Mbappe Vacuum vs. Kane’s Curse! Paris Tottenham Hotspur pre-season peak battle: Who can break the metaphysics of the new season?

At 3 a.m. on August 14, European football will usher in a focus warm-up match - French Ligue 1 giant Paris Saint-Germain will face Premier League powerhouse Tottenham Hotspur at home. This is PSG's first major debut after Mbappe left the team. How will Enrique's team restructure the attack line? Can Tottenham, which just showed a hot state in the opening game of the Premier League, continue its offensive firepower under the leadership of Asian superstar Son Heung-min? The two teams have faced each other in the Champions League in recent years. This reconsideration is not only a touchstone for testing the results of summer training, but also the most important tactical exercise before the new season. The biggest highlight of this game is the head-on collision between the new PSG forward line led by Dembele and Tottenham "Sun McKu" trident. Who can be better? Let's wait and see!

Recent situation analysis

Paris Saint-Germain

With Mbappe's departure, PSG officially entered a new era. The team introduced a number of powerful players to reorganize the attack line in the summer window. In the pre-season warm-up match, Enrique's team showed strong ball-control ability. The cooperation between new players Ramos and Dembele was getting better, but there were still hidden dangers on the defensive end. Ashraf's frequent insertion of gaps left were repeatedly used by his opponents. In the midfield, Vitinia's growth was surprising, and his combination of back midfielders with Ugat provided a solid guarantee for the defense. However, the team still needs to solve the problem of front-end efficiency. After Mbappe leaves, who will take on the heavy responsibility of key goals will become the key factor in determining the success or failure of this season.

Tottenham

Under Postkoglu's training, Tottenham is gradually transforming into a more aggressive team, showing a refreshing offensive football in the first round of the Premier League. Son Heung-min was in a good state after putting on the captain's armband, and cooperated with the offensive trident formed by Madison and Kulusevsky. New aid Van Devin's performance on the defense is also worthy of recognition. However, the team still faces the problem of insufficient defensive system, and insufficient interception ability in the midfield has caused the defense line to be exposed directly to the opponent's firepower. As the season deepens, how to balance the formation maintenance during offense and defense transitions and the physical distribution of multi-line combat will be the main issue that this young Tottenham needs to solve.

Historical confrontations

Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur have had four confrontations in the European arena, all of which occurred in the 2018-2019 Champions League group stage. At that time, both sides won at home: PSG defeated Tottenham 2-1 at Princes Park Stadium, while Tottenham completed their revenge 3-1 at Wembley Stadium. It is worth mentioning that both games directly affected the final qualifying situation, especially Kane's winning goal in the second leg helped Tottenham advance thrillingly. Although the two teams have not had formal matches in recent years, they have met in friendly matches such as the 2015 and 2017 International Champions League, and PSG has a slight advantage. In these duels, the duel between Neymar, Mbappe and stars such as Kane, Son Heung-min left a classic picture, but now with the change of lineups of both sides, new grudges are being written.

Score prediction

Paris Saint-Matt VS Tottenham: Most likely score: 3-2 or 2-2

Analysis: Both sides are in hot form but weak defense. After Mbappe left the team, PSG offense is still sharp, and Tottenham's counterattack will bring a huge test to the opponent's defense.