F.C. Barcelona Football Formation

Lineup (4-3-3)

Internazionale Vs FC Barcelona - 2009-10 UEFA Champions League Semifinal (1st Leg - 20/04/2010)

GK VALDÉS (V. Valdes)
CB PIQUÉ
CB PUYOL
RB DANI ALVES
LB MAXWELL
DMF BUSQUETS (Sergio)
CMF/DMF XAVI
CMF/LMF KEITA
RWF/RMF PEDRO
SS MESSI
CF/SS IBRAHIMOVIĆ

Substitution: Abidal for Ibrahimovič (62 mn)
Notes: Abidal played as LB, this relocated Maxwell as LWF and Keita as left CMF
Pedro would permanently stay as LWF around the 65-70 mn mark, this centralized Maxwell and allowed Keita to attack inside the box

Captained by: Carles Puyol
Short Free Kick: Xavi/Lionel Messi
Long Free Kick: Xavi/Sergio Busquets (taken with both feet)/Maxwell/Carles Puyol (taken with both feet)/Dani Alves/Pedro/Gerard Piqué
Free Kick 2: Lionel Messi/Xavi
Left Corner: Xavi
Right Corner: -
Penalty: Lionel Messi/Zlatan Ibrahimović
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Carles Puyol, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Seydou Keita

Team Strategy

★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Pressure
★Change Sides: Busquets/Xavi | Messi/Ibrahimović | Pedro/Messi (Pedro would permanently stay as LWF around the 65-70 mn mark)
★Formation A/B: 4-4-1-1 - Pedro (RMF), Xavi (CMF/DMF), Busquets (DMF), Keita (LMF); Messi (AMF/SS) and Ibrahimović (CF)
★CB Overlap: Gerard Piqué - Late in the second half
★Offside Trap