Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
High-flying PSG will look to cement top position in the Ligue 1 standings when they take on Brest on Saturday afternoon. Les Parisiens have been scoring goals for fun in the new domestic campaign and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. As new Real Madrid ace Kylian Mbappe has not been sorely missed, home win should definitely be considered.
The likes of Warren Zaire-Emery, Goncalo Ramos, and Presnel Kimpembe remain in the recovery room, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team. Les Pirates, on the other hand, aim to build on a thrilling 4-0 win over St Etienne. Brest, though, are not regarded as good travellers and seeing that the reigning champions made a flying start to the season, we predict that the visitors are going to return home with their hands empty from the trip to the “City of Lights”.
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.