PSG vs Brest 2021-22 Ligue 1
PSG beat Brest 2-0 to restore 11-point lead at the top
PSG recovered from a shaky start to regain an 11-point lead in Ligue 1 as goals by Kylian Mbappe and Thilo Kehrer gave them a 2-0 home win.
Match Commentary
- 24': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 34': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Hugo Magnetti (Brest) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Lucien Agoume (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Georginio Wijnaldum because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0.
- 53': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Brest 0. Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 55': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Brest. Steve Mounié replaces Irvin Cardona.
- 59': Substitution, Brest. Paul Lasne replaces Hugo Magnetti.
- 59': Substitution, Brest. Hianga'a M'Bock replaces Lucien Agoume.
- 61': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Ramos replaces Ángel Di María.
- 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Ander Herrera.
- 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Xavi Simons replaces Mauro Icardi.
- 80': Substitution, Brest. Lilian Brassier replaces Christophe Hérelle.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Edouard Michut replaces Marco Verratti.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Brest. Youssouph Badji replaces Romain Faivre.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Brest 0.
Game Information
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 4,925
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +21 | Marseille | 13 | 28 | 3 |
| +13 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | 27 | 1 |
| +10 | Lens | 12 | 25 | 3 |
| +8 | Strasbourg | 12 | 22 | 4 |
Statistics
BRE |
PSG![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 31.5 | Possession | 68.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 713 |
| 337 | Passes | 770 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 24 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 25 | Clearances | 13 |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 18 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Brest (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 23 | Christophe Hérelle |
| 5 | Brendan Chardonnet |
| 2 | Jean-Kévin Duverne |
| 18 | Ronael Pierre-Gabriel |
| 10 | Lucien Agoumé |
| 27 | Hugo Magnetti |
| 9 | Franck Honorat |
| 21 | Romain Faivre |
| 14 | Irvin Cardona |
| 26 | Jeremy Le Douaron |
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