The strategy of Unai Emery against the Barcelona of Messi

The trainer of Paris Saint-Germain, Unai Emery, will face from the month of February the complicated challenge to try surpass to the FC Barcelona of Leo Messi in the round of the eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League 2016-17, surely the crossing that less wanted to but that motivates them to try do something big in the prestigious tournament.

It fits to remember that, in an interview conceded to "El País" the past 29 November, Unai Emery already revealed any of the tactics that is used to to use when it plays against the Barça of Messi, something that comes suffering from does years when losing in the majority of occasions against the culés.

"First attack by the left because Messi does not go to go down!"

"Luis Enrique has a lot of merit. When it signed to Luis Suárez said him: And now how you go to play? Because Messi with Guardiola already played of tip. No longer it played in the band. I when it played against the Barça always attacked by the band of Messi. It was missing us little to surprise them. Ours consigns was clear: First attack by the left because Messi does not go to to go down! Our central already knew that it had to take out for the left", explains in the first place Unai Emery, in which it will be surely the tactics that will employ in the Park of The Princes.

"Guardiola Said that with Messi here the teams took him the trick and attacked by here with the side. It put it in the half to avoid this weakness and Luis Enrique went back it to put in band. Luis Enrique said me: I have it very clear. I know how go to play. Suárez in the half, Neymar by left and Messi to the right. What does he is to balance the defensive disadvantage in band of Messi with a lot of tactical work. Especially with Rakitic, that low and closes well, and with the sides. The sides of the Barça no longer are so deep and by out", remembers Unai.

Luis Enrique vs Unai Emery: War of concepts

In this sense, seems that the Basque technician will go on doing that Paris Saint-Germain bascule leftwards when it have to take out the balloon or contragolpear, whereas Luis Enrique does not have thought to change of position to Leo Messi that, on the other hand, neither can say that have the fixed position of right extreme, but it goes moving with freedom by all the field. It will be very interesting to witness the first duel PSG-FC Barcelona in the Park of The Princes.