Mauricio Pochettino’s boys started the season with back-to-back wins, but they are yet to hit top gear. Injuries and extended rest period for players returning from Euro 2020 has affected the team fluidity, yet the 2-1 win against Troyes and 4-2 win against Strasbourg are welcome results.
Kylian Mbappe, amidst the transfer rumors linking to Real Madrid, started both games, but he failed to find the net on both occasions. At the same time, Mauro Icardi looked in good touch and scored in both games.
Lionel Messi and fellow summer signing Sergio Ramos are still on the sidelines, though the Argentine could make a surprise appearance on Friday.
On the other hand, Brest started their campaign on back-to-back draws. Both were tricky fixtures with the opponents being Lyon and Rennes.
This is a decent platform to build on, though another positive result look unlikely for the team that escaped relegation by a solitary point last season.
Brest finished the 2020/21 season with a 0-2 defeat to none other than PSG, at the tail end of a poor run that saw them picking just 1 win from 10 games. This is further extended to 12 with the latest stalemates.




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毛里西奥·波切蒂诺的儿子们以连续赢球开始了赛季，但他们还没有达到最佳状态。伤病和从2020年欧洲杯归来的球员的休息时间延长影响了球队的流动性，但2-1战胜特洛伊队和4-2战胜斯特拉斯堡是值得欢迎的结果。
基利安·姆巴佩，在转会皇马的谣言中，两场比赛都首发，但他都没有进球。与此同时，毛罗·伊卡迪在两场比赛中都有进球。
莱昂内尔·梅西和夏季签下的塞尔吉奥·拉莫斯仍然在场外，尽管阿根廷人可能会在周五出人意料地出现。
另一方面，布雷斯特以连续平局开始他们的竞选活动。两场比赛都很棘手，对手是里昂和雷恩。
这是一个不错的平台，尽管对于上赛季仅一分之差就保级的球队来说，另一个积极的结果看起来不太可能。
布雷斯特队在2020/21赛季结束时，0-2负于巴黎圣日耳曼，结束了10场比赛只赢1场的糟糕表现。随着最近的僵局，这一数字进一步扩大到12。