PSG-Brest is a match valid for the round of 16 of the French Cup and is played Wednesday at 9:10 p.m.: live TV, predictions, likely lineups.
Brest is on the hunt for another feat, which would be yet another in a season in which Eric Roy’s red-and-whites are going beyond their wildest expectations. After 20 days of Ligue 1, in fact, the surprising Breton outfit is third in the standings, three points behind second-place Nice and ahead of better-equipped teams such as Lille, Monaco, Marseille and Lens. In short, there is daydreaming in Brittany.
Roy’s men have not lost for a good three months: it was early December when they surrendered (2-0) in their direct clash with Monaco. After an incredible string of victories, interspersed only by the draw with Strasbourg, Brest in the last two days snatched two very precious points with the first two in the standings, PSG and Nice (2-2 and 0-0). We are talking about a team capable of coming back two goals at the Parc des Princes: two weeks ago Camara and Pereira Lage reeled in the reigning champions Parisians, proving that they have all the cards to at least achieve a European placement at the end of the season. Brest will also be able to enjoy themselves in the French Cup, where they will be on stage again in the capital’s stadium.
PSG in recent years has not paid much attention to the national cup: we will see what will happen with Luis Enrique on the bench, after in the first two rounds Mbappé and his teammates strolled respectively with Revel – beaten 9-0 – and Orleans, overwhelmed 4-1. Last Friday, the capitolites also conquered the Strasbourg stadium (1-2, Mbappé-Asensio), further stretching on Nice, which finished at -8.
The Prediction
The margin on second place is such that PSG will be able to focus without problems on the national cup challenge with Brest, the big surprise of this Ligue 1. It could be a hard-fought match like the one that was staged two weeks ago in the league, but it is difficult to imagine a hit by the red and white. On the other hand, it cannot be ruled out that they manage to score at least one goal.
The probable lineups of PSG-Brest
PSG (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Carlos Soler, Marquinhos, Pereira, Beraldo; Zaïre-Emery, Ugarte, Vitinha; Dembélé, Mbappé, Barcola.
BREST (4-3-3): Bizot; Lala, Chardonnet, Brassier, Locko; Camara, Martin, Magnetti; Del Castillo, Mounié, Le Douaron.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1