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Squad value€1.36bn
Squad value€498.4m
Key playerFerrán Torres
Key playerDonyell Malen
Head coachLuis Enrique
Head coachGian Piero Gasperini
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PSG hunt the ball back fast and keep their defensive line high, so a quick break can catch them, especially when Hakimi has stepped into midfield.
“En cherchant à récupérer rapidement le ballon et à maintenir une ligne défensive haute, les Parisiens s’exposent parfois aux projections rapides de leurs adversaires, notamment lorsqu’Achraf Hakimi est appelé à renforcer l’entrejeu sur certaines séquences.”By trying to win the ball back quickly and keep a high defensive line, the Parisians sometimes leave themselves open to quick breaks, especially when Achraf Hakimi is asked to move into midfield. our translation
PSG counter quickly when they win the ball back, and Man City's first worry is stopping those breaks.
“City will want to stop PSG's rapid counters and having Bouaddi in midfield could help with that.”Expect at least one player in a position he does not normally play. Luis Enrique changes the line-up and the shape from week to week, and not every experiment works.
“Depuis son arrivée à la tête du PSG il y a trois ans maintenant, Luis Enrique n’a jamais caché son amour pour les coups tactiques et les expérimentations.”Since he arrived at the head of PSG three years ago now, Luis Enrique has never hidden his love of tactical gambles and experiments. our translation
Their pressing and marking switches are well drilled.
“Dall'altro lato, la Roma si conferma una squadra forte e in forma, con dei principi ormai assimilati da tutti i suoi giocatori: il pressing, quando eseguito, è gestito bene; i cambi di marcatura son sempre fatti alla perfezione; inoltre, i movimenti in catena stanno portando tanti frutti in termini di creazione di occasioni.”On the other side, Roma confirm themselves as a strong side in form, with principles every player has absorbed: the pressing, when they do it, is well managed; the switches of marking are always done perfectly; and the combinations down the flanks are creating plenty of chances. our translation
Roma go man for man all over the pitch, so every player on the ball has someone on his back.
“In fase di non possesso, Gasperini non scende a compromessi: la Roma adotta una marcatura a uomo feroce e asfissiante a tutto campo.”Out of possession, Gasperini makes no compromises: Roma use ferocious, suffocating man-marking all over the pitch. our translation
Every Roma player picks up one opponent and follows him, so the whole team ends up camped in the other half. When that marking holds, the game barely leaves the opposition's half.
“Le due punte sui due centrali in fase di possesso prevedono come conseguenza l’innalzamento degli esterni fino ai terzini per uno schieramento immediatamente sbilanciato in avanti che porta come naturale conseguenza, se le marcature ovviamente funzionano, a giocare nella metà campo avversaria, cosa che la Roma ha fatto praticamente per tutta la partita.”With the two forwards on the two centre-backs during the build-up, the consequence is that the wide players push up onto the full-backs, giving a shape immediately tipped forward, which naturally leads — if the marking is working, of course — to playing in the opponents' half, which is what Roma did for practically the whole match. our translation