Brest/PSG – Torres and Safonov finally rescue Paris: tops and flops! | OneFootball

This Sunday evening, Paris Saint-Germain won 0-1 (Brest/PSG video highlights) against Brest on Matchday 4 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 season at the Stade Francis Le-Blé. Here are the highs and lows from this victory.

The highs

❤️ Ferran Torres, him again

Four days after making a big impact in the Champions League, Ferran Torres delivered again right away. It took him only five minutes to break the deadlock in Brest, perfectly set up by Ousmane Dembélé.

In a team still far from producing consistently, the Spaniard brings something precious: efficiency. Paris did not have much room for error, so his early goal carried huge weight.

Finally, a Ligue 1 win

It was about time. After two draws against Rennes and Lille, followed by a defeat to Monaco, PSG finally picked up its first league win of the season.

The performance is obviously still far from perfect, but Paris also needed to rediscover the taste of victory. After the big win against Bratislava in the Champions League, this second straight victory at least helps build some more positive momentum.

Safonov finally shuts the door

Matvey Safonov had regularly come under fire since the start of the season. In Brest, though, he stepped up this time. The Paris goalkeeper finished the match with five saves and allowed PSG to hold on to its slim advantage.

This clean sheet owes a lot to its goalkeeper. It is excellent news for Safonov, but also a warning for the rest of the team: Paris still had to rely on him far too often.

The lows

😡 Still too many errors in key areas

PSG were not technically poor overall. With nearly 60% possession and a large majority of successful passes, the problem lies elsewhere: in the moments when they need to speed things up and make the difference.

Misplaced passes, heavy touches that slowed down certain attacks, questionable decisions around the box: several promising sequences ended without any real danger. Paris still controls the ball far better than it controls the key moments.

Fifteen shots conceded is far too many

That was probably the most worrying sign of the night. Despite having more possession, Paris finished with exactly the same number of shots as Brest: 15 each.

These numbers tell the story of a match that was far less controlled than the result might suggest. PSG once again allowed their opponent to get into the box and create danger far too easily.

Paris never managed to kill off the game

The contrast is striking. PSG had 31 touches in Brest’s box, compared with only 16 for their opponent, but turned that attacking presence into just one goal.

Paris therefore had attacking volume without creating enough very high-quality chances. Without a second goal, Brest stayed alive until the very end. Against a more clinical opponent, that inability to put the game away could have been very costly.

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