Furthermore, this image also shows us how PSG’s full-backs also generally sat quite narrow during the build-up phase here.
The image above is taken from the passage of play which directly led to Lyon scoring the opening goal of this game. Le PSG s'apprête à disputer sa dix-huitième finale de Coupe de France, la sixième d'affilée. As Tousart begins to press Marquinhos, Toko Ekambi simultaneously shifts his positioning to a more central area, in order to close off the passing lane from Marquinhos to Mbappé. We can see an example of Lyon’s typical defensive shape during a period of PSG build-up in the image above. The PSG left-back subsequently attempted to start a counter-attack by playing the ball out to Mbappé, who we can see positioned on the left-wing here. COUPE DE FRANCE FEMININE. We can see an example of this press in action in the image above. The two full-backs worked in unison to help create PSG’s offensive shape in this game. Meanwhile, Martin Terrier and Karl Toko Ekambi played on either side of the midfield as Lyon’s wingers in this game.Lyon’s midfield five played a vital role in the defensive side of Lyon’s game in this recent fixture. 1: 0. Lyon’s pressing and effective defensive shape helped them to thwart PSG’s build-up play consistently throughout this fixture. 1: 0. PSG struggled to build from the back throughout this game. When they managed to break free on the attack, PSG proved to be a difficult force for Lyon’s defence to have to attempt to stop throughout this fixture. St. Etienne . However, Kurzawa’s pass fell short of the mark and was quickly intercepted by Lyon right-back Léo Dubois, who we can see quickly hunting down the loose ball in the image above.
As a result, the attacker could make use of his pace to quickly counter-attack Lyon’s weakened defensive structure. Coupe de France Paris SG : la route vers la finale . Ceux-ci se présentent ainsi : PSG managed to regularly create the 1v1 dribbling situations that they were so effective in when they hit Lyon at pace, in transition. This first image shows us the beginning of a dangerous PSG counter-attack. Lyon’s counter-press was another effective element of their game in their recent Coupe de France fixture. Tousart keeps the passing lane to Idrissa Gueye in his cover shadow as he presses Marquinhos, meanwhile, Guimarães and Aouar hold their positions in central midfield. Montpellier HSC / FC Girondins de Bordeaux : 3-3 et 5 tab à 6 (Lena Petermann 31’, Clarisse Le Bihan 40’, Sandie Toletti 47’ / Ouleymata Sarr 13’, 78’, 80’) Dijon FCO / Olympique Lyonnais : …
While PSG often struggled to create effective attacking scenario’s throughout this game due to Lyon’s dominant defensive work, Mbappé successfully created a 1v1 dribbling scenario on the edge of the Lyon penalty are during this sequence of play. One of PSG’s two full-backs would then usually join their front four to create an attacking line of five. Paris Saint-Germain vs AS Saint-Etienne prediction, preview, team news and more | Coupe de France 2019-20 Paris Saint-Germain will face AS Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de France … Here, we can see that PSG’s attackers weren’t pressing Lyon’s defence aggressively, despite having carried the ball near enough to the opposition half.Despite their low pressure here, PSG deployed quite a high defensive line in this fixture. Les Parisiens booked their place in the 2019/20 Coupe de France final as they registered a dominant 5-1 win in their semi-final fixture. However, despite not producing a goal, this passage of play demonstrates how effective PSG’s attacking five were at creating problems for the opposition in this game. Lucas Tousart and Houssem Aouar played as a pair of ‘8’s in front of Lyon’s January signing Bruno Guimarães who played in the holding midfield role for this game. We can see an example of this press in action in the image above. 22-year-old football tactics writer from the Republic of Ireland.Bundesliga title chasers Borussia Mönchengladbach hosted Union Berlin in a tactically intriguing match on Sunday.