Paris Saint-Germain has again won a Ligue 1 victory for the first time since December 12. After two draws against FC Lorient (1-1) and Olympique Lyon (1-1), the team of coach Mauricio Pochettino was on Saturday evening. too strong for Stade Brest: 2-0. Georginio Wijnaldum was left in the dressing room after a disappointing first half, Xavi Simons was brought in ten minutes before the end. With the visitors Marco Bizot kept a hell of a match. PSG now have 50 points from 21 games, an 11-point gap over pursuer OGC Nice.
Pochettino could not yet have Lionel Messi, who is still recovering from a corona infection, against Brest. PSG had to watch as the first danger of the game came from the visitors. Irvin Cardona got the ball in front of the feet in two instances, but saw his effort turned by Gianluigi Donnarumma. On the other hand, Kylian Mbappe was accurate in the first big chance of the game on behalf of PSG. The French star player received the ball on the edge of Wijnaldum’s penalty area and left Bizot without a chance with a flaming shot into the short corner: 1-0.
Kylian Mbappe opens the scoring for PSG! ?? The lightning-fast striker hits it dry in the short corner: 1-0?#ZiggoSport #Ligue1 #PSGSB29 pic.twitter.com/YDNT2GwGKG
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The home team appeared to double the score just before half-time, but Mauro Icardi’s goal was disallowed, as referee Mikael Lesage found a foul in the run-up to the goal. Wijnaldum was then left halfway in the dressing room after requesting injury treatment just before half-time. From the side, he saw Icardi become dangerous for the first time in the second half. The striker hit the post in a promising position. Five minutes later, Thilo Kehrer was accurate.
The points seem in for Paris Saint-Germain ???? Thilo Kehrer works a Nuno Mendes cross against the ropes??#ZiggoSport #Ligue1 #PSGSB29 pic.twitter.com/fkULC6Wh7Z
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The defender was released completely by the Brest defense to work a Nuno Mendes cross behind Bizot: 2-0. Paris Saint-Germain had several chances in the remainder of the game to further increase the score, but saw how Bizot stood his ground. The goalkeeper had a fine reflex after a shot from Mbappé was deflected by Brendan Chardonnet. Not much later, the French attacker shot into the side net after an individual action. While Sergio Ramon was loudly encouraged at every touch on the ball because of his first appearance at the Parc des Princes, the score remained unchanged.