French Ligue 1

PSG vs Brest 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 32': Kylian Mbappé
  • 53': Thilo Kehrer
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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

Competition: French Ligue 1

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
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
50 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
3 Presnel Kimpembe Yellow Card
5 Marquinhos
25 Nuno Mendes
24 Thilo Kehrer
6 Marco Verratti Yellow Card
18 Georginio Wijnaldum
21 Ander Herrera Yellow Card
9 Mauro Icardi
7 Kylian Mbappé
11 Ángel Di María

BRE Brest (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Marco Bizot (GK)
23 Christophe Hérelle
5 Brendan Chardonnet Yellow Card
2 Jean-Kévin Duverne
18 Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
10 Lucien Agoumé Yellow Card
27 Hugo Magnetti Yellow Card
9 Franck Honorat
21 Romain Faivre
14 Irvin Cardona
26 Jeremy Le Douaron

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