Paris Saint-Germain (A) - CL SF | Pre-Match Thread

[teddykgb]

Laporte still seems a step slow to me since his injury. They just have so much pace in attack it would scare me into Walker and Stones

 

[mccity]

So away from home PSG have beaten United, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich. Whereas at home they've lost to United and Bayern Munich and drew to Barcelona.

Also @MAG you might want to find a spot for Veratti in your predicted line up, he's a sure thing. Probably instead of Gueye.

 

[MAG]

So away from home PSG have beaten United, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich. Whereas at home they've lost to United and Bayern Munich and drew to Barcelona.

Also @MAG you might want to find a spot for Veratti in your predicted line up, he's a sure thing. Probably instead of Gueye.

He’s out with a knock, has missed last two games so not sure he will be fit in time or back straight away after missing two in a row.

 

[Sprayleej3]

Ederson
Walker Dias Laporte Cancelo
Rodri
Bernardo Gundo
Mahrez De Bruyne Foden

Keeping players who performed well in the final could give a huge boost, like knocking the scum out in the semis helped kickoff the win streak. Laporte left side of the three in possession while Cancelo tucks next to rodri. Cancelo seems a streaky player, let him ride the high, and I think the pace and aggression he brings to the hybrid midfield/fullback role will help deal with Neymar. Plus, he's a bit of a ****, which always comes in handy. Obviously, the key is keeping Neymar off the ball and tracking Mbappe in behind. I've yet to see anybody do Kyle for pace and power so I can't see Mbappe running ragged.

2-0 city - Dias, Mahrez

 

[eastmanc]

Yeah which he got a card for, There is ways of taking a player out and that certainly wasn't one of them. The likes of Dallas getting through when they went 2-1 up, Laporte doesn't let that happen.
He may be the best ball playing centre half at City, He's still not at Laporte level.

Really , Pep thinks he is. Every little perceived error is pawed over by some What about Laporte s error that have cost us in the past, has John Stones ever dropped a bollock as big as the two that Eric made against Tottenham in the Champs League because if he had we would have never have heard the last of it we should cut John Stones some slack he has been great this season.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Croissants versus muffins.

Muffins should win

Viva la bleu

That’s barmy!

 

[mccity]

He’s out with a knock, has missed last two games so not sure he will be fit in time or back straight away after missing two in a row.

He had COVID, he's played their last two league games including on Saturday.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

The likes of Dallas getting through when they went 2-1 up,

Call Fernandinho. I think he’s big enough to hold his hands up and reveal the identity of the true culprit there.

 

[Bay Area Blue 93]

With Zincs lack of pace wonder if Laporte plays left back. Cancelo defended well at left back although I think he will be sub with Walker at right back.

I'd hope Pep goes

Eddy
Walker Stones Dias Laporte
Rodri Kev Gundogan
Mahrez Jesus Foden

Poch at Spurs usually played a counter attacking footie & Mbappe for Psg battered Bayern on the counter, even though the German Rags were the better team.
Pep cannot afford to play a high defensive line in Paris. Spurs today as poor as they were, looked dangerous on the counter. Would take a cagy 1-0 win & 2-1 defeat isnt a disaster but we have to score at least 1

Correct. After the Leicester 5-2 "blitz" in the fall and then the Spurs 2-0 smash and grab, seemed like Pep had finally figured out how to cut out those dangerous counterattacks almost entirely. Cancelo and his role of filling in the defensive midfield hole was a key part of that plan. What has changed more recently to make us somewhat vulnerable again, other than the fatigue and over-rotation of the squad (vs. Leeds and Chelsea) to start opening up that vulnerability again?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

This is a chance to carry a commanding performance into a stadium where no home fans gives us a rare opportunity to succeed in ways in which we cannot even know.

One thing I know...if City play to their potential, there is NO TEAM IN THE WORLD we cannot beat, home or away.