F.C. Barcelona Football Formation

Lineup (4-3-3)

FC Barcelona Vs Real Madrid "El Clásico" - La Liga fixture N°31 (01/04/2006)

GK VÍCTOR VALDÉS
CB PUYOL
CB THIAGO MOTTA
RB OLEGUER
LB VAN BRONCKHORST
DMF INIESTA
CMF VAN BOMMEL
CMF DECO
SS LARSSON
SS RONALDINHO
CF ETO'O

Substitutions: Belletti for Thiago Motta (Injury - 38 mn), Giuly for Van Bommel (57 mn) and Gabri for Puyol (Injury - 88 mn)
Note: Márquez and Xavi, usual starters during Rijkaard tenure at Barcelona, were unavailable due to injury
Belletti played as RB, this relocated Oleguer as LCB
Ronaldinho and Eto'o started the second half on opposite sides and roles
When Giuly was introduced, Barça changed their formation to a more offensive 4-2-1-3 with Iniesta and Deco as DMFs/CMFs, Ronaldinho as central AMF, Giuly as right SS/AMF, Eto'o as left SS and Larsson as CF

Captained by: Carles Puyol | Ronaldinho
Short Free Kick: Ronaldinho
Long Free Kick: Ronaldinho/Thiago Motta/Carles Puyol/Oleguer
Free Kick 2: Thiago Motta/Deco
Left Corner: Samuel Eto'o/Ronaldinho/Ludovic Giuly/Andrés Iniesta
Right Corner: Ronaldinho/Deco
Penalty: Ronaldinho
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Carles Puyol, Thiago Motta, Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, Mark Van Bommel, Belletti
Team Strategy
🌟Ball Possession ATT
🌟Counter Attack
🌟Left Side Attack
🌟Pressure
🌟Change Sides: Larsson/Eto'o - Optional in the first half | Ronaldinho/Larsson - Optional in the second half | Iniesta/Deco - When they were positioned as DMFs/CMFs