#RBLMUN#UCL Tactical Preview:

▪️Formation
▪️Key battles
▪️Goal Route
▪️Build up
▪️Mentality

Formation:

#MUFC (5-3-2): Cavani/Martial out. Dilemma - Matic/Pogba in midfield.

#RBLeipzig (4-3-2-1): Upamecano out, require defensive stability.

Prediction: 2-2

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Key Battle (Dealing with the threat of Angelino)

🔵Angelino is a source of permanent width and vertical/laterial penetration.
🔵AWB is a good match up as he counters Angelino's crosses and 1 v 1
🔵United lack penetration down right to exploit him - Bruno needs to move like KDB.
Key Battle (Absence of Fred)

🔴Fred might have lost his head, but he covers such ground - makes him perfect v PSG/RBL who love to flood inside half spaces/10 area. Very nimble too.
🔴United lack options to replace him, rest are too static
🔴Scott alone could get exposed.
Key Route To Goal

▪️ Whilst I expect a lot of goals, one key route for United is bringing Rashford into the game on the counter.

▪️ Especially if Leipzig have commited bodies down left, they will suddenly have to shift across to deal with United's dangerous left flank.
Style of Build Up:

▪️Both teams are similar. They do not favour slow build up, tend to build up at same speed (middle of the road) but are lethal on the counter.

▪️As RBL are at home and need the win, expect them to push forward for majority and United to rely on fast attacks.
Mentality:

#RBLeipzig start off with a fast tempo and go into an early lead. #MUFC start sluggishly and take time to get going, thus they are stronger in the second half in an attacking sense.

Defensively, United are excellent at the death and RBL prone to conceding.
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