Ligue 1 FrancePublished 5 days ago 2 min read Español

PSG chases first Ligue 1 win of the season at winless Brest

France's champion arrives with just two points from three matchdays and needs a win to get back into the domestic title race.

Two points out of a possible nine. That's how the champion of France arrives at this Sunday's match, a stat that would have sounded like a joke a month ago. PSG visits Brest at Stade Francis-Le Blé for matchday four of Ligue 1 with an urgency rarely seen from a side that lifted the Champions League trophy just a few months back.

The schedule shows no mercy. This Sunday, September 13, the Paris side will look for its first win in the domestic league, something it has yet to manage through three rounds. The match will air on Disney+ across South America, at 3:45 PM (Argentina, Uruguay, Chile) and 1:45 PM (Colombia, Peru, Ecuador).

A matchup where the visitor feels the heat

It sounds strange to say, but Brest is the side under less pressure here. The Brittany club is coming off a road win over Le Havre and sees this match as a golden opportunity: a result against PSG would put them right in the mix for the top spots. To get there, they'll rely on Gautier Lloris and Raphaël Le Guen at the back, Hugo Magnetti and Kamory Doumbia in midfield, and Ludovic Ajorque as the focal point up front.

On the other side, the picture is more complicated than anyone could have imagined. PSG lost to Monaco in its league opener and still hasn't found a win in Ligue 1. What's strange is that the same problem hasn't shown up in the Champions League: the team routed Slovan Bratislava 6-1 in its European debut, which makes clear the issue isn't the squad's overall level but something specific that just hasn't clicked domestically.

Luis Enrique will be able to count on Matvey Safonov in goal, Marquinhos and Willian Pacho as the center-back pairing, and a midfield of real pedigree with Joao Neves and Vitinha. Up top, the attacking firepower is frightening on paper: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Desiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Ferran Torres make up a front line that in any other context would spell a guaranteed rout.

The recent head to head favors the Paris club: the last meeting came on May 10, 2026, when PSG beat Brest 1-0 at Parc des Princes last season. Now, with home advantage flipped, Brest will look to turn the tables and take advantage of the champion's rough league form to pull off an upset on its own turf.

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