1-Atletico's centre-backs never left in front of the
penalty area. Carrasco or Llorente came back for Barcelona's attack. Other
wing-back waited a little ahead for a counterattack. Koke, on the other hand,
increased the strength of the defence by coming to the wings (on the left).
2-Atletico's players made quick transitions to empty regions
by passing the player who approached him instead of making long-distance runnings
with the ball. Moreover, they preferred to see spaces instead of thinking about
dribbling, preventing opponents from approaching them.
3-Gimenez goes forward as Atletico Madrid starts to attack.
Llorente and Carrasco comes back. Thus, 3 different triangles emerge. They did
not lose the ball unless more than 2 opposing players entered these zones (on the left).
4-Both in the first goal and several attacks, Mingueza
and Araujo played close to the midfield. That's why gaps appeared on the left
side of the defence. It is necessary to run into these gaps in time and get the
ball. Atletico, who made this plan correctly, scored.
5-Atletico rarely made mistakes in defense. In one of
them, a part of the defense was not in place, just like on goals. The
difference between Atletico and Barcelona was evident in this attack. As Suarez
and Lemar calmly scored at the right time, Coutinho came too close to the
goalkeeper and defenders blocked him (on the left).
6-Lemar and De Paul moved to the areas in front of the
wing-backs. When Dest and Mingueza joined the attack, their territories were
left defenceless.
7-Atletico changed its formation at the beginning of
the second half. After Trippier entered the game, Llorente started to play more
offensively. We also saw not only 4-4-2 formation, but also 5-3-2 and 3-4-1-2
formations from time to time (on the left).
8-In the second goal, the left of the defence was
empty. Pique was alone on defence so its allowed Suarez to get out of the
offside. According to Pique's position, he waited for the ball to come to him.
Suarez easily scored as Dest was delayed in coming back.
