| They don't have a strong No | Below the text is a list of the direct games |
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| About the match Villarreal is going head to head with Barcelona starting on 25 Apr 2021 at 14:15 UTC | With Koeman likely to bring an element of pragmatism to the side, disconnecting de Jong and Busquets will likely be a difficult task, but it offers the best chance of success in attack |
Villarreal won 7 direct matches.
| More importantly, can this squad solve the attacking and defensive issues they dealt with last season? Arsenal flops Unai Emery and Francis Coquelin are new, while Dani Parejo is a steal for the Yellow Submarine | When you slow the play down, the amount of space Barca is running into is quite shocking |
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| Miralem Pjanić is expected to make his debut at some point in this match as part of the pivot | In the image below, Messi dropped in line with Busquets and de Jong while Griezmann and Coutinho played between the lines |
Analysis of defensive vulnerabilities will also shed light on the possible tactical points each team will address.
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