Overview
By defeating Brest 3-0 away in the first leg, PSG seemed to have set foot in the round of 16 of the Champions League. Last weekend, they continued to play brilliantly by overcoming Toulouse.
This victory extended PSG's unbeaten streak in Ligue 1 since the beginning of the season to 22 and sluggishly led the rankings. In all competitions, the last time coach Luis Enrique's team lost was in November 2024, against Bayern in the Champions League.
Currently, PSG's strikers are in good form. Ousmane Dembele, after being brought in as a centre-forward, has scored 10 goals in his last 6 games. The satellites around the French star also took turns shining such as Barcola, Ramos, Doue, Vitinha and even rookie Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
The home team's defense at Parc des Princes has also played equally impressively with 3 clean sheets in the past 4 matches.
For Brest, after the first leg, they still could not find the joy of victory when they were held to a 2-2 draw by Auxerre. In just the last 6 matches, coach Eric Roy's team has lost 4 times.
The defensive ability of the port city club made fans uncertain with a total of 14 goals conceded at this stage. PSG alone have scored against Brest 8 times. In addition to the Champions League, Brest also lost 2-5 to PSG in Ligue 1.
PSG has always been the reinforcement of Brest in recent times. In 20 encounters between the two sides, the Parisian capital team completely dominated with 18 wins and 2 draws. It is not surprising if Brest continues to suffer a heavy defeat against the team at Parc des Princes.
Personnel situation
With a core squad almost completely full, PSG only has one problem to solve in terms of physical strength. The home team will not have the services of Warren Zaire-Emery and Ibrahim Mbaye due to fitness problems.
On the other side of the front line, Brest is also missing important pillars including Jordan Amavi, Romain Del Castillo, Bradley Locko and Jonas Martin due to injury.
Expected lineup:
PSG: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz, Doue, Dembele, Barcola.
Brest: Bizot, Lala, Chardonnet, Ndiaye, Haidara, Camara, Lees-Melou, Magnetti, Faivre, Ajorque, Sima.
The match between PSG and Brest takes place at 3:00 am on February 20 (Vietnam time).
