It LEFT it WENT To ARTHUR And DEMBÉLÉ
Bombs of Valverde in the eleven against the Liverpool: Arturo Vidal, Sergi Roberto and Coutinho
Published:1/05/2019 - 20:08h
Updated:1/05/2019 - 20:11h
In the decisive moment of the season in which the FC Barcelona plays the access to the final of the Champions League, Ernesto Valverde bet by changes in his eleven of gala. Arturo Vidal, Coutinho and Sergi Roberto went in by Semedo, Arthur and Dembélé
If something have learnt after almost two complete seasons with Ernesto Valverde in the bench is that the technician extremeño does not marry with anybody and does not have what call 'eleven of gala'. The 'Txingurri' is used to to adapt his alignments in function of the players that are in better form and of the style of game of the rival.
All this saw again reflected in the alignment that decided to play in front of the Liverpool in the Camp Nou, formed by Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Hammered, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Arturo Vidal; Coutinho, Messi and Luis Suárez. All this supposed that fixed players like Ousmane Dembélé or Arthur Melo remained in the bench.
The most sounded novelty in the alignment culé was the one of Arturo Vidal, that substituted to the already mentioned Arthur. The Chilean midfield player arrived to the duel against the Liverpool in a colossal state of form, after having given a brutal performance in the last parties, being even ovacionado and coreado by the Camp Nou.
In no case Arthur has gone down his provision, but it has been the Chilean the one who is that it goes out in the last meetings. Besides, Valverde took refuge in Arturo Vidal to give more packaging to the centre of the field, and more taking into account that the Liverpool is a team of contragolpe, that feels comfortable in the duels of gone and turn. Situations that the '22' culé handles to perfection.
Another of the striking novelties but expected by the development of the last parties is the one of Philippe Coutinho, going in in the place of Ousmane Dembélé. Of the same way that in the case of Vidal, Coutinho has elevated a lot the level in the last parties and has won a place in the alignment. Besides, the plan included the speed of the French to revolutionise the game in the second time.
Sergi Roberto by Semedo
In the right side, the third place in which there were doubts before the start, Ernesto Valverde followed with the tonic until the moment: Sergi Roberto for the parties of house, Nélson Semedo for the ones of out. Not even the speed of the tips 'reds' did that the 'Txingurri' bet by the Portuguese. The Catalan keeps on being fixed in the Camp Nou.
