Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
PSG will be looking to build on a 4-2 win over Strasbourg when they take on Brest at Stade Francis-Le Ble. Les Parisiens aim to keep their 100% record in the 2021/22 season intact, but they will have to do it without big-money signing Leo Messi, who is expected to make his PSG debut against Reims on August 29. In his absence, a man to watch in the away team will be Real Madrid target Kylian Mbappe, who is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders.
All Letellier, Dagba, Ramos, and Bernat are likely to miss the game with injuries, while midfielder Idrissa Gueye has been tested positive for coronavirus. Brest, on the other hand, head into the match following back-to-back draws with Lyon and Rennes. The hosts are likely to adopt a defence-minded approach in Friday’s game, but preventing PSG attackers from scoring is easier said than done. All Belkebla, Cibois, Lasne, and Herelle are sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Ludovic Baal):
Ludovic Baal is a left-footed football player who was born on May 24, 1988. Baal was born in Paris, but he is a product of the Le Mans youth academy and it has to be noted that he made 12 appearances for the club in his first season with the MMArena outfit.
His main position is left-back, but he is capable of playing as a left midfielder as well. Considering that he is a French-born player, Ludovic Baal was illegible to play for both France and the French Guayana national team.
Baal decided to represent French Guayana on international stage and he made three appearances for the team in the group stages of the 2012 Caribbean Cup. He found the net in a 4-1 win over Anguilla, with Gary Pigree scoring a hat-trick for French Guayana. Ludovic Baal currently play for Rennes as a left-back and his contract with the Ligue 1 outfit expires on June 30, 2019.
Highlighted Team (PSG):
Formed by the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain or as they call it PSG is the most successful club in French football with 31 domestic titles to their name. Having won six Ligue 1 title so far, a record ten Coupes de France, a record six Coupes de la Ligue, six Trophees des Champions and one Ligue 2 title, PSG are also one of only two French clubs to ever win a European title.
Les Parisiens were crowned UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup champions back in 1995-96, while their last European trophy was the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Beginning of the new millennium was particularly hard for the celebrated club who flirted with relegation in 2000s before they were bought by the Quatar Sports Investments group in 2011 when the rebirth of the Paris Saint-Germain as we know it today began.
Following heavy squad investments and team boosting, PSG won their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years with Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic almost singlehandedly leading his side towards the trophy with 30 goals. Having established domestic dominance, PSG now set their sights on winning the Champions League which remains an elusive dream for the club from Paris.