After losing 2-0 at the Allianz Arena, Paris Saint-Germain reached the last 16 of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons. If Vitinha had taken advantage of the empty goal, if Verratti had not conceded the ball at the back, and if the Paris players had run more, Paris could have avoided such a fate.
Wasted opportunities are punished
Unlike previous tactics, Galti's tactics in this campaign are quite conservative, hoping to make full use of Mbappe's speed. Despite the poor performances of Messi and Kylian Mbappe, Paris still got a good chance to score.
However, they squandered such opportunities one by one. First, in the face of an empty goal, Vitinha's shot was cleared by Matthijs de Ligt's goal line. If Vitinha had handled the ball calmer, Paris would have taken the lead early.
Ramos was also given a header after Shupomotin's goal, but his header was blocked by Somo and the former Real Madrid captain missed the perfect opportunity to equalise. Galti said after the game: "If we could have scored first, the game would have been completely different. ”
Verratti made another mistake
Galti's tactic was first and foremost to hold the ground and not concede a goal, but as a defensive back, Verratti's two low-level mistakes in key moments cost Paris dearly.
In the 61st minute, Bishab split the ball, and in the face of the bag defense, Verratti should have kicked the ball, but he chose to smash the ball, only to be cut by Mueller, and Shubomoting was able to break the deadlock.
In the 89th minute, Verratti conceded another goal in front, only to be assisted by Cancelo after counterattacking, and Gnabry completely killed the game. Galti even said after the game, "We should have been more sober and shouldn't have dropped such a stupid ball in a game at this level." ”
Run less, foul less
Paris, playing away from home, used defensive counter-attacking tactics and they should have used more runs to find more chances. However, the Parisian players ran only 113.1 kilometers in this campaign, while the Bayern players ran 122 kilometers and the Parisian players ran 9 kilometers less.
In addition, in the case of Osato's loose scale, the Parisian players played cautiously, only 6 fouls in the game, and in order to contain Messi, Bayern players played more fiercely, with a total of 9 fouls in the game.
Galti questioned the hand
Explaining why Paris is out, Galti said Paris lacked some core players over both legs. That's true, but Galti's substitution adjustments are equally problematic.
In the game against Nantes, Marquinhos left early with a rib injury, and in the warm-up for Bayern, he again withdrew early. However, in such a crucial game, Galti insisted that the injured Marquinhos start.
As a result, after only 36 minutes of play, Marquinhos could not hold on and was immediately replaced by Mukilay. However, Mokile was also injured against Nantes and was replaced by Bishab after only 10 minutes.
Galti's more conservative tactics are understandable, but Parisian players give too little support to Messi and Kylian Mbappe when it comes to possession, causing Messi to be too far away from the opponent's box to create a threat. When it came time to press out the attack, Galti lacked a twist. Faced with all kinds of adverse factors, Paris' exit is also reasonable.