The alternative tactics of the PSG to try stop to Messi

The trainer of Paris Saint-Germain, Unai Emery, will face this Tuesday the complicated challenge to try surpass to the FC Barcelona of Leo Messi in the gone of the eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League 2016-17, surely the crossing that less wanted the Parisians but that motivates them to try do something big in the prestigious tournament.

It fits to remember that, in an interview conceded to "El País" does some months, specifically the past 29 November, Unai Emery already revealed any of the tactics that is used to to use when it plays against the Barça of Leo Messi, something that comes suffering from does years when losing in the majority of occasions against the culés, and that therefore it can not say that it have worked him too much well.

"First attack by the left because Messi does not go to go down!"

"Luis Enrique has a lot of merit. When it signed to Luis Suárez said him: And now how you go to play? Because Messi with Guardiola already played of tip. No longer it played in the band. I when it played against the Barça always attacked by the band of Messi. It was missing us little to surprise them. Ours consigns was clear: First attack by the left because Messi does not go to to go down! Our central already knew that it had to take out for the left", explained in the interview Unai Emery, in which it could be the tactics that employ in the Park of The Princes.

"Guardiola Said that with Messi here the teams took him the trick and attacked by here with the side. It put it in the half to avoid this weakness and Luis Enrique went back it to put in band. Luis Enrique said me: I have it very clear. I know how go to play. Suárez in the half, Neymar by left and Messi to the right. What does he is to balance the defensive disadvantage in band of Messi with a lot of tactical work. Especially with Rakitic, that low and closes well, and with the sides. The sides of the Barça no longer are so deep", remembers Unai.

Luis Enrique vs Unai Emery: War of concepts

In this sense, the Basque technician could do that Paris Saint-Germain bascule leftwards when it have to take out the balloon or contragolpear, whereas Luis Enrique does not have thought to change of position to Leo Messi that, on the other hand, neither can say that have the fixed position of right extreme, but it goes moving with freedom by all the field. It will be very interesting to witness the first duel PSG-FC Barcelona in the Park of The Princes to see why strategy finish deciding the PSG.