Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
High-flying PSG will be aiming to cement top position in the standings when they take on Brest in the Ligue 1 round 27. Les Parisiens have been scoring goals for fun of late, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Even though Neymar is out for the rest of the season, away win should be considered as attacking partnership of Leo Messi and Kylian Mbappe seemed to be in a perfect working order in a 4-2 victory over Nantes. Marco Verratti is back from suspension, while Presnel Kimpembe remains on the sidelines with injury.
Les Pirates, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Strasbourg, and they managed to get one. Anyhow, away win should be considered as Brest were beaten by PSG in each of their last twelve meetings in all competitions. Mahdi Camara is banned for the match, with all Felix Lemarechal, Karamoko Dembele, Kenny Lala, and Mathias Pereira Lage missing out with injuries for the home side.
Highlighted Player (Lionel Messi):
Lionel Messi is regarded as one of the best players in the history of football. He was born on 24 June, 1987 in Rosario and he began his football career at Newell’s Old Boys. At age 10 he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, but having realized his potential at a young age, Barcelona decided to pay for his treatment.
Messi joined Barca in 2001 and he has been playing for the Camp Nou outfit ever since. The Argentine magician has won eight La Liga trophies with Barca and he helped the Catalan giants lift no less than four Champions League titles (2005/2006, 2008/2009, 2010/2011, 2014/2015).
In the 2011/2012 La Liga campaign Messi scored 50 goals for Barca, while netting 14 goals in the 2011/2012 Champions League campaign. The five-time Golden Ball award winner has established himself as Barcelona’s all-time top scorer, but he has yet to win a trophy with Argentina national team at major tournaments. Leo Messi, though, has won Olympic Gold Medal (2008) and FIFA World Youth Championship (2005), with la Albiceleste.
Highlighted Team (Brest):
Founded in 1950, Brest (Stade Brestois) are a French football club that compete in the Ligue 1. La Team Pirate welcome their opponents at Stade Francis-Le Ble, the venue which was opened back in 1922. The capacity of the stadium is 15,931, but on August 8, 1986 21,619 watched the game between Brest and Olympique Marseille.
The club’s home colours are red and white, with the team wearing black kit when playing on the travels. Brest’s third kit is white. La Team Pirate, who made it to the French Cup on two occasions (1982/83 and 2014/15), have rivalries with fellow clubs from Bretagne: Rennes, Lorient, Nantes, Guingamp and Vannes.
The likes of Bernard Lama Stephane Guivarch, Paul le Guen, David Ginola and Frank Ribbery are the most notable footballers who played for the club. Bayern Munchen legend Frank Ribery scored 3 goals in 35 appearances for Brest in the national championship.