Four - Two Again! PSG Wins Without Messi And Neymar!

Paris St-Germain were without a number of star players, including new signing Lionel Messi and Neymar, but still had too much for Brest as they made it three wins out of three to top Ligue 1.

Ander Herrera's volley and a Kylian Mbappe header put PSG in control before Franck Honorat pulled one back. Later on, Idrissa Gueye fired in from way out, but Brest refused to lie down with Steve Mounie side-footing in.

Substitute Angel di Maria decided the contest for good with a neat lob. On the other hand, Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi is yet to feature for PSG after joining from Barcelona earlier this month.

Both the 34-year-old and fellow forward Neymar started pre-season training late after an extended break following the Copa America.

Also absent was another summer signing, defender Sergio Ramos, while European Championship-winning Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was on the bench.

Italian Verratti should have scored from close range in the first half before Herrera showed him the way with his brilliantly-executed finish from outside the box.

PSG looked to be pulling away when Mbappe latched on to a loose ball to head in but Honorat was set up to fire in on the break as Brest kept the result in the balance.

The best goal of the lot came from Gueye, who picked the ball up midway inside the Brest half and firing a dipping effort into the bottom corner - just his fourth PSG goal in 79 games.

Mounie kept the game alive, but sub Di Maria underlined PSG's quality with a lovely lobbed finish after a rapid break.