
UCL Final Reaction: How Manchester City beat Inter Milan
The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast
City's Pressing in the Champions League
I agree 100% to what Liam is saying about city's pressing. I think one of the two reasons that city were so good in this European games are the pressing and the forced interbacks plus lottery. They can go three at the back. It was mainly like coverage had to win Brozovic or a chirby if he moved up inside the corner. There's a slightly quirky stat that I think Michael in particular might enjoy. City had seven shots across the whole game, but all were taken by seven different city players. That just shows the real struggle they had to really get any sort of coherent attacking plan together. Maybe some fortune with some of the saves, but as Mark was
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