Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest, 2024-25 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
PSG reclaim top spot after 3-1 comeback win over Brest
Paris Saint-Germain moved back to the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-1 home win over Brest thanks to an Ousmane Dembélé double and Fabián Ruiz's brilliant strike on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Brest).
- 1': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Abdallah Sima (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Del Castillo.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 7': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
- 7': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 7': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 7': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Massadio Haïdara.
- 8': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Julien Le Cardinal.
- 9': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Julien Le Cardinal.
- 13': Attempt saved. João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 15': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Brest).
- 15': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 19': Delay in match because of an injury Mahdi Camara (Brest).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 22': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Romain Del Castillo (Brest).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 26': Foul by Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain).
- 26': Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Penalty Brest. Ludovic Ajorque draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 27': Penalty conceded by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 28': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 0, Brest 1. Romain Del Castillo (Brest) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 31': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Brest).
- 31': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury João Neves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 34': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 35': Attempt blocked. João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 36': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 39': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Brest).
- 39': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Mahdi Camara (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
- 43': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 44': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
- 45': Attempt saved. Mahdi Camara (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 1.
- 46': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Brest).
- 49': Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Brest).
- 49': Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 50': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Julien Le Cardinal.
- 51': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 52': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Hugo Magnetti (Brest).
- 54': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Julien Le Cardinal.
- 56': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Hugo Magnetti.
- 57': Substitution, Brest. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Abdallah Sima.
- 59': Foul by Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
- 59': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 61': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
- 61': Kenny Lala (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest).
- 62': Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Désiré Doué replaces Bradley Barcola.
- 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Willian Pacho replaces Nuno Mendes.
- 64': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Asensio is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Désiré Doué with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Brest. Kamory Doumbia replaces Romain Del Castillo.
- 68': Substitution, Brest. Mama Baldé replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
- 70': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Willian Pacho.
- 71': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Randal Kolo Muani replaces Marco Asensio.
- 73': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Brest 1. Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué with a through ball.
- 74': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Brest 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Senny Mayulu replaces João Neves.
- 80': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 80': Substitution, Brest. Ibrahim Salah replaces Edimilson Fernandes.
- 80': Substitution, Brest. Jonas Martin replaces Mahdi Camara.
- 81': Foul by Ibrahim Salah (Brest).
- 81': Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Brest).
- 82': Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 82': Kenny Lala (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Julien Le Cardinal (Brest).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Salah (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julien Le Cardinal.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
- 89': Foul by Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain).
- 89': Jonas Martin (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Kenny Lala.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Offside, Brest. Mama Baldé is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+3': Mathias Pereira Lage (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Julien Le Cardinal (Brest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathias Pereira Lage with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Brest 1.
- 0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Brest 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.7 | Possession | 67.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 253 | Accurate Passes | 623 |
| 333 | Passes | 679 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 26 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 28 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 28 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,000
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,000
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | +26 | 32 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 12 | +11 | 26 |
| 3 | Marseille | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Lille | 12 | +8 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 35 | Lucas Beraldo  |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 87 | João Neves |
| 19 | Lee Kang-in |
| 11 | Marco Asensio |
| 29 | Bradley Barcola |
| 10 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Brest (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 25 | Julien Le Cardinal |
| 5 | Brendan Chardonnet |
| 22 | Massadio Haidara |
| 7 | Kenny Lala |
| 6 | Edimilson Fernandes |
| 8 | Hugo Magnetti |
| 45 | Mahdi Camara |
| 19 | Ludovic Ajorque |
| 17 | Abdallah Sima |
| 10 | Romain Del Castillo |
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