3 Paris Saint Germain vs 1 Brest
PSG in search of four consecutive Ligue 1 victories as Brest visits.
Paris Saint-Germain takes on Brest at the Parc des Princes on Saturday, September 14 at 20:00 [GMT+1], in a thrilling encounter where Luis Enrique's high-flying PSG hope to extend their unbeaten streak against Brest, who are looking to build on their recent win.
Paris Saint Germain
While onlookers expected PSG to remain competitive despite Mbappe’s departure, no one would have thought life after the Frenchman’s exit would look so promising. Following a comfortable 3-1 win over Lille, Les Parisiens sit at the top of Ligue 1 as the only side to win three opening games [3W, 0D, 0L].
PSG have now scored 13 goals in just three games, following a 6-0 win over Montpellier and a 4-1 win over Le Havre on Match Day 2 and 1, respectively. It remains the best goal tally at this stage in the last 50 years for Les Parisiens, who have now claimed six straight victories across all competitions for the first time since December 2022.
On Saturday, Luis Enrique will be hoping the international break won’t disrupt his side’s form when PSG reconvenes at the Parc des Princes against Brest, whom they remain unbeaten against in 25 straight games [17W, 8D, 0L]. A remarkable home record could see the 25-game unbeaten run stretched even further, with PSG having lost only once on home turf in 17 games against Brest [10W, 6D, 1L].
Luis Enrique will see no reason to alter the 4-3-3 formation deployed against Lille, with Marco Asensio expected to play in the centre-forward role, alongside club-top scorer Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé. Dembélé, along with Randal Kolo Muani, were on the scoresheet for France in the 2-0 win over Belgium.
Gonçalo Ramos is ruled out, while Vítinha, who converted a well-taken penalty last time out, is in doubt for the weekend’s game.
Brest
Brest are coming off a confidence-boosting 4-0 win over newly promoted Saint-Étienne, with two of those goals coming from the penalty spot. It was the club’s maiden win of the season, ending back-to-back defeats and leaving Brest with 3 points in 12th place.
Saturday’s clash against PSG could serve as a litmus test for their readiness to take on SK Sturm Graz in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. Brest has only a 9% winning percentage against PSG, the lowest among any team in the topflight.
Éric Roy’s side has remained winless in eight games against PSG, managing to escape defeat only once. Brest could mirror PSG’s 4-3-3 formation, with Romain Del Castillo, Abdallah Sima, and Ludovic Ajorque, who scored against AS Saint-Étienne, in attack.
Bradley Locko (ACL injury) and Pierre Lees-Melou (broken leg) are both ruled out of this weekend’s encounter.
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