Paris Saint-Germain will meet Brest in Ligue 1 competition on Saturday immediately following their conclusion of league-stage Champions League matches.
The new Champions League format led to different outcomes for Brest and PSG because Brest started powerfully yet regressed while PSG experienced a poor beginning before improving late and potentially could meet in the April playoff round.
The resilient Luis Enrique-led PSG squad keeps building momentum as the team defeated Stuttgart by 4-1 during their match in Germany on Wednesday.
PSG secured their comeback by posting three victories at the end of the league phase after notching eleven total goals.
The Parisians secured 15th position which enables them to enter the playoff stage to face either Monaco or Brest followed by the possibility of drawing against Liverpool or Barcelona in the last round of 16.
PSG maintained their unbeaten streak at 13 games through all competitions while showing poor results at home during the 1-1 draw with Reims last weekend.
PSG has experienced their first three-match series of losing home matches against opponents since 2008 after Stuttgart earned draws in their recent three matches on home soil against Reims.
The gap between PSG and Marseille increased to 10 points when Marseille suffered defeat against Nice in a match that allowed Paris Saint-Germain to stroll toward securing their league title.
New data indicates PSG should wrap up the title soon as they have conquered all opponents during their seven successive victories at the Stade Francis-Le Ble since the Qatari-led acquisition.
After nine victories in 19 games this season, Eric Roy's team enters the weekend on a three-game winning streak in the league, defeating Le Havre, Rennes, and Lyon by the odd goal.
Brest, who accomplished the same record last season while finishing in the top three, would win 10 of their first 20 Ligue 1 games in a single season for the second time in their history with another victory.
Brest is suddenly rocketing up the table and into the European picture again after a very rocky start that can be excused by their Champions League obligations. They are currently lying in eighth place, only five points outside of the top four.
They are gaining ground on teams like Lens, Lyon, and Lille, who have all drawn far too many games this season, even though they have already lost nine games.
In contrast to their matchup with Real Madrid on Wednesday, where the European champions defeated Roy's team 3-0, leaving the Pirates in 18th place—a little lower than where they were hoping to finish halfway through the season, but still a fantastic accomplishment—Brest will be hoping for better luck here.
Julien Le Cardinal, a defender for Brest, made his matchday squad comeback on Wednesday night following a hamstring injury, and he might return to the starting lineup this weekend.
Nuno Mendes, who missed the Stuttgart match due to suspension, is also back in the starting lineup for PSG's trip to Brittany.
Barcola was unstoppable against the German team, scoring the opening goal and setting up Dembele's first goal. More deft dribbling then set up Desire Doue for an open goal that he mysteriously missed. Dembele's hat trick on Wednesday means he has now scored 11 goals in his previous eight outings.
