Bayern did not have to work hard to build-up, Barcelona’s flat 4-4-2 structure was overwhelmingly flawed. The teams and how to watch live: Reading v Chelsea. After just four minutes of the above situation, Bayern’s biggest nightmare came true when Lenglet found Alba’s marauding run behind Kimmich and the immediate aftermath resulted in a goal for Barcelona. Out of possession, Barcelona defended in a flat 4-4-2 block, with Messi and Suárez leading the press. He twice went close to scoring in the first half with shots that hit the post and left Marc-Andre ter Stegen rooted to the spot. Once de Jong receives the ball, Goretzka pounces onto him. All the latest football/soccer highlights can be watched here -> footyheroes.com, Latest video highlights of the Friendly can be found here -> Friendly Highlights Videos & Full Match Replays, Here you can watch more Barcelona Highlights & Goals, Here you can watch Chelsea Highlights & Goals, Follow our soccer Reddit profile -> https://www.reddit.com/user/fvhighlights. When the ball was forced out wide, Perišić (LW) immediately pressed Semedo (RB) and Goretzka (LCM) looked to cut the immediate passing lane, and Müller cut the passing lane to Piqué (RCB). Two reasons Pique could find Semedo with so much space. One reason for this can be Alaba’s and Davies’ pace on the left-flank compared to Kimmich and Boateng’s pace on the right. With Vidal caught ball-watching, the German midfielder makes a run behind his back. There was no beating Bayern on that day and the Bavarians had mastered the art of pressing. I Rakitic (90+1' 91st minute) Chelsea 2. Semedo was again left with a huge space on the flank. His last goal dates back to March 2017 against PSG. Bayern soon gained confidence and we all know what happened next. VIDEO: Barcelona vs Chelsea 1-2 Highlights, Goals & Match Replay - Friendly Match - 23 July 2019. The first clash at Wembley […], With things heating up at both ends of the table, West Ham travelled to face Manchester United in game week […], Up until Friday, both OH Leuven and Beerschot Wilrijk were set to face each other in a winner-takes-all promotion decider, […], All Content © 2020 Total Football Analysis Magazine. The Spaniard shuffled his line-up as well as altered the formation that led them to the quarter-final. It created a 4 v 3 situation with Blaugrana’s last line of defence and Kimmich wide open on the right-flank could have caused Barcelona serious damage. The press might look like a 4-4-2 diamond but it was the dynamics of the game that made it look like a diamond. News. The situation below best describes Bayern’s aggression and efficiency in their pressing and counterpressing. De Jong had no option but to play the ball to Griezmann. Subs: Vidal (5), Gomes (5) It prompted one team to counter-attack and another team to lose the ball. Everything you need to know ahead of Barcelona vs Chelsea. Kimmich moved up but followed Griezmann which left de Jong unmarked. Manuel Neuer manned the goal-post, Alphonso Davies and Joshua Kimmich assumed their usual positions either side of David Alaba and Jérôme Boateng. Frank Lampard was full of enthusiasm following Chelsea’s win over Barcelona in Japan and reserved special praise for Mateo Kovacic and goalscorer Tammy Abraham’s performances. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. In 4 (100.00%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. However, due to Bayern’s compact structure in the central corridors, Barcelona had huge space to exploit on the flanks. Only once did Barcelona enjoy such success. 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Here, Pique had easy access to Semedo, however, the Spaniard’s pass wasn’t perfect and Barcelona couldn’t create any dangerous situation. The performance of Bayern was reminiscent of Borussia Dortmund under Jürgen Klopp who popularised ‘gegenpressing’ another name for aggressive counterpressing. Simply predict six correct scores to win Jeff's £1 million. Goretzka followed the dropping attacking player, in this case, it was Lionel Messi. But the Premier League side must now score in the return leg at the Nou Camp on March 14 if they are to progress to the quarter-finals. You are watching: a Barcelona vs Chelsea Full-time Video Highlights a Friendly match. Hazard started as a false nine for Chelsea with Morata and Giroud on the bench. Bayern tormented Barcelona with their high press. Even the central midfielders failed to control the space in the midfield, as can be seen in the image below, Busquets and de Jong were poorly staggered. However, Barça did manage to break Bayern’s press successfully only once and to Bayern’s dismay, it resulted in Barcelona’s second goal. Barcelona preferring to stay compact and protecting the central corridors (central channel and half spaces) left too much space on the flanks. Lionel Messi scored his first goal against Chelsea to earn Barcelona a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Chelsea’s time in Japan came to an end with an encouraging win over Barcelona in Saitama. Discover the Barça's latest news, photos, videos and statistics for this match for the Friendly match between FC Barcelona - Chelsea, on the Tue 23 Jul 2019, 11:30 BST. Here, Lenglet opted for a pass to the dropping Suárez and Flick instructed his midfielders to protect the space in between the lines exactly for these kind of play. But as you know very well, against this type of player - like Messi, like Iniesta, like [Luis] Suarez - if you make a mistake you pay. Bayern Munich looked like a fading force under Niko Kovač but under Hansi Flick went through a complete overhaul, whereas Barcelona’s misery does not look to go away anytime soon. We go back to the Camp Nou happy. Thiago Alcântara and Leon Goretzka acted as the double pivot. FA Cup 2019/20: Arsenal vs Manchester City – tactical analysis, Premier League 2019/20: Manchester United vs West Ham – tactical analysis, Proximus League Play-Off Second Leg – OH Leuven v Beerschot Wilrijk – tactical analysis. It left Goretzka unmarked and Muller and Lewandowski created a 2 v 1 situation on de Jong. ter Stegen who has a passing accuracy of 90.7% and a long pass accuracy of 64.5% in 2019/20, registered 75% passing accuracy and 47% long pass accuracy in this game. With Antoine Griezmann in place of Roberto, Barça switched to 4-2-1-3 when playing out from the goalkeeper. When asked why we beat Barcelona, David Luiz and Pedro picked out the same word: intensity. Bayern and Barcelona both overloaded the last line of defence but the structure of Bayern was such that once the Bavarians lost the ball, they overloaded the Barcelona ball-carrier with numbers immediately whereas when Barcelona lost the ball, even then Bayern overloaded them with numbers. With no pressure on Alaba, poorly staggered midfield, and the huge distance between the 2nd line and the last line of defence, the Austrian played a pass beyond the second line of defence.

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