1. High pressure and center forward
Francisco kept two forwards, Boyé Y Lucas Perez, but he lined up a defense of 5 by asking midfielder Josan to ‘worry’ about Abde. Xavi opposed a 1-3-4-3 with Alba in the double attack / retreat function. As soon as the game started, the Barça put the Elche back with an insistent and effective high pressure.
Regardless of the roadmap ordered by the Egarense, they entered the clash with a big mentality helped by a hobby eager to be happy again. The Barça dominated the game already Ter Stegen I did not participate because Araujo, Eric Y Lenglet they set up the base camp in the middle of the field. that for Busquets It was tactical glory having Dembele/Abde very open and finally !, a center forward with good movements on the inside: Ferran Jutglà. For Palacios, Rocco Y Diego, continual torment. He was the one who made it 1-0 with a header after receiving a corner block from Busquets.
The palms could be heard even when Gavi did a dribble-control leaving behind Marcone and with a feint he cleaned Roco from access to 2-0 despite Badía’s desperate stretch. Smell of thrashing with the youngsters fired.
2. Elche returns alive to rest
In the minutes of Barça power, Dembele gave two balls to the back of the Elche centrals but De Jong did not rivet work and Jutglà he ran into a good clearance from Badía. The third goal was necessary because if the opponents stepped onto the Barça field, it could get complicated. And showed it Mojica with a simple foul catching the Catalans talking to defend. Failure Roco arriving alone before Ter Stegen. Omen.
The party removed him Gavi, I controlled it Busquets, they attacked him Alba, Dembele The Abde and I wanted to finish it Jutglà. In the 44th minute, Alba scored an advantageous ball to Abde Y Gavi almost double. At rest with football and a short 2-0 … for Francisco and the next Elche.
3. Nico agreed with Xavi
It is Barça He must be aware that he does not know how to defend with the scattered lines. It was enough to modify the visiting scheme, go to defense of 4, and a couple of double changes to see ‘another game’.
In two minutes, those that go from 57 ‘to 59’ (before only Gavi returned to challenge Badía), Tete Morente Y Pears Milla they put the harrowing 2-2 for him Barça. The pressure stopped working, they lost the ball-territory dominance and a right hand added to a header left the Camp Nou in disbelief.
To the lawn Nico for Jutglà. Without 9 but with two players willing to solve it: Nico Y Gavi. The two upstairs and the Elche satisfied with the tie. It came out expensive because the interior did not stop stepping on the rival area and Gavi he ‘annoyed’ the centrals.
Out of De Jong, position exchange Dembele/Abde and wall Gavi–Dembele–Gavi for Nico’s final roar in the rival area. The other success is that the 3-2 was played until the end in the field of Elche. But defending like this, the Sevilla makes us five.
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