Diallo Yellow Card
2 Thiago Silva
20 Layvin Kurzawa
31 Colin Dagba
23 Julian Draxler
6 Marco Verratti
27 Idrissa Gueye
9 Edinson Cavani
11 Ángel Di María
19 Pablo Sarabia
Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
Leandro Paredes, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Marquinhos, Presnel Kimpembe, Mauro Icardi, Juan Bernat, Garissone Innocent.

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