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UCL Preview: Three key areas Barcelona will look to exploit against Bayern Munich

Posted on August 13, 2020 by admin

In our previous article, we looked at the possible areas that Bayern Munich might look to exploit FC Barcelona’s defense in the UEFA Champions League. Now, it’s time to look at the opposite side of the same coin.
When Hansi Flick was appointed Bayern’s interim manager, he inherited a makeshift defensive line. Over the course of the season, the same developed into one of the best and most dynamic defenses in the world. Part of the reason Flick’s team is scoring so many goals is because of the involvement of his backline in setting-up attacks.
However, since the restart, Bundesliga teams applied some common patterns to exploit the Bayern defense. To make matters worse, Benjamin Pavard suffered an injury setback in the preparation for the Champions League. Not only did this remove a crucial defender from the system, it forced Joshua Kimmich to move away from midfield – a player who played a crucial part in Bayern’s fantastic Rückrunde from the center of the pitch.
In this part of the series, we analyse the possible ways in which Barcelona can set up attacks and how Hansi Flick can counter them :
With Thiago and Kimmich, Bayern used to dominate the whole match with the ball. But with Kimmich shifted back to right-back, Bayern will have one playmaker less in the buildup.
Thiago Alcantara is going to be the focal point in progressing the ball upfield. But if Barcelona manages to block him, holding the ball in the middle would be difficult for Bayern. This was especially visible when Liverpool came to Allianz Arena in the second leg of Round of 16 last season. With James Rodriguez failing to link the defense and the offense and Javi Martinez busy with defensive duties, Bayern’s offensive creativity suffered as Liverpool players frequently pressurized Thiago into making back passes.
If Barcelona uses their previous version of the 4-4-2, they’ll be able to outnumber ThiaGoretzka pivot. The Catalans will have a numerical advantage during pressing as well as buildup phase of the game.
On account of lack of true wingers in this formation, Barcelona has adapted to creating chances and scoring from the middle. They use positional plays and focus on penetrating the defense from the center. Out of Barcelona’s 63 assists in La Liga, only 6 were recorded as crosses. This is in stark contrast to Bayern’s style as the Bavarians have assisted 22 goals through crosses, out of 75 recorded assists.
Possible solution: Use Beckenbauer Jr’s long balls.
Hansi Flick and Bayern are blessed to have a modern libero in David Alaba. For Barcelona to block Thiago, the players will have to come out and press. Bayern can then use Alaba to execute long balls to bypass Barcelona midfield and/or defense. Per FBref, Alaba recorded the highest progressive passing distance by an outfield player and boasted a long-passing accuracy of 85% in Bundesliga.
Hansi Flick can take a leaf out of Jupp Heynckes’ book and have Alaba and Boateng find Mullewandowski through over-the-top balls. Back in 2013, Don Jupp adjusted his tactics and used long balls to wreak havoc on Barcelona. Hansi Flick has also previously used diagonal long balls as part of his tactics.
Bayern’s counter-pressing makes it very difficult to break their defense from the middle and through ground passes. In order to suffocate opponents in their half, Hansi Flick opts for a high defensive line. To overcome this, Bayern’s opposition often executes long balls to bypass Bayern press.
Unlike the first weakness, if Barcelona sit back and absorb pressure, they’ll need to feed Leo Messi and Luis Suarez with over the top long balls.
Against Bayern, the long balls can be used to exploit the space between Alaba and Alphonso Davies. Hansi Flick has given Davies the freedom to attack at will as he has the pace to track back quickly. Son Heung-min, Jadon Sancho, Achraf Hakimi, Mason Mount and many more have suffered a similar fate at the hands of Davies. But this time, FC Bayern’s roadrunner will be up against a superhuman. As a matter of fact, the space that Davies and Alaba operate on also happens to be Messi’s favorite part of the pitch.
Possible solution: Release the FC Bayer…

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