GET IN BEHIND THE FULL BACKS

BARCELONA’S full backs are so attack-minded they often leave space behind them in the team’s 4-3-3 formation. This can be exploited by opposing wingers. When Barca lost 4-3 to Betis at the Nou Camp earlier this season, it was Betis’s attacking wing-backs who set up three of the goals. Barca were beaten three times down their right flank against Betis (shown in the graphic below). Tonight’s full backs — Jordi Alba and Nelson Semedo (above) — have been dribbled past more often than any of Barcelona’s defenders in Europe this season.