Brest vs PSG live stream, TV channel, lineups, time, and betting odds for Ligue 1 match
PSG hope to bounce back from their Champions League exit with a league trip to western France to take on relegation-threatened Brest.
With Neymar out for the season due to ankle surgery, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi will be expected to carry the weight of responsibility for the attack. The two stars were especially quiet in this week's second leg where Bayern ran away as comfortable 2-0 winners.
Sitting eight points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table, PSG now can focus solely on their title charge, with fewer fixtures to worry about. Still, they will rue their mistakes after getting dumped out of European action for yet another year.
Brest are 15th in the Ligue 1 table and just a point above the drop zone, struggling to score goals on a regular basis. Manager Eric Roy, a former Marseille and Lyon midfielder, was hired in early January to help stave off relegation.
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How to watch Brest vs PSG
UK: Saturday's match between PSG and Brest from western France will be broadcast in the United Kingdom by Ligue 1 rightsholders BT Sport.
USA: Ligue 1 matches in the United States are carried by beIN Sports, with a Spanish-language broadcast available on beIN Sports en Espanol. Both channels are available to stream via fuboTV, which offers a free trial for new users.
Canada: As in the USA, Ligue 1 matches in Canada are carried by beIN Sports, with a Spanish-language broadcast available on beIN Sports en Espanol. Both channels are available to stream via fuboTV Canada.
Australia: Australia's sole broadcaster for Ligue 1 is also beIN Sports, with streaming available on beIN Sports Connect (with valid login credentials), or on Kayo Sports.
Brest vs PSG lineups
Brest's Mahdi Camara is still serving a two-match suspension, and fellow midfielder Mathias Pereira-Lage is still not ready to be part of the squad after resuming training in midweek. Right-back Kenny Lala is out injured, leaving the duty of tracking Kylian Mbappe to Noah Fadiga. Loic Remy has been a long-term injury absence since he was acquired in January.
Brest starting lineup (4-3-3): 40-Marco Bizot (GK) — 99-Noah Fadiga, 4-Achraf Dari, 3-Lilian Brassier, 2-Jean-Kevin Duverne — 7-Haris Belkebla, 20-Pierre Lees-Melou, 8-Hugo Magnetti — 9-Franck Honorat, 15-Steve Mounie, 10-Romain Del Castillo.
Brest subs (9): 1-Joaquin Blazquez (GK), 5-Brendan Chardonnet, 23-Christophe Herelle, 28-Bradley Locko, 18-Karamoko Dembele, 37-Felix Lemarechal, 97-Tairyk Arconte, 17-Alberth Elis, 22-Jeremy Le Douaron
PSG manager Christophe Galtier has to navigate injuries to Neymar, whose season is over, and to Achraf Hakimi, Presnel Kimpembe, Marquinhos, and Nordi Mukiele in defense. Instead of teenage centre-back El Chadaille Bitshiabu, it's 20-year-old right-back Timothee Pembele getting the start alongside Sergio Ramos and Danilo.
PSG starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 99-Gigi Donnarumma (GK) — 29-Timothee Pembele, 4-Sergio Ramos, 15-Danilo Pereira, 25-Nuno Mendes — 33-Warren Zaire-Emery, 6-Marco Verratti, 8-Fabian Ruiz — 30-Lionel Messi, 7-Kylian Mbappe, 28-Carlos Soler
PSG subs (8): 16-Sergio Rico (GK), 90-Alexandre Letellier (GK), 31-El Chadaille Bitshiabu, 14-Juan Bernat, 17-Vitinha, 18-Renato Sanches, 35-Ismael Gharbi, 44-Hugo Ekitike.
Brest vs PSG betting odds
PSG are obvious favourites in this match, but they sit with just over 1/2 odds, meaning that even against a 15th placed opponent, the betting market still has some doubt over their near-term viability in the aftermath of the Bayern defeat.
The market even thinks Brest can score, and the over 2.5 total goals is the significant favourite.
