Playing at home, PSG overwhelmed away team Brest in the first half, controlling the ball 54%, finishing 7 times with 4 shots on target. After more than half an hour of pressure, the home team scored the opening goal in the 38th minute after a beautiful combination.
From Kylian Mbappe’s ball release, Vitinha opened the left sideline for Bradley Barcola. The 21-year-old striker supported his chest and pressed the ball so that Marco Asensio could escape and finish with his left foot at a diagonal angle, defeating goalkeeper Marco Bizot.
In the 45th minute, from a similar attack on the left wing, Barcola passed a cross for Asensio to cross to finish at the corner, but goalkeeper Marco Bizot was still able to block it.
However, midfielder Kolo Muani entered into a dispute with the away team’s defender to kick into an empty goal immediately afterward, helping PSG enter halftime with a two-goal advantage.
However, the situation inexplicably reversed in the second half, when Brest rose up to attack and appeared sharp in the final finish. In the 55th minute, Mahdi Camara’s shot from close range hit Danilo Pereira’s foot and redirected it into the net.
In the 80th minute, Martin Satriano crossed from the left wing for Mathias Pereira Lage to cut in and heel to the near corner to beat goalkeeper Donnarumma, sealing the score at 2-2.
PSG even ended the match with ten men, when Barcola lost his composure, chased and kicked Billal Brahimi in the leg in the 90+4 minute of injury time. Referee Clement Turpin immediately issued a second yellow card to the home striker.
Despite dropping the win at home, PSG still holds the top of the Ligue 1 table with 44 points, six points ahead of Nice. On February 2, Mbappe and his teammates will be guests of Strasbourg.