F.C. Barcelona Football Formation

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Deportivo La Coruña Vs FC Barcelona - La Liga fixture N°13 (05/12/1998)

GK HESP
CB OKUNOWO
CB REIZIGER
RB CELADES
LB SERGI
DMF/CMF XAVI
DMF/CMF COCU
RMF/SS SONNY ANDERSON
LMF/LWF ZENDEN
SS/AMF RIVALDO
CF/SS KLUIVERT

Substitutions: Guardiola for Zenden (62 mn) and Giovanni for Celades (81 mn)
Formation notes: 1: In the first half, Sonny Anderson usually roamed to the center of the attack; 2: Barcelona changed their formation in the second half to a 3-4-1-2 line up with Okunowo, Celades and Sergi as CBs, Xavi and Cocu as DMFs, Reiziger and Zenden as WBs, Rivaldo as central AMF, Sonny Anderson and Kluivert as strikers (Anderson positioned slightly lower than Kluivert on the right side); 3: When Guardiola was introduced, Barcelona again changed their formation, with him as DMF, Reiziger was relocated again as LCB, Sergi playing as LCMF in attack, but in defense he played as LB, Cocu was tasked to cover Zenden's previous role and Xavi as RMF/RWB/RCMF; 4: when Giovanni was introduced, Barcelona played with a desperate 2-4-4 formation (Okunowo as RCB and Reiziger as LCB, Guardiola as RDMF, Sergi as LDMF, Xavi as RMF/RWB/RCMF, Cocu as LMF, Giovanni and Rivaldo as SSs, Sonny Anderson and Kluivert as CFs)

SFK RIVALDO
LFK XAVI/RIVALDO/COCU/OKUNOWO/CELADES
FK2
LC RIVALDO
RC RIVALDO
PLAYERS OKUNOWO, REIZIGER, COCU
🌟COUNTER ATTACK - OPTIONAL
🌟LEFT SIDE ATTACK
🌟RIGHT SIDE ATTACK
🌟CHANGE SIDES: RIVALDO/GIOVANNI