3. Football pride, number destruction

1. Excellent football without finding Lewandowski

It’s from the League but looks like it’s from the Champions League. He Cholo He entered the match without relying on the Barça eleven after many seasons in which he was at the forefront Messi and the orchestra. The same thing happened: dominance of Barça but without that brutal blow.

He Athletic Want to deploy the game and the advanced positions they have achieved recently but since the ball started rolling, Peter He imposed his football. And he did it with a big change in relation to the positions he frequented on 4-2-31 of flipplay a few meters ahead Wedding to put on a show to remember.

not left behind Raphinha breaking the mark Javi Galan even can’t find the perfect center for Robert Lewandowski. Atleti are very far away Iñaki Peña that in Griezmann and Julian Alvarez They have no choice but to join the defensive cause.

own Peter He turned the mattress team inside, achieving a well-deserved 1-0 for the team. Have fun in the stands, have fun in the grass.

2. The psychological battle is with Atleti

Yes, this is due to the massive amount of offensive play Barça They went into the break with a pyrrhic 1-0 lead at the break. Lots of distance to the ball but minimal to the numerator.

The Blaugrana wins on the board, on the field with and without the ball (by touch very good) but they are left unfinished in the area being visited. Oblak is the other hero because he holds the lowest local advantage against Fermin and Raphinha. By the way, the captain did not stop shining one-on-one and, above all, in removing the check; Undoubtedly, one of the best in the world in that aspect.

But 1-0 didn’t move. Not in the corners, or in the actions of the place where Gimenez and Lenglet They saved the second one helped by the closing of the Llorente and Gallant. It is clear that Barça cannot relieve the pressure because, then, with the bench that Simeone has we can move on to ‘another game’.

3. Football pride, number destruction

The deductions before and after the changes are clear: how can Barça continue without losing 2-0. own Raphinha had the clearest after receiving an imperial pass from Peter. In Oblak beaten, Vaseline hit the crossbar. That’s when the feeling started that if the Barça I didn’t tie 1-0, I might be disappointed. Changes for Simeonaccidentally left Wedding on the edge of the Barça area and From Paul he puts the ball into the net with class.

Equipment is not minimized Hansi Flick but yes the sa Simeon when switching to a three-center defense (Witselafter Le Normand due to damage of Gimenez) and play fully on the counterattack. In Ferran and Elm but above all, in the work of Eric Garcia in midfield – good in pressure – popularity returns to Barça of Peter and Raphinha.

And in the moments of truth came the confirmation that Lewandowski I couldn’t score a goal last night and that was in the mattress area, Oblak became a giant. He Athletic He had been tying things up for several minutes when, a minute from the end, Sorloth He left Montjuïc in silence. It’s in the League but it’s like the Champions League because of the cruelty of the result. Great game by Barça with no punches.