Champions League 2024-25

[serghei]

Dembele constantly drops to get on ball and tries to lay ball off then attack the box with run from deep like he did on goal.

Does it time and time again.

Can leave the CBs not really marking anyone and the midfield/Dembele surging into the box from deep.

One CB will need to drop with him.

Will probably be one of those games where Lamine and Raphinha will have to drop to midfield.

 

[JamDav1982]

A game with PSG will be like the return let last season, their midfield will press the hell out of ours.

Only this time we'll have a fit pedri and olmo to help out, also gavi to match the intensity of we need it.

PS last season we missed gavi massively once he got injured, would have helped in that game.

Last season Barca had Roberto, and old Gundogan and a barely fit Frenkie/Pedri away and home game were winning and should have been 2-0 up if Lewa bags his chance.

Xavi chose to sit off them and double up out wide and didt try to play through midfield all that much. Chose to punt it to Lewa.

 

[jamrock]

All their midfielders had a 90% pass rate today.

Even though they didn't make many passes individually.

Vitinha the most with 52 and a 96% success rate.

 

[JamDav1982]

Arsenal sat off their midfield a lot in first half an hour.

After that their midfield did little on ball.

 

[FCBfan22]

I think in the midfield matchup against PSG, Olmo occupying that Vitinha space in front would be key. It's a man on man matchup. Neves vs Pedri and Ruiz vs FDJ, due to them playing 4-3-3 and us playing 4-2-3-1

 

[fergus90]

I’d love to see a Barca - PSG final two great footballing sides. Feels like a proper European final.

Arsenal only really had a threat through Saka. Shows how pony Real Madrid are this season. Arsenal were levels above them.

 

[JamDav1982]

All their midfielders had a 90% pass rate today.

Even though they didn't make many passes individually.

Vitinha the most with 52 and a 96% success rate.

Whoscored has Neves as less than 90% and Vitinha did have high pass % but also was the most dispossessed player in PSG side.

Vitinha was moving about passing quicky with short passes to first man he saw open. He wasnt that impressive today. Flatters to deceive a bit at times.

 

[stb_1]

Barca are the only team who can stop PSG now.

PSG will probably control the game, but Barca could outscore them. PSG are the best team I've seen in years. Remind me of an older Barca team.

 

[Horatio]

I can see Raphinha winning us a penalty if not convert chances at least against psg

 

[fergus90]

Although given the history of PSG nothing is guaranteed yet. We had them looking like Clermont Foot for 30 minutes.

 

[JamDav1982]

Barca are the only team who can stop PSG now.

PSG will probably control the game, but Barca could outscore them. PSG are the best team I've seen in years. Remind me of an older Barca team.

They shaded possession at 52% and Arsenal had the higher xG for that is worth and more chances.

PSG are a good side but they were nothing amazing tonight.

 

[fergus90]

Vitinha is a great little player but his one flaw is holding onto the ball too long. Noticed it a lot a couple weeks back and then he’d end up making a reckless pass to try and prevent getting his pocket picked.

He has improved massively in the last 18 months though.

 

[Birdy]

Even if Dembele is not fit for the final, Lucho won't change tactics

He will play the same with Doue at false 9 and Kvara-Barcola on the wings

 

[jamrock]

Even if Dembele is not fit for the final, Lucho won't change tactics

He will play the same with Doue at false 9 and Kvara-Barcola on the wings

True, most likely kvara

 

[mc_lovin]

Doue in the center would worry me more than Dembele.