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UEFA Champions League Final 2024/2025 – Tactical Analysis & Jonathan Burkardt Scout Report
Today, we have a post-match tactical analysis of PSG's dominant UEFA Champions League Final win over Inter Milan along with a player analysis of Germany's next number 9, Jonathan Burkardt at Mainz in 2024/2025.
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Today’s TFA Posts ⚽
Paris Saint-Germain have ended their wait for continental success—and in some style, too.
Les Parisiens demolished Inter Milan 5-0 in the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League Final, earning the record for the largest-ever margin of victory in the final of Europe’s elite footballing competition.
For Luis Enrique, it’s an exceptional feather in his cap to be the one to finally lead PSG to UEFA Champions League success after years of the club falling short of the mark when it mattered most.
Conversely, Simone Inzaghi now bears the marks of two Champions League Final defeats in three years, though nobody can take it away from him that he did very well to get I Nerazzurri to the dance in the first place.
Saturday’s game was undoubtedly a showing for Inzaghi and Inter to forget, though.
Our UCL Final post-match tactical analysis examines how PSG took advantage of Inter’s tactical weaknesses in order to enhance their strengths on Saturday evening.
One of this season’s standout players in the German Bundesliga has undoubtedly been Mainz striker Jonathan Burkardt.
The Darmstadt-born forward netted 18 times in 29 league appearances—contributing about a third of Mainz’s 55 goals, which helped them return to the continental scene for the first time in nine years via the UEFA Conference League.
His outstanding form didn’t go unnoticed by Die Nationalelf manager Julian Nagelsmann, who gave him his maiden senior call-up and capped him three times during their UEFA Nations League campaign to date.
This is a well-earned reward for Burkardt.
His stellar performances this season have also earned him links to clubs like Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen in his native country, as well as Manchester United and Newcastle United abroad.
With many big clubs in Western Europe looking at bringing in a goalscoring centre-forward this summer, Burkardt could well be in that mix as a somewhat under-the-radar option away from the headlines that Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyökeres, and Victor Osimhen all seem to be grabbing the most.
This scout report and player analysis will analyse Burkardt’s attacking contributions to Mainz this season and what could make him an interesting target for a top European side in the upcoming summer transfer window.
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