Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

30': Neymar

FT
1 - 0

Brest

Neymar's strike and Donnarumma's penalty heroics take PSG top with win against Brest

Neymar scored his eighth goal of the season in Ligue 1 as Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest 1-0 to extend their unbeaten start and reclaim top spot.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Islam Slimani (Brest).
2': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
3': Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Islam Slimani (Brest).
4': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Christophe Hérelle.
6': Attempt blocked. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
11': Attempt missed. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
13': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Bernat.
14': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Brest).
14': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt saved. Franck Honorat (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
17': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Brest).
17': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
18': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Foul by Christophe Hérelle (Brest).
22': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
25': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
25': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) is shown the yellow card.
27': VAR Decision: No Red Card Christophe Hérelle (Brest).
30': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
32': Foul by Islam Slimani (Brest).
32': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
36': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
36': Islam Slimani (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
36': Islam Slimani (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a cross.
38': Foul by Franck Honorat (Brest).
38': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
38': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
40': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
41': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Brest).
42': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Brest).
42': Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
45': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
45'+3': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0.
46': Foul by Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
46': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
47': Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
50': Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
52': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franck Honorat with a cross.
56': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
56': Islam Slimani (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Offside, Brest. Haris Belkebla tries a through ball, but Islam Slimani is caught offside.
59': Christophe Hérelle (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Neymar (Paris Saint Germain).
62': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
62': Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Substitution, Brest. Hugo Magnetti replaces Mahdi Camara.
62': Substitution, Brest. Achraf Dari replaces Christophe Hérelle.
62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Marco Verratti.
65': Foul by Hugo Magnetti (Brest).
65': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
68': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
69': Penalty Brest. Noah Fadiga draws a foul in the penalty area.
69': Penalty conceded by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
69': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Penalty saved! Islam Slimani (Brest) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
71': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
71': Substitution, Brest. Jere Uronen replaces Noah Fadiga.
71': Substitution, Brest. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
73': Attempt missed. Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brendan Chardonnet.
74': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
74': Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Lionel Messi.
76': Attempt saved. Lilian Brassier (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hugo Magnetti.
77': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
77': Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest).
78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Neymar.
78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Juan Bernat.
78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Kylian Mbappé.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
80': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
80': Franck Honorat (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Brest).
82': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
86': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Ekitike.
86': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jean-Kévin Duverne.
87': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos replaces Vitinha.
88': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross following a corner.
88': Substitution, Brest. Irvin Cardona replaces Haris Belkebla.
89': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Nuno Mendes is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Achraf Dari (Brest).
90'+3': Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Presnel Kimpembe went off injured after Paris Saint Germain had used all subs.
90'+4': Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Hugo Magnetti (Brest).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0.
0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0.

Statistics

BRE		PSG
16	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	3
39.4	Possession	60.6
6	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
352	Accurate Passes	599
425	Passes	671
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	2
15	Crosses	6
0.3	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	25
28	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	7
21	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
20	Interceptions	11
17	Effective Clearances	14
17	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,615

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	25	+32	57
2	Lens	26	+26	56
3	Marseille	26	+20	49
4	Lyon	25	+13	46

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
99	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
15	Danilo Pereira
3	Presnel Kimpembe
4	Sergio Ramos
6	Marco Verratti
17	Vitinha
30	Lionel Messi
14	Juan Bernat
2	Achraf Hakimi
10	Neymar
7	Kylian Mbappé

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Carlos Soler, Fabián Ruiz, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Hugo Ekitike, Pablo Sarabia, Nordi Mukiele, Nuno Mendes, Keylor Navas, Marquinhos.

Brest (5-3-2)

No.	Name
40	Marco Bizot (GK)
5	Brendan Chardonnet
3	Lilian Brassier
23	Christophe Hérelle
2	Jean-Kévin Duverne
99	Noah Fadiga
45	Mahdi Camara
7	Haris Belkebla
20	Pierre Lees-Melou
13	Islam Slimani
9	Franck Honorat

Brest Substitutes:

Mathias Pereira Lage, Jere Uronen, Karamoko Dembele, Achraf Dari, Hugo Magnetti, Taïryk Arconte, Joaquín Blázquez, Youcef Belaïli, Irvin Cardona.

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