Everything on Brest-Paris!
History, the stakes and the keys to the match! Check out all you need to know before kick-off in the 38th and final Ligue 1 match of the season between Paris Saint-Germain and Brest on Sunday 23 May at 21:00 at the Stade Francis le Blé.
A bit of history...
It's Act 37 between Brest and Paris Saint-Germain and history largely favours the club from the capital, who have come out on top on 20 occasions, with 12 draws and just 4 defeats.
Les Rouge et Bleu haven't been beaten by Les Brestois since 26 January 1985 (1-3 in Brittany in the league) and go into the match on an 8 match winning streak and a 20 match unbeaten run against SB29, a run that makes it into the top five in the club's history.
At the Stade Francis Le Blé, Les Parisiens have gone 11 matches without a loss (6 victories and 5 draws).
This season, Paris Saint-Germain have already won two matches against Les Bretons, both times by the same score: 3-0 for Les Rouge et Bleu on 9 January 2021 at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1, and on 6 March in Brittany in the Round of 32 of the Coupe de France.
24 players have worn the colours of both clubs: Claude Barrabé, Daniel Bernard, Jean-Pierre Bosser, Bernard Bureau, Gilles Cardinet, Joël Cloarec, Patrick Colleter, Franck Dja Djédjé, Louis Floch, David Ginola, Vincent Guérin, Lionel Justier, Ahmed Kantari, Bernard Lama, Paul Le Guen, Yvon Leroux, Claude Makélélé, Tripy Makonda, Bandiougou Fadiga, Bernard Mendy, Granddi Ngoyi, William N'Jo Léa, Bernard Pardo and Jocelyn Rico. Gaëtan Charbonnier, who was at the club from the capital during the 2008-2009 season, and Sébastien Cibois, who came through the ranks of the club between 2012 and 2019, don't appear on this list because neither featured in a competitive match for the first team.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Paris Saint-Germain's top scorer against Brest, with 6 goals scored. He sits ahead of Dominique Rocheteau (4 goals) and Safet Susic (3 goals).
The stakes...
Les Parisiens, who are just one point behind the league leaders Lille, will need to record a better result than Les Nordistes in this final match of the season to retain the Ligue 1 title, which would be the club's 10th in 51 years.
Paris Saint-Germain's record away from home in Ligue 1 this season is largely positive, the club from the capital head into this match on a 7 match unbeaten run away from home in Ligue 1 (6 wins and 1 draw).
Kylian Mbappé should end the season as Ligue 1's top scorer for the third consecutive year, a first in France since Jean-Pierre Papin (5 titles from 1987 until 1992). Aside from the two French internationals, only three goalscorers have achieved this feat in the league: Josip Skoblar (3 times from 1970 until 1973), Carlos Bianchi (4 times from 1975 until 1979) and Delio Onnis (3 times from 1979 until 1981).
The keys to the match...
Les Rouge et Bleu's main attacking threat will be Kylian Mbappé, who has already scored 15 goals away from home in Ligue 1 this season in the 15 matches played. A total that earns him a place in the league's top 10, behind Edinson Cavani (19 goals with Paris Saint-Germain in 2016-2017), Josip Skoblar (18 goals with Marseille in 1970-1971), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (17 goals with Paris Saint-Germain in 2012-2013), Thadée Cisowski (16 goals with Racing Paris in 1955-1956), Hervé Revelli (16 goals with Saint-Étienne in 1969-1970) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (16 goals with Paris Saint-Germain in 2015-2016).
Les Bretons have scored four own goals against Paris Saint-Germain: Yvon Leroux (20/03/1982), Michel Milojevic (17/05/1991), Ahmed Kantari (24/04/2011) and Bernard Mendy (21/12/2012). An amusing detail: aside from Milojevic, all have played for the club from the capital...
