PSG recovered from a shaky start to regain an 11-point lead in Ligue 1 as goals by Mbappe and Kehrer gave them a 2-0 home victory against Stade Brest on Saturday.
Match Reports
Mbappe and Kehrer found the back of the net either side of the interval to put the capital side on 50 points from 21 games a day after second-placed Nice beat Nantes 2-1. The result left Brest in 13th place on 25 points.
RC Lens are fourth with 33 points after Seko Fofana’s stoppage-time goal earned the northerners a 2-1 comeback win at bottom side St Etienne earlier on Saturday. Third-placed Marseille face champions Lille at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday.
At the Parc des Princes, PSG were missing Lionel Messi, who is still recovering from a Covid infection, and had to cope with the last-minute absence of goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who tested positive for the coronavirus.
PSG had won their previous eight league games against Brest but the visitors got off to a good start and it took a great save from Gianluigi Donnarumma to deny Irvin Cardona early on.
Brest, looking for their first top-flight win against PSG since 1985, had three shots on target in the opening 20 minutes.
It was Mbappe, however, who broke the deadlock in the 32nd with a clinical low shot from 16 metres for his 10th Ligue 1 goal of the season as PSG increased the pressure.
Marco Verratti came close to doubling the lead three minutes into the second half but his angled shot hit the post.
PSG’s Germany defender Kehrer eventually made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute when he fired home from Nuno Mendes’s cutback.
Kehrer and Mbappe, who was booked for a scuffle with Hugo Magnetti in the first half, had other chances but Mauricio Pochettino’s side had already wrapped a routine victory.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
9' Donnarumma makes decent save
10' Donnarumma makes good save again
23' Yellow Card! Herrera booked
31' GOAL! PSG 1-0 Brest (Mbappe)
33' Yellow Card! Mbappe booked
40' OFFSIDE! Icardi’s goal disallowed
48' Verratti hits the post
52' GOAL! PSG 2-0 Brest (Kehrer)
57' Yellow Card! Verratti booked
79' Mbappe's shot wide out
86' Mbappe's shot stopped
Line-ups
PSG XI: Wijnaldum, Di Maria, Herrera, Verratti, Marquinhos, Icardi, Kimpembe, Kehrer, Mbappe, Donnarumma, Nuno Mendes
Subs: Ramos, Danilo Pereira, Paredes, Rico, Draxler, Dagba, E. Ebimbe, E. Michut, Xavi Simons
Brest XI: M. Bizot, Herelle, Chardonnet, F. Honorat, Duverne, Cardona, P.Gabriel, Magnetti, R. Faivre, J. Le Douaron, Agoume
Subs: Faussurier, Lasne, J. Uronen, Mounie, Larsonneur, L. Brassier, Mananga Mbock, Y. Badji
Ajr9
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I’m BARCA fan but you gotta appreciate CR5 man🐐👏
Ibrahimsmile
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He really wish to get back on the field and play with his teammates 🥺
Huhacipt
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Winning mentality vs goal scoring mentality! Winning mentality : Messi only has 1 goal ! But Messi just want to see psg win whether he scores or others scored. Goal scoring mentality : When you say Utd is not doing well! But cr5 has 14 goals ! They dont care as long as they get tap in regularly. That is goal scoring mentality! 90% of cr5 don't have a winning mentality, but they just goal scoring mentality! That's why each time cr5 failed to tap in in any match, to cr5 fans is lose or a defeat even thou the team win or draw but as long as cr5 failed to tap in, it is a defeat. They lack winning mentality!
Abrahames
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GIF GIF GIF!: https://bit.ly/3A2BhSk
koebilnsz
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me wondering why Icardi didn't score against BREST on d pitch bt always scores off d pitch
HospitalFC00
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no Messi More Party ❤️
ibrahimusmanabba4015
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PSG without Messi versus PSG with Messi[50percent]
AnwarJemil
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why is this United fans committing for this game than their own team...villa bounce back from two goal to share 1 point...villa 13th place and brest 13th to...but PSG winn and United draw...[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh] you need wanbissakas family
Mapabeimru
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I’m BARCA fan but you gotta appreciate CR5 man🐐👏
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Its CR7 and will always be, it will always stay his, it’s his world famous brand it’s on all his investments, no matter how many times you children mock it with CR5, trying to bost Messi, it still won’t make Messi bigger than Ronaldo in any sense of the word, Messi can’t get bigger he’ll always be small 😂😂😂😂
Mapabeimru
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Winning mentality vs goal scoring mentality! Winning mentality : Messi only has 1 goal ! But Messi just want to see psg win whether he scores or others scored. Goal scoring mentality : When you say Utd is not doing well! But cr5 has 14 goals ! They dont care as long as they get tap in regularly. That is goal scoring mentality! 90% of cr5 don't have a winning mentality, but they just goal scoring mentality! That's why each time cr5 failed to tap in in any match, to cr5 fans is lose or a defeat even thou the team win or draw but as long as cr5 failed to tap in, it is a defeat. They lack winning mentality!
Only an uneducated child could make such an illiterate comment, and it will take the same level of illiteracy to like it. And to think this is their future.
Vitdlmoprt
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Winning mentality vs goal scoring mentality! Winning mentality : Messi only has 1 goal ! But Messi just want to see psg win whether he scores or others scored. Goal scoring mentality : When you say Utd is not doing well! But cr5 has 14 goals ! They dont care as long as they get tap in regularly. That is goal scoring mentality! 90% of cr5 don't have a winning mentality, but they just goal scoring mentality! That's why each time cr5 failed to tap in in any match, to cr5 fans is lose or a defeat even thou the team win or draw but as long as cr5 failed to tap in, it is a defeat. They lack winning mentality!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Did you just say WINNING mentality? and that too mentioning a midget? [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]