Barcelona vs PSG Match Preview, Champions League
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welcome back to Barca Universal everyone where we'll be covering all things FC Barcelona stay tuned for videos on player analysis match Recaps headline news and so much more today let's break down the three keys to the big upcoming Champions League game against PSG let's talk some Barca starting off with the big picture we have the Tactical duel between Luis Enrique and Chavi Hernandez this is chai's first match against his former manager and he'll want to prove himself against yet another top coach a quick look at PSG gives us the following they're a high pressing and fast tempo team who get from box to box with dynamism plenty of pace look out for dribblers like demele hakeim and mbappe on the break out of possession PSG is restless and they really try and prevent opposition from building out from the back this is helped greatly by their young Dynamic Squad youngsters like Bradley barola Warren Z Emir and vtina form a healthy majority of this team up front Enrique has a fluid and dangerous front line Enrique has also reinvented hakimi's role rather than constantly drifting out wide and overlapping hakeim can be found in more Central positions the Moroccan Defender has improved this season across the board looking at his stats we can see he plays a more significant role in buildup and shock creation one of Enrique's biggest weapons is Usman demele he's frequently seen dropping into the number 10 position to create and he can also roam into deeper positions near the center backs his role is similar to Jude bellingham's at Madrid he's everywhere he has one goal and 12 assists this season he's completing over three key passes a game and over three dribbles to win the Tactical duel Barca have to keep up with psg's fast tempo game evade their High Press contain creative hubs like hakeim demele and of course mbapp too on that point let's talk about the mbapp problem arguably the best player in the world mbappe will be hoping to recreate his dominant performance against the catalans back in 2021 mbapp has been on fire this season tallying 39 goals and eight assists in only 39 matches he does most of his damage inside the box but he's found everywhere on the pitch especially drifting in from the left way against Barcelona he'll look to disrupt the backline by dropping deep for quick layoffs and one twos on the break we all know how deadly he is so the question is can barca's defense hold up arajo and kundai will have quite the task on their hands especially with mbappe's tendency to roam kuari will need another m of- the- match level performance and Christensen will have to be disciplined in the number six role this team cannot put up a performance like they did in the super Copa final against Madrid this brings us to our third and final Point win the Midfield battle psg's Midfield is by far their weakest unit this is a Midfield that can lose control and struggle to dominate possession so there's a chance for Barca here to control the game and ultimately control the tie on barca's side dominating possession means creating numerical superiority in the Midfield this will also be helped by mbappe's lack of off ball pressure as he prefers to wait on the edge of the center backs and wait for transition opportunities when building up from the back psg's High Press is surely going to cause problems for the Blau and there will be times when Tran opts to play the long ball just to escape the pressure this is where gundan especially if Frankie the young is missing will be so important it'll be up to him to drop back and find open spaces and hopefully get rid of the ball quickly or turn and progress play this season the German has been nothing short of Sensational providing five goals and 10 assists leading the squad in minutes played and truly playing like one of Europe's best midfielders if gundan plays well barcel will succeed to wrap things up Barca have to dominate the Tactical duel own the Midfield and do everything they can to contain Killian mbapp we're in for a great game