
Brest vs PSG 2021-22 Ligue 1
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 Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 52': Lilian Brassier (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 81': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ángel Di María replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 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.
- 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.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Francis-le Blé
Location: Brest, France
Attendance: 14,586
French Ligue 1 Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 9 | 0 |
+7 | Lille | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+4 | Lyon | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+2 | Lens | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Statistics
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BRE![]() |
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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 |
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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