Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Neymar'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
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,615
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | +43 | 70 |
| 2 | Lens | 31 | +28 | 64 |
| 3 | Lyon | 31 | +16 | 57 |
| 4 | Lille | 31 | +16 | 57 |
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 |
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 |
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