Paris Saint-Germain and Stade Brestois 29 meet at Parc des Princes on Wednesday with PSG main 3-0 from the primary leg of their knockout spherical playoff final week. Luis Enrique’s males ought to have this one sewn up and have progressed from 17 of their final 18 continental ties when successful the primary leg and will meet Liverpool or Barcelona within the spherical of 16. Paris haven’t misplaced in any of the final 31 outings in opposition to Brest and the French document in opposition to a single home opponent is Monaco’s 34 video games in opposition to Montpellier between 1995 and 2018. A win right here can be a fourth aggressive win over SB29 this season which final occurred again in 2017-18 in opposition to Monaco. PSG are additionally unbeaten in 18 video games throughout all competitions with 15 wins from their final 16.
Brest have one final likelihood to take pleasure in their Champions League journey as no staff has ever gone via after dropping a house leg by three or extra objectives in UCL historical past. Eric Roy’s males haven’t received at Parc des Princes in 18 makes an attempt since 1981 and so they have by no means scored greater than two objectives within the capital. After a powerful begin to their UEFA Champions League debut, Brest have misplaced 4 of their final 5 European video games and they are going to be centered on making an attempt to get again into Europe through one of many various competitions subsequent yr as they’re at present simply exterior the highest seven in Ligue 1.
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Easy methods to watch and odds
- Date: Wednesday, February 19 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Parc des Princes – Paris, France
- Watch: Paramount+
- Odds: PSG -500; Draw +600; Brest +1200
Final day trip
PSG’s 3-0 win final week implies that Brest must make historical past to undergo by overcoming a three-goal first leg residence loss. Not since 2009-10 has there been an all-French UCL knockout tie when Lyon beat Bordeaux 3-2 over two legs within the quarterfinals, however the hole was larger between these two final week as Ousmane Dembele added a double to his spectacular 2025 tally thus far.
Group information
PSG: Dembele was rested for the win over Toulouse and has 18 objectives from his final 12 video games and 15 for the reason that begin of 2025 which has already equaled his greatest tally for a calendar yr. The Frenchman ought to return to the beginning XI right here with Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha and Joao Neves however Warren Zaire-Emery stays injured.
Potential PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Vitinha, Joao Neves, Fabian Ruiz; Doue, Dembele, Barcola.
Brest: Roy might rotate his staff forward of a vital conflict with Strasbourg in Ligue 1. Jordan Amavi and Bradley Locko are each out whereas Jonas Martin and Romain Del Castillo are struggling for health and Ibrahim Salah additionally picked up a knock over the weekend.
Potential Brest XI: Bizot; Zogbe, Chardonnet, Coulibaly, Pereira Lage; Lees-Melou, Magnetti, Doumbia; Faivre, Ajorque, Mama Balde.
Prediction
This one needs to be sufficient a formality for PSG with their comfy first leg lead which needs to be added to right here even when there may not be as a lot urgency as there was in final week’s sport. Decide: PSG 2, Brest 1.
