Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

32': Kylian Mbappé
53': Thilo Kehrer

FT
2 - 0

Brest

PSG beat Brest 2-0 to restore 11-point lead at the top

Paris Saint-Germain's players celebrate after German defender Thilo Kehrer [1296x729]

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 Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
3': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross following a corner.
5': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
7': Attempt missed. Irvin Cardona (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Le Douaron with a cross.
9': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
9': Hugo Magnetti (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt saved. Irvin Cardona (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
9': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
10': Attempt saved. Irvin Cardona (Brest) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Faivre with a cross.
10': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
12': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jean-Kévin Duverne.
12': Attempt missed. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a headed pass following a corner.
13': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
15': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
16': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
19': Attempt saved. Franck Honorat (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Irvin Cardona.
20': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Georginio Wijnaldum.
24': Foul by Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain).
24': Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Franck Honorat.
26': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
28': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
28': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
29': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
31': Attempt blocked. Ander Herrera (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
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.
33': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
33': Hugo Magnetti (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
34': Hugo Magnetti (Brest) is shown the yellow card.
38': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.
40': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.
42': Foul by Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest).
42': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
45': Foul by Lucien Agoume (Brest).
45': Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Lucien Agoume (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
45'+4': Foul by Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest).
45'+4': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Brest 0.
45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Georginio Wijnaldum because of an injury.
48': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
50': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
50': Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
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': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
55': Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
58': Hugo Magnetti (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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': Foul by Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
61': Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
65': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
65': Steve Mounié (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Attempt missed. Steve Mounié (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
69': Foul by Romain Faivre (Brest).
69': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
71': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé tries a through ball, but Marco Verratti is caught offside.
72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Sergio Ramos replaces Ángel Di María.
73': Foul by Christophe Hérelle (Brest).
73': Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Attempt saved. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
74': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
75': Attempt blocked. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
75': Attempt saved. Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
75': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
75': Paul Lasne (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
77': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
77': Attempt saved. Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
79': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti following a fast break.
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.
82': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain).
82': Jean-Kévin Duverne (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
85': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
86': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
87': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
90': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
90'+1': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Edouard Michut replaces Marco Verratti.
90'+1': Substitution, Brest. Youssouph Badji replaces Romain Faivre.
90'+1': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
90'+1': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Youssouph Badji (Brest).
90'+3': Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Brest 0.
0': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Brest 0.

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

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 4,925

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	22	+39	56
2	Marseille	22	+24	46
3	Nice	22	+17	40
4	AS Monaco	22	+15	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Julian Draxler, Colin Dagba, Edouard Michut, Xavi Simons, Danilo Pereira, Sergio Ramos, Junior Dina Ebimbe, Leandro Paredes, Sergio Rico.

Brest (4-4-2)

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

Brest Substitutes:

Jere Uronen, Gautier Larsonneur, Lilian Brassier, Julien Faussurier, Paul Lasne, Hianga'A M'Bock, Youssouph Badji, Steve Mounié.

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