:Ousmane Dembele scored his second hat-trick of the week and Goncalo Ramos scored a late brace in Paris St Germain’s 5-2 win at Brest on Saturday as the champions remain unbeaten at the top of Ligue 1.

PSG’s 15th win of the campaign moved them to 50 points from 20 matches, 13 above second-placed Olympique de Marseille who have a game in hand. Eighth-placed Brest remained on 28 points.

Hosts Brest threatened early on with Abdallah Sima running to the penalty area from the left and looking to set up Ludovic Ajorque but goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaumma intervened. Sima set up Ajorque again in the 18th minute but the Mainz 05 loanee fired wide.

PSG soon took control, dominating possession and building pressure.

Fabian Ruiz sent Bradley Barcola through on the left and he flicked it across to Dembele. The forward, who struck three times in Wednesday’s 4-1 Champions League win at VfB Stuttgart, tapped into the empty net just before the half-hour mark.

PSG seemed to be cruising, but soon after the break Romain Del Castillo equalised for the hosts, firing home when Willian Pacho’s attempt to keep out Kenny Lala’s ball fell to the midfielder.

Dembele stepped up to restore PSG’s lead seven minutes later when Bizot’s attempt to block Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s shot found its way to the France forward who calmly slotted into the corner.

Five minutes later, Dembele had his third. The 27-year-old made no mistake as Lee Kang-In got hold of a cross from the right and beat two defenders with a sharp turn to find Dembele in the box.

Ajorque, who was a persistent threat in the first half, finally got on the scoresheet in the 71st minute, with a stunning strike from just outside the box.

But as the hosts pushed for a late equaliser, Ramos, who had replaced Dembele in the 67th minute, restored PSG’s cushion in the 89th minute as Desire Doue ran up from his own half and found the Portuguese with a perfect cross.

Ramos got his second in stoppage time, scooping up the stray ball after Brendan Chardonnet blocked his attempt to find Doue in the box.

PSG, who are looking for their fourth Ligue 1 title in a row, host Monaco on Friday. Brest visit Nantes the same day.

Share.

Leave A Reply

© 2025 The News Singapore. All Rights Reserved.