The Catalans defend very high and dribble in the other half of the field. In a you see nothing like this. One data above all: Barcelona in the season has caused almost 60 offside more than all the other teams
Who is not used to seeing Barcelona in Liga and in the Champions League are amazed: but how does Flick defend? Where does the defensive line keep? Eh, tall … Inter was prepared but it is not easy to face such a different opponent than the classic Italian rivals. Above all to (many) teams that, against Inter, lower themselves in order not to give the field to Thuram, not to invite Calhanoglu, Barella and MkhiTaryan to get out of the pressing with the games by heart that Inter has patented in the Count and Inzaghi cycles. Barça defends high, without fear.
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The seasonal data are impressive. Barcelona in the season caused 161 offside and there are many. The second team of the five great championships in this ranking is Parma with 103, then the Valencia with 90. Sky in recent days has published another interesting fact: the average height of the defensive events (recoveries, intercepts …) of Barcelona is 51.2 meters. The highest in Europe in front of Arsenal and Bayern. The average center of gravity of the team cannot be far away and that of Barcelona, in fact, is 54.6 meters, the highest third in Europe. It is clear, Barça is a particular team, which is not afraid to leave the field behind and in the end. On X, at the end of the first half, this photo was shot: Barcelona has the ball and all the players are well beyond the midfield circle. Szczesny sometimes feels alone.