If somebody expected that the FC Barcelona went out desconcentrado or left intimidate by the environment of Mestalla, made a mistake. The ones of Valverde jumped to the terrain of game very enchufados, so much that dominated and turn off the intensity 'ché' in the first minutes of party, thank you largely to a pressure advanced that hampered a lot the things to Valencia.
Ernesto Valverde is a big strategist, and knew perfectly that Valencia would go out to try shut to the culés from the first minute. Therefore, it planted to a midfield player more in the field -Paulinho- and the formula of pressure in the exit of balloon 'ché' allowed to the culés dominate the possession with very good face in Mestalla, without that the venues created danger.
The Barcelona, that began dominating the party completely in the first chamber of hour, left besides very clear his intentions from the beginning. Paulinho No thought it to him twice and starred a dangerous shot from out of the area in the minute 4 of party, that Net saw forced to divert to corner to ensure that it did not go in in the goal.
Hardly six minutes afterwards, in the 10, Ivan Rakitic was the one who went back it to test from out of the area, with a shot raso, powerful and centred that Net could detain without problems, but that went back to put him in alert.
The Barça also can be direct
And it is that the FC Barcelona showed in Mestalla, at least during the first minutes, that also can show a direct version when it is necessary, so much to intimidate to the rival as to remove of on the pressure for afterwards play calmer on the green.
Besides, has sufficient players as to try it, was kicking from out of the area or playing in occasions to the contragolpe. The FC Barcelona has known metamorfosearse in the last times, and this is a virtue that it is necessary to follow taking care.