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Montoya please. I don't trust Adriano one second.

It's Lucho's tactics guys, I swear. We all saw how brilliant Iniesta was at World Cup and under Tata. :rakitic:

1. Neymar 2. Busquets 3. Messi

Neymar was amazing. He could have subbed out Suarez if he wanted extra midfielder.

How he out-wrestled Fontas before that magnificent header. :beer:

What about season 13-14 heatmap?

26-Mar-14 vs Celta at home 3:0 win. Assisted Messi's second goal.

Mateu Lahoz performance: 10/10.

This. It is worth mentioning he was a stand-out player on WC only in games where Sabella used cautious defensive approach (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany) with 8 players behind the ball and defense line deep into their own half. Mascherano had less empty space to cover and more teammates...

Barca is losing defensive shape too easily. Having 3 players not utilized at all in positional defending is not helping too. Very similiar to the first Clasico game.

Espanyol made 33 fouls and got only 3 cards. 11 fouls per card. :rolleyes:

Not sure about this midfield setup.

Omnipresent. His intensity will be much needed in El Clasico.

1. Rakitić 2. Suarez 3. Alba

L.E. should try to rest him vs Villarreal, sub him in only if the shit hits the fan. I believe the team is capable of protecting 2 goal lead without him.

The only minus from this game: unnecessary yellow cards for Rakitić (for what?) and Alves.

Anyone have penalty stats of him vs Ronaldo, by competition? I think I saw that here once.

Yeah, as usual. We all remember his epic performances in 8 big games last season: Chile, Netherlands, Real Madrid Copa final and 5 Atletico games (CL first leg excluded). He was solid, did his defensive work and played it safe offensively. Didn't fuck up anything nor was stand-out player in...

Since Confed Cup final (where Paulinho wrecked his shit :wave:), he was being mediocre almost consistently in NT. His NT performances almost identically follow Barca's. Few nights ago I watched Copa final 2011 again, and my God was I impressed by him and Xavi in the second half of that game...

Care to elaborate on this?