Pressure and creativity

After the initial slap in the face, Barça was the Barça that the coach was looking for. The ball was brought out by the best pairing (Cubarsí-Iñigo), the most creative midfield (De Jong-Pedri-Olmo) and high dynamism with Ferran-Raphinha. The blaugranas rebelled with a very high tempo, brutal forward pressure from De Jong and Pedri and a magnificent offensive flow from Lamine, Olmo and Pedri himself. From the 5th to the 45th minute, Barça made 167 passes in the final third, 26 touches inside the area, 29 recoveries, 11 shots and three goals. And they turned the score around with an outside play and two corners after two spectacular strikes from Raphinha.