Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
2 - 4
2 - 4
No Messi as Di Maria scores winning goal for PSG
— Paris Saint-Germain survived a scare on Friday without Neymar and Lionel Messi before beating Brest 4-2 and extending its winning start in the French league to three games.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 4': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 9': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
- 12': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
- 15': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Lilian Brassier.
- 15': Attempt missed. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a corner.
- 17': Foul by Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain).
- 17': Irvin Cardona (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounié (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 21': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint Germain).
- 21': Franck Honorat (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! Brest 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdou Diallo.
- 32': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
- 33': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 33': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 33': Franck Honorat (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a headed pass.
- 36': Goal! Brest 0, Paris Saint Germain 2. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 41': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
- 41': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Goal! Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Franck Honorat (Brest) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Faivre following a fast break.
- 43': Foul by Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest).
- 43': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
- 44': Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Irvin Cardona.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Romain Faivre (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irvin Cardona.
- 46': Foul by Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 46': Lilian Brassier (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 48': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Irvin Cardona.
- 48': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
- 50': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Brest).
- 52': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Lilian Brassier (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
- 53': Romain Faivre (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Brest).
- 58': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest).
- 61': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 65': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 65': Franck Honorat (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Foul by Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain).
- 68': Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Offside, Brest. Jere Uronen tries a through ball, but Irvin Cardona is caught offside.
- 71': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Marco Verratti.
- 73': Goal! Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 3. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Brest. Hugo Magnetti replaces Haris Belkebla.
- 74': Substitution, Brest. Jérémy Le Douaron replaces Irvin Cardona.
- 74': Attempt missed. Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Franck Honorat.
- 77': Attempt saved. Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Honorat.
- 77': Franck Honorat (Brest) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
- 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 82': Foul by Hugo Magnetti (Brest).
- 82': Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Offside, Brest. Marco Bizot tries a through ball, but Steve Mounié is caught offside.
- 85': Goal! Brest 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Steve Mounié (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
- 85': Substitution, Brest. Jean-Kévin Duverne replaces Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
- 86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga replaces Mauro Icardi because of an injury.
- 87': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 88': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María tries a through ball, but Julian Draxler is caught offside.
- 89': Attempt missed. Jere Uronen (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounié (Brest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Honorat with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 90': Goal! Brest 2, Paris Saint Germain 4. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Hugo Magnetti (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Faivre following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brest 2, Paris Saint Germain 4.
- 0': Match ends, Brest 2, Paris Saint Germain 4.
Statistics
 PSG |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 74.1 | Possession | 25.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 759 | Accurate Passes | 221 |
| 822 | Passes | 274 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 11 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Location: Brest, France
Attendance: 14,586
Venue: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Location: Brest, France
Attendance: 14,586
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Brest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 3 | Lilian Brassier  |
| 5 | Brendan Chardonnet |
| 20 | Jere Uronen |
| 18 | Ronael Pierre-Gabriel |
| 21 | Romain Faivre |
| 28 | Hianga'A M'Bock |
| 7 | Haris Belkebla |
| 15 | Steve Mounié |
| 14 | Irvin Cardona |
| 9 | Franck Honorat |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 22 | Abdou Diallo |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 18 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi |
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