Paris are expected to line up in a 4-3-3, a shape that gives them width, midfield control and a focal point through the middle. Strasbourg, by contrast, are likely to set up in a 3-4-2-1. That back three can become a back five without the ball, and the two attacking midfielders will look to tuck in and make the pitch narrow when they defend. The key battle is in the half-spaces. Paris will try to get their full-backs high and their wide forwards isolated against Strasbourg's wing-backs. If Strasbourg's wing-backs get pinned back, the front three becomes isolated. That is the trap. Strasbourg will want to spring forward on the counter, using those two number tens to link with the striker. But Paris have the midfield legs to screen those transitions. Expect Paris to dominate possession, probe patiently, and look for the killer pass through the lines. Strasbourg will sit deep, absorb, and pray for a set-piece or a mistake.