BerkeleyBernie
Senior Member
Yep, I noticed the same - how often do we see Iniesta fail to lose his marker in tight spaces or lose the ball?...Very odd but at least we know that he's just getting back
People fail to give Rayo credit for pressing Barça effectively for the first part of the game. One of the reasons Iniesta (and Barça players generally) are so slippery is that the rest of the team is providing passing outlets the opposition has to guard as well. It's much harder to dribble out of a tight spot when defenders know you have no other options. This was not so much due to Barça playing worse as Rayo getting an extra man upfield to shut down Barça's buildup play.