Bayern Munich vs PSG: 5 Talking Points

#2 Bayern Munich allow PSG to dominate possession

It was Sebastian Rudy's job to protect the Bayern defence from Neymar

Although Bayern were the home side, they allowed the visitors to have much more of the ball, opting to play on the counter-attack. They also did not bother pressing high up the pitch, with Lewandowski patrolling the centre circle when they did not have the ball.

Jupp Heynckes set up his Bayern team to play in a 4-1-4-1 formation with Sebastian Rudy sitting in front of the defence. The German midfielder did a very good job of shielding his defence, stopping the likes of Neymar getting forward when the Brazilian easily waltzed his way past the first line of defence on more than one occasion.

The tactic worked as Rudy made the most number of interceptions for the home side (as did Mats Hummels). With a 95% pass success rate, he also did well in the build-up, spoiling a couple of attacks with outrageous shots from distance.

Two of Bayern's three goals eventually came via counter-attacks as they capitalised on PSG's inability to get back into position quickly.