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On Canal+, the former Girondins de Bordeaux midfielder, now a consultant, Laurent Batllesspoke about the defenses of the two teams in the Champions League final, namely Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal.
“For me, it’s above all a collective, defense. PSG defends very well. We even saw it in the Bayern match, where they were able to score and defend very well. But what also makes them strong is the pressure they put in to prevent the opposing team from playing. Afterwards, if we only talk about Arsenal’s central defense, they are athletic, they are good with their head, they like duels, they throw well. In Paris, there is perhaps a lack of athletic values in Marquinhos and Pacho, but on the full-backs they are much more offensive in Paris, much more defensive in Arsenal. The comparison is nevertheless difficult. For me, there is not a huge gap between the two teams, and I think that this Bayern match showed us in particular that when PSG scored first, they also knew how to defend. I had not seen PSG defend so well, for so long, and with so much intensity. “Will it be the same match against Arsenal… I don’t know who will want to attack or not.”
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