Ousmane Dembélé scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain comfortably beat Brest 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout play-off tie. Look back at the game with the best facts and Opta data in our Brest vs PSG stats page.
Paris Saint-Germain have one foot in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 after a comfortable 3-0 win away at fellow Ligue 1 side, Brest, in the first leg of their knockout phase play-off.
Goals from Vitinha and two from Ousmane Dembélé capped off a brilliant night for the Parisians, who were worthy winners on the night, registering 2.8 expected goals to Brest’s 0.9.
It’s a win that continues PSG’s excellent recent form. They are unbeaten in 17 games in all competitions and have now won 13 of their last 14, including their last four in the UCL.
You’ve got to feel for Brest a little bit, though. After impressing in the league phase to finish 18th, they were ‘rewarded’ with a draw against a side who a) are far more familiar with their game given they player in the same league and b) have a formidable record against them.
After this result, PSG have now extended their unbeaten run against Brest to 31 games in all competitions (W23 D8), having already comfortably beaten them twice in Ligue 1 this season.
Vitinha opened the scoring for the visitors with a penalty, his third successful spot kick from three attempts in all competitions this season.
Dembélé then struck twice, continuing his remarkable run in front of goal. He has now scored 10 goals in his last four matches, and 15 in his last eight. The Frenchman has netted in each of his last 8 matches in all competitions, equalling the best run in history for a PSG player (tied with Neymar x2, Carlos Bianchi and Kylian Mbappé).
Brest had their chances, striking the woodwork three times, but they were ultimately outclassed in the final third. Barring a dramatic second-leg turnaround, PSG look set to progress.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Brest vs PSG stats from their UEFA Champions League meeting.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own post-match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Brest vs PSG: Post-Match Facts
- PSG have extended their unbeaten run against Brest to 31 matches in all competitions (W23 D8) since a 3-1 league defeat back in January 1985. This is the outright second longest unbeaten run for a French top-flight side against a specific opponent (all time) after Monaco’s run of 34 matches without defeat against Montpellier between March 1995 and January 2018.
- Brest have lost three consecutive home matches in all competitions for the first time since a run of seven successive defeats ending in August 2013.
- Ousmane Dembélé has scored 18 goals in his last 11 appearances for PSG in all competitions. Indeed, since the start of December, the Frenchman has scored more goals (18) than any other player for a big five European league side in all competitions.
- All three of Vitinha’s UEFA Champions League goals have been scored in the knockout stage of the competition, also netting home and away for PSG against Barcelona in last season’s quarter final.
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