Last year’s defense is back and goals are back to zero

One of the best news from the semifinal against Osasuna is that him Barça He kept a clean sheet again six games later. Xavi Hernandezwhose defense was severely depleted by injuries, chose the defense that gave it so much success last year and that established itself as one of the best in recent years: the ‘BACK’, as they nicknamed it in the social networks. Ter Stegenwho also had a fantastic year, was protected for a large part of the matches by Koundé, Araujo, Christensen and Baldewho established himself as the starting defensive end last season.

He is new Osasuna They repeated the same, with that difference Iñaki Peña who covered the goal due to the absence of the German goalkeeper. Despite this change, the dynamics of last year were repeated, goal at zero and the Barça He won ‘without difficulty’. The weakness of the team’s defense Xavi Hernandez is being one of the main problems of a Barça who also did not ‘resign goals’ and did not receive a month (the last time was against Atlético de Madrid on December 3).

In I canceledwhich has been one of the best so far this season, between cotton and Inigo Martinez completely ruled out, everything indicates that the last of Super Cup he is new real Madrid The Egarense coach will repeat the strategy and start with Koundé, Araujo, Christensen and Balde again. In last year’s Superclásico, he was the starting defense, unlike the semifinal match Legs wherein Xavi It started with the French and Uruguayan duo joined by Sergi Roberto and Jordi Alba on the sides. The result against the meringues bordered on excellence, because the Barça He played one of the best games in recent seasons.