Coupe de la Ligue 2019/20: Monaco vs Lille

Monaco faced Lille in the round of 16 of Coupe de la Ligue 2019/20 at Stade Louis II on Tuesday.

Both teams have been in good form domestically with Monaco winning three out of their last five matches and Lille were in a four-match winning streak.

Despite the two teams similar form and similar overall player quality, it as was clear which team had the better tactics. A comfortable 0-3 away win for Lille ensured them a ticket to the quarter-finals thanks to their brilliant performance. But what went wrong for Monaco in this seemingly evenly-matched clash?

Well take a closer look at that in this tactical analysis.

Lineups

Leonardo Jardim used a different system in this game. Going with a 4-3-3 with Islam Slimani up front, accompanied by Keita Baldé and Jean-Kévin Augustin on the right and left-wing respectively. They previously played with a 4-4-2 system the last time out when they drew away against Angers.

Tiémoué Bakayoko and Aleksandr Golovin retained their spot in the centre of the field while Cesc Fàbregas came into the starting 11, completing the three-man midfield. Guillermo Maripán was the only defensive player that retained his spot in the starting 11, while Ruben Aguilar, Benoît Badiashile, Fodé Ballo-Touré, and Danijel Subašić all started the game, replacing Jemerson, Kamil Glik, Gil Dias, and Benjamin Lecomte respectively. A bit of a revamp for Jardims side coming into this game.

Christophe Galtier, meanwhile, opted to go back to his favoured 4-2-3-1/4-4-2 system having tried 3-5-2 and 3-4-3 for several games in the UEFA Champions League and Ligue 1. Results havent been so friendly for them at that time, meanwhile, since going back to their familiar system, they have won every game except one (lost to Chelsea away on 10 December).

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