Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
All eyes will be on Stade Francis-Le Ble when Brest and PSG lock horns in a highly-anticipated Ligue 1 derby. Les Pirates are on a three-game winning run in the national championship, but they face an uphill task against the title holders. All Jordan Amavi, Bradley Locko, Massadio Haidara, Jonas Martin, and Julien Le Cardinal continue to miss out with injuries for the home team.
PSG, on the other hand, dropped two points in a 1-1 draw with Reims on Matchday 20. Luis Enrique’s men, though, are still leading the chase for the domestic trophy. As PSG are ten points clear of second-place Olympique Marseille in the Ligue 1 standings, both teams should be happy with one point from Saturday’s derby. Luis Enrique has a luxury to field the best possible side against les Pirates as left-back Nuno Mendes is back from the Champions League ban.
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.