PARIS. Paris Saint Germain defeats Brest 1-0 after Neymar scored just 1 goal (30′). Paris Saint Germain was much better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
I. Slimani didn’t convert a decisive penalty (71′). That would have allowed Brest to draw the match.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérémie Pignard with the collaboration of Laurent Coniglio and Guillaume Debart. The 4th official was Faouzi Benchabane. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 5 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 140 Attack 84
- 48 Dangerous attack 30
- 87 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 61% while Brest was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Brest shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 4 yellow cards (Neymar, P. Kimpembe, Danilo and N. Mendes). On the other side, Brest received 2 yellow cards (P. Lees-Melou and B. Chardonnet).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Paris Saint Germain will have 19 points like Olympique Marseille to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Brest will stay with 5 points like Toulouse and Nice to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will play away with Olympique Lyonnais on the 18th of September with a 19-13 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (11 draws).
Brest will host Ajaccio on the 18th of September with a 11-4 head to head stats in favor of Ajaccio (7 draws).
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
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Paris Saint Germain started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Christophe Galtier decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Sergio Ramos , Danilo Pereira , Presnel Kimpembe , Achraf Hakimi , Vitinha , Marco Verratti , Juan Bernat , Lionel Messi , Kylian Mbappé and Neymar .
The home team had on the bench: Warren Zaïre-Emery, Fabián Ruiz , Pablo Sarabia , Nuno Mendes , Hugo Ekitiké , Keylor Navas, Marquinhos , Nordi Mukiele and Carlos Soler.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: M. Verratti for F. Ruiz (62′), Neymar for P. Sarabia (77′), K. Mbappe for H. Ekitike (78′), J. Bernat for N. Mendes (78′) and Vitinha for Marquinhos (87′).
Best player: Lionel Messi
The player that probably impressed the most for Paris Saint Germain was Lionel Messi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 68 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Brest – Formation
Brest
Brest started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Michel Der Zakarian played with: Marco Bizot , Noah Fadiga , Christophe Herelle , Brendan Chardonnet , Lilian Brassier , Jean-Kevin Duverne , Pierre Lees Melou , Mahdi Camara , Haris Belkebla , Franck Honorat and Islam Slimani .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tairyk Arconte, Achraf Dari , Mathias Pereira Lage , Hugo Magnetti , Jere Uronen , Joaquín Blázquez, Youssef Belaïli, Irvin Cardona and Karamoko Dembélé.
Substitutions
Brest made 5 changes: M. Camara for H. Magnetti (62′), C. Herelle for A. Dari (62′), P. Lees-Melou for M. Pereira Lage (71′), N. Fadiga for J. Uronen (71′) and H. Belkebla for I. Cardona (88′).
Best player: Noah Fadiga
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brest was Noah Fadiga.
His rating is with 27 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
