Though Manchester City ran out comfortable 3-0 winners in the end, for a considerable amount of time within the match it was a finely poised tactical contest. Here are five key areas that proved important, and in Bayern’s case, give a glimmer of hope for the second leg.
When playing without the ball, City set up in a 4-4-2 shape, as Kevin De Bruyne joined Erling Haaland to create a front two. This pressing shape was designed to give the City full backs protection if Bayern attempted to overload the sides, and keep the visiting side away from the centre of the pitch. Yet Joshua Kimmich was able to find spaces between the lines and move the ball forward.
The shape was tweaked slightly at
