AS Monaco – Paris Saint-Germain: The Parisians are asking for another league (2-4)

A heavy blow to Ligue 1 for Paris Saint-Germain: Luis Enrique's team won at the Stade Louis II, where they showed their best form, adapting like a chameleon. The difficult moment for AS Monaco did not overshadow the fact that it was a team against which PSG could test their improvement in both play and results. In addition, they extended their lead to ten points in the league table. And they certainly achieved that, with an incisive Hakimi and making Monaco fall into continuous traps. Great tactics from Luis Enrique and even better execution from his players.

Tactical analysis and match report by Juan Lauz.

AS Monaco, led by Adi Hütter, came into this match after a 3-0 loss to Arsenal in the Champions League and a goalless draw against Reims. Their mission was to get a good result against the leader to temporarily surpass Olympique Marseille in the standings (still pending their match). To achieve this, there were changes in formation and personnel: from a 3-4-2-1 setup, they switched to a back four, with Thilo Kehrer and Mohammed Salisu as center-backs, Vanderson on the left flank, and Wilfried Singo on the right. Soungoutou Magassa and Lamine Camara were, in theory, the deeper midfielders, behind the attacking midfielder Eliesse Ben Seghir, whilst Maghnes Akliouche and Aleksandr Golovin played wide. Up front, Breel Embolo.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrived in high spirits. Leaders with a seven-point advantage, they sought to extend their lead with three changes to the starting eleven: Marquinhos partnered with Willian Pacho at center-back, replacing Lucas Beraldo; Joao Neves moved from midfield to right-back, making room for Fabian Ruiz in midfield; up top . . .