PSG met Brest in Ligue 1 a few days after booking a place in the Champions League final, and Luis Enrique responded with a reshuffled side as the champions of Europe’s top club competition were not yet crowned in the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season. The match, played at 21h, arrived with Brest safely in mid-table and without any remaining league stakes, but Paris still had points to protect.
Enrique set PSG up in a 4-3-3 formation and was forced into changes after Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes and Warren Zaïre-Emery were ruled out by injury. Renato Marin made his second Ligue 1 start in goal, with Beraldo alongside Marquinhos at center back, Zabarnyi at right back and Hernandez on the left. Dro and Kang-In Lee joined Fabian Ruiz in midfield, while Mayulu, Ramos and Barcola formed the front line.
The selection made the absences impossible to miss. Enrique confirmed the injuries in a press conference the previous afternoon, and the lineup showed how quickly a team can move from the high of a Champions League final berth to the ordinary demands of a league night. PSG could not treat the fixture as a formality because the 2025-2026 title was still undecided.
Brest came in under Eric Roy in a 4-1-4-1, with Le Guen keeping his place after the 3-0 win against PFC. Chotard stayed on the right and Doumbia held in midfield, while Del Castillo and Dina-Ebimbe were expected to supply aerial service to Ajorque. For Brest, the game offered little beyond the chance to disrupt a title contender; for PSG, it was another test of depth before the season’s decisive stretch.
That is the tension in a run like this: PSG’s biggest prize was already within reach, but the league still required a full-strength answer from a side missing several regulars. How Enrique manages those gaps, and whether Marin and the reshuffled back line hold up under pressure, will matter more than the scoreline itself as the season narrows.
