(2/2) Even when Rodrygo is delayed, the reaction from the City block left so much space:

- Valverde still free on the outside.
- Aké/Gvardiol start to drop = more space for Jude to receive.
- Aké on different level to Dias = space for Vini + Rodrygo third man run makes 3v2.

(1/2) Mbappé’s 2nd goal came from this pattern once more:

- Mendy stepped inside, Foden/Gündogan delayed as aware of Ceballos/Vini movement between lines.
- Tchouaméni free, switch is on for Rodrygo + Valverde as Silva is the only midfielder who approaches.

The same pattern played out on the left side, but with a few more adaptations with Jude/Vini/Ceballos all dropping/pulling wide left:

- Mendy dribbles inside, Vini drops, Ceballos takes CMs away.
- Lane opens for Vini to move the ball back and Rüdiger to find Bellingham.

When Valverde dribbled inside, Foden was often left in a dilemma on who to drop towards:

- Ceballos movement forces González to step up to Tchouaméni (not follow Jude.)
- Foden drops onto Bellingham rather than approach Mendy.
- RM target Khusanov with multiple dribblers.

Inter’s rotations where more adventurous when Inzaghi made a triple sub, but still fell into the same problems:

- McKennie jumps onto Barella, Conceição on Augusto.
- Kolo Muani followed Acerbi and Weah jumped onto Zalewski.
- Juve able to transition with Conceição lane free.

When Inter tried to utilise Sommer and Acerbi stepped ahead of Pavard/Bastoni, Juve’s m2m still forced Inter into problems:

- Conceição jumped up onto Bastoni, McKennie followed Acerbi into the second line.
- Weah’s target is still the deep-left player (Dimarco in this case.)

Motta switched the defensive set-up into a more aggressive man-to-man arrangement:

- In the centre, Kolo Muani was more passive so McKennie jumped onto the CBs.
- Conceição and González followed the wide CMs into the centre, Weah jumped higher to make the turnover.

As a result, Inter was capable of creating plenty of chances through making these progressions in the middle third, to attack the box in a semi-transitional state.

However, their attack flatlined in the second half (until Juve had taken a 1-0 lead and entered the last 10 mins.)

Even when Juve where in a more passive state, the hybrid set-up left spaces for Inter to connect:

- Koop on Taremi/Mkhi, enough space for either man to turn as Koop had to occupy both (and without the compaction/intensity to protect.)
- Thuram zonal = lateral pass to Barella.

After 20 mins, third man runs dragged Koop towards the ball and freed up Mkhi back inside:

- Martínez could drop + space was made behind Gatti for Mkhi to run into.
- The run from the far ST kept the Juve defensive line deep and set Inter up for their waved attacks on the right.

But it was not long until Martínez moved into the position that Koopmeiners moved out from:

- Koop still jumping onto Mkhi.
- Lane open to Martínez as Conceição anticipated the pass to Dimarco and Taremi’s run pinned Gatti in the defensive line.

As Inter circulated the ball backward, Juve counterpressed up the field:

- Koopmeiners jumped, following Mkhi but also following the pass back to Acerbi.
- Conceição pressed outward onto Bastoni. Thuram picks up one of the STs movement.

Even in the first goal, on the transition, Guendouzi had little protection and Fiorentina countered effectively:

- Beltrán curved run into space, Gosens third man run.
- Folorunsho targets near post = defence bunched and Lazio get burned twice from crosses over to the back post.

Lazio wanted to maintain +1 in defensive line, so Guendouzi covered Mandragora when high press was engaged:

- Dia too far from Ranieri, time to pass.
- Guðmundsson dropped again, 3v2 down channel with Guendouzi/Dele-Bashiru occupied and CBs staying next to one another.

Pep switched so KdB could be involved more in the third line OOP (4141) but PSG’s first goal came from a similar scenario:

- Ruiz free down left as CMs man mark and Foden steps.
- Akanji forced to jump from a deep position, Kovačić does not cover.
- Barcola 1v1, Nunes isolated.