Paris St-Germain left it late to beat relegation-threatened Brest and extend their advantage at the top of Ligue 1.
Carlos Soler had set PSG on course for a perfect night when he bundled home after Kylian Mbappe saw a shot parried.
The hosts soon scored a surprise leveller and mostly stifled the leaders’ search for a winner.
But Mbappe rescued the spoils in the 90th minute as he rounded the goalkeeper before coolly slotting home.
PSG were looking to get back to winning ways after being knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich on Wednesday, but made seriously hard work of it.
They were expectedly dominant for the vast majority of the game and recorded 17 shots to Brest’s seven.
The French champions continually lacked the cutting edge in the final third as they faced a spirited defensive performance from the hosts, but toiled to the end to find the win.
The result sees PSG lead Ligue 1 by 11 points, albeit having played a game more then Marseille in second. Brest are one point off relegation with an extra match played.
Line-ups
Brest
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 40Bizot
- 99FadigaSubstituted forHérelleat 81′minutes
- 4Dari
- 3Brassier
- 2Duverne
- 20Lees-Melou
- 9Honorat
- 7BelkeblaBooked at 86mins
- 8Magnetti
- 10Del CastilloSubstituted forLemaréchalat 76′minutes
- 15MouniéSubstituted forLe Douaronat 67′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Blázquez
- 5Chardonnet
- 17Elis
- 18Dembélé
- 22Le Douaron
- 23Hérelle
- 28Locko
- 37Lemaréchal
- 97Arconte
PSG
Formation 4-2-2-2
- 99G Donnarumma
- 29PembéléSubstituted forBernatat 75′minutes
- 4Ramos
- 15Danilo
- 25Nuno Mendes
- 33Zaïre-EmerySubstituted forRenato Sanchesat 89′minutes
- 6Verratti
- 28SolerSubstituted forEkitikeat 81′minutes
- 8RuizSubstituted forVitinhaat 75′minutes
- 30Messi
- 7MbappéBooked at 86mins
Substitutes
- 14Bernat
- 16Rico
- 17Vitinha
- 18Renato Sanches
- 31Bitshiabu
- 35Gharbi
- 44Ekitike
- 90Letellier
- Referee:
- Marc Bollengier
- Attendance:
- 14,935
Live Text
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Match ends, Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
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Second Half ends, Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 2.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
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Corner, Brest. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
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Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
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Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Brest 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball following a fast break.
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Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Renato Sanches replaces Warren Zaïre-Emery.
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Attempt missed. Franck Honorat (Brest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Brest. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
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Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
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Hugo Magnetti (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Haris Belkebla (Brest) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain).
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Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Brest. Christophe Hérelle replaces Noah Fadiga because of an injury.
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Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Carlos Soler.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
