Benfica led Paris SG to change strategy – Benfica

Christophe Galtier, coach of Paris Saint-Germain, admitted that the match against Benfica at the Parque dos Príncipes, on 11 October (1-1), was decisive for him to rethink the system and the strategy to be adopted from that moment on. The French preferably played with three central defenders and only Verrati and Vitinha in midfield, but after receiving the Eagles, the coach opted for the 4x3x3.

“We know the importance of the battle in midfield to win games, but it is always necessary to have two tactical systems and we felt the need to change after the Benfica match. I wanted to have more density in midfield, recover the ball in higher areas, so that our three fabulous forwards could all play in the positions they prefer. Mbappé further to the left and Neymar in the centre, with Messi leaning more to the right and bending inwards”, the Frenchman underlined to ‘RMC Sport’.