French Ligue 1

PSG vs Brest 2022-23 Ligue 1

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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 Commentary

  • 25': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 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.
  • 40': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0.
  • 46': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 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.
  • 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': Substitution, Brest. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 71': Substitution, Brest. Jere Uronen replaces Noah Fadiga.
  • 77': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 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.
  • 80': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Marquinhos replaces Vitinha.
  • 88': Substitution, Brest. Irvin Cardona replaces Haris Belkebla.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

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

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+47 Paris Saint-Germain 31 70 1
+17 AS Monaco 31 58 7
+16 Brest 31 56 7
+18 Lille 31 55 6
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

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

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

BRES Brest (5-3-2)

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

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