Kylian Mbappé scored a controversial late penalty to deny Newcastle United a historic win in Paris. While Paris Saint-Germain controlled the majority of the game, they faced challenges in breaking down Newcastle’s defense until second-half substitutes changed the course of the game. Tactical analysis and match report by Rahul Madhavan. We decided to make this article […]
Ligue 1 returned after the latest international break with an intriguing top-of-the-table clash between leaders Paris Saint-Germain and third-placed Monaco, who started the game three points behind them. After a thoroughly entertaining match, the gap between them widened as the defending champions’ superior individual quality seemed to prove decisive. Tactical analysis and match report by […]
In a game that tilted heavily towards chaos, it was PSG that found a way to adapt and develop, as Milan was left statically scrambling to recover or respond to a game that drifted ever further out of reach. Tactical analysis and match report by Nick Hartland. Two routine victories and an international break put […]
Eyes would be on Paris Saint-Germain this weekend to see how they would recover from their midweek humiliation away to Newcastle. Ligue 1 has often been the soothing balm for stinging results on Champions League nights, and thanks to their strong possession play, PSG pulled off another therapy session in Rennes. Tactical analysis and match […]
The second matchday in the UEFA Champions League’s group of death saw a fixture that was partly a football match and partly a geopolitical meeting. On the pitch, it did not turn out to be much of a contest as Paris Saint-Germain were completely overrun by a brilliant Newcastle United performance. Tactical analysis and match […]
Le Classique usually offered up the promise of a title race, but with Marseille in self-inflicted turmoil and Paris Saint-Germain in the green shoots stages of its project, there was a different feeling to the buildup of the game. In its place was something more intangible but no less vital – pride. Tactical analysis and […]
After two comfortable victories before the international break, you could be forgiven for thinking everything was back to normal for Paris Saint-Germain, but OGC Nice were there to remind them of their problems. A game defined by two managers obsessed with pressing… and only one team that seemed to know how to implement that vision. […]
Everything is a little easier when your best players are on the field. The endpoint that PSG’s new manager has in mind for his outfit is far out of reach, but a four goal haul in the first half contributed to storming success on the night— and even more misery for their opponents. Tactical analysis […]
The best of the bunch in France looked to one another in this game to find their flow from a few months ago. In the end, the ideas of new management would produce a pleasing performance for PSG, and an outcome that gives some serenity to a club that has endured enough unrest. Tactical analysis […]
Paris Saint-Germain struggled in week one against a low block and it looked like the same issues would persist as they visited Toulouse. However, they had two not-so-secret weapons to surely help them over the line this weekend. Tactical analysis and match report by Nick Hartland. The impasse at PSG seemed to end as the […]