How will Barcelona approach the second leg of the Super Copa? (Part 2)
Josep Guardiola could not field his favourite eleven. A few players missed out from the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 first team – the players who featured in the 5-0 win over Real Madrid at the Nou Camp.
The first choice team for Barcelona included the goal stopper Victor Valdes positioned between the two posts and being aided by four defenders. While Eric Abidal played on the left, Daniel Alves featured on the right last season.
The centre back partnership was between Carles Puyol and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique – one of the best partnerships in the world. The Spaniards are simply phenomenal when paired together and they managed to appear in the fixture against Real Madrid last season.
The midfield last season included Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 played a vital role throughout the game as he man marked Mesut Ozil and did not let him play free flowing football. On the other hand, Xavi Hernandez pulled the strings of the game and controlled the pace while Andres Iniesta connected the midfield with the strikers.
The striking trio of David Villa, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 as a “false nine.” The Argentinean star was played as a centre forward but he fell deep into the midfield to add an extra man at the heart of the pitch.
The Spanish goal scoring machine, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 played on the left flank for the Catalan Giants. While playing on the left, he had the chance to cut in with his stronger right foot and curl the ball into the goal. It paid off later as Lionel Messi managed to set up two extraordinary goals for the Spaniard and he made the score line 4-0.
Pedro Rodriguez featured on the right flank and rather than playing as a right striker, he was stretched out wide so that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670 in the midfield and did not allow Xavi to keep the ball for a long time.
In the Super Copa, Guardiola played a relatively different strategy as all the players were not available to him.
While Victor Valdes played as the goal stopper for the European Champions, he was aided by four defenders. While the Brazilian full back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adriano-c3773.
The former Sevilla player featured in place of Eric Abidal who was played in the centre back position. Abidal was the only option available for Josep Guardiola as both Gerard Pique and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 could not return to full match fitness. Pique was benched and he came on during the second half while Carles Puyol was rested as he is still recovering from his knee injury.
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