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Nico González & Frenkie de Jong: What makes an ideal Barcelona interior?
A Barca interior needs great spatial awareness to find pockets of space and link defence with attack.
Domagoj Kostanjsak
Sports journalist, tactical analyst, scout, author of Anatomy of a Genius: Leo Messi's tactical evolution at FC Barcelona. A Barcelona fan for more than 20 years.
Review
Tactical analysis: Barcelona suffer another Clásico defeat
Barcelona lack difference-makers. Vinícius on his own made more dribbles than all of the Catalans’ forwards combined.
Review
Barcelona's Pyrrhic victory over Valencia
Perhaps it was poetic justice or just a part of a very carefully written script but the clash between Barcelona and Valencia at the Camp Nou was more than just a fixture to decide who gets the three points