Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both scored twice in Barcelona's 5-0 win at Real Betis, but Paul Mariner says it was Ivan Rakitic who pulled the strings. For large parts of the first hour of Sunday's game at Real Betis, La Liga leaders Barcelona struggled to impose themselves. The home side -- renowned for their high-press, high-risk style under Quique Setien -- roared out of the blocks at a noisy Benito Villamarin. They matched Barca man-for-man all over the pitch, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen forced to play the ball long almost every time he received it. That doesn't happen very often but everything changed in the second half. More specifically,...
Monday, January 22, 2018
Barcelona's second-half surges a key to their success this season
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both scored twice in Barcelona's 5-0 win at Real Betis, but Paul Mariner says it was Ivan Rakitic who pulled the strings. For large parts of the first hour of Sunday's game at Real Betis, La Liga leaders Barcelona struggled to impose themselves. The home side -- renowned for their high-press, high-risk style under Quique Setien -- roared out of the blocks at a noisy Benito Villamarin. They matched Barca man-for-man all over the pitch, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen forced to play the ball long almost every time he received it. That doesn't happen very often but everything changed in the second half. More specifically,...
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