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Tactical Analysis: How Manchester City got past Paris Saint-Germain to secure a Champions League final spot with pragmatism and adaptability

With a hard-fought 2-1 lead from the first leg in hand, Manchester City hosted Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final tie.

In just their second-ever semi-final in the tournament, the home side had the chance to make it to the finals for the first time in their history, however, their opponents were never keen on letting them by easily, having ended up on the wrong side of Europe’s biggest club football match last season against Bayern Munich.

With Idrissa Gueye suspended and Kylian Mbappé failing to start due to an injury, PSG had a couple of problems to deal with.