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Launched in depth by Lee, Barcola tries to pass through a mouse hole, with in this case a small hoped-for bridge against Chotard. The Brest midfielder did not let himself be taken in and then relaunched his team.
Lala in the clouds! After a corner coming from Del Castillo, the Brest full-back attempted a very complicated half-volley and the ball flew into the Finistère sky.
Hakimi already received a yellow card this Saturday, guilty of a delayed foul on Mboup, who had passed in the corridor.
Lee is alerted on the left, with an overflow followed by a darting cross. The ball arrives in the area and it is Diaz who clears in disaster.
PSG offers itself a first phase of possession, the opportunity to observe the 4-3-3 of the Rouge et Bleu with Zaire-Emery and Kvaratskhelia on the right. Lee and Barcola take care of the left side.
Small alert on the Parisian goal with a distant free kick, well brushed by Lala, towards the area. Ajorque is looked for at the far post, a little alone, but the ex-Strasbourg player is too short.
Jérémie Pignard, the main referee of the match, kicks off the first period.
On the Brest side, Eric Roy decided to start the young Mboup (22 years old), possibly left attacker in his 4-2-3-1, with Del Castillo and Ajorque on the offensive front. Another notable choice, the presence of Diaz with Coulibaly in central defense, to the detriment of captain Chardonnet, sent to the bench. Back after more than a month of absence, Baldé is a substitute at kick-off.
PSG has just announced its starting lineup and Luis Enrique is fielding a team very close to the one that started in the 7-2 at Leverkusen this week. Only two players come out (Doué and Mendes), replaced in midfield and in defense by Lee and Hernandez. We find the trio Kvaratskhelia – Mayulu – Barcola, Vitinha and Zaire-Emery in the midfield or the pair Zabarnyi – Pacho in central defense. In addition to Mendes and Doué, Dembélé and Ramos are also substitutes.
Effective point: PSG is still deprived of its two midfielders Ruiz and Neves, still too tight and not called up for the trip to Brittany this Saturday. Eric Roy, for his part, records the return of Baldé (absent since mid-September) but Doumbia and Labeau-Lascary (injured) are unavailable.
On the Brest side, we are mainly looking down, even if Eric Roy's squad remains in four matches without losing: two victories against Nice (4-1) and Angers (0-2) then two draws with Nantes (0-0) and Lorient (3-3). The Finistère club (12th) is currently three points ahead of the red zone and Le Havre (16th).
In the standings, the three-time reigning French champion is therefore not leader but he is only one point behind OM (1st). The Marseille club is also playing its 9th day match this Saturday, on the Lens pitch from 9:05 p.m.
Uncompromising in the Champions League, with three successes against Atalanta Bergamo (4-0), Barça (1-2) and this week Bayer Leverkusen (2-7), PSG, paradoxically, has only won one of its last four matches in Ligue 1. It was against Auxerre (2-0), a month ago, after a 1-0 defeat in Marseille and before two successive draws against Lille (1-1) and Strasbourg (3-3).
Welcome to our site to follow the 9th day of Ligue 1 live and the meeting between Stade Brestois and Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade Francis-Le Blé. Kick-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. this Saturday.