Battle campal in the centre of the field of the Athletic-Barcelona

Next Saturday, in Wanda Metropolitan, the FC Barcelona and the Athletic of Madrid will measure in a party that will be key to determine the leadership of First Division. Especially attractive will be the fight of two entirely distinct styles, but both applicants to do finally with the title of League.

The control in the centre of the field will be a key appearance to determine the result of the meeting. The FC Barcelona will treat, through the possession of the balloon, to generate occasions in the goal defended by Jan Oblak. On the other hand, have the balloon also is an extraordinary form to defend, since if your team has the balloon, does not have it the rival.

In the Athletic of Madrid, the aim will be distinct. Diego Pablo Simeone will organise two lines of four between the defence and the medullary to attain have his space of security. A hiperpoblación of the centre of the field so that the FC Barcelona have it complicated to associate and look for the spaces in a stadium that will be a pot to pressure.

The crash between styles will do evident. The FC Barcelona will look for the control with players like Sergio Busquets, Arthur Melo or Leo Messi (waiting for the recovery of Philippe Coutinho and of if Sergi Roberto or Arturo Vidal will occupy the place of the sanctioned Ivan Rakitic), whereas the athletic will bet by the solidity of Saúl Ñíguez, Rodrigo or Koke.

Diego Pablo Simeone could add other midfield players to the team as they are Thomas Partey, of court more physical, or Thomas Lemar, faster and with more desborde. In front of this, it will be necessary to see if Ernesto Valverde decides to reinforce the centre of the field with a fourth man, doing without a forward.

Valverde, between the 4-3-3 and the 4-4-2

The Athletic of Madrid will not shun to the exchange of hits and will try to take the control of the party by means of his players, that have the balance by flag. In front of this, Valverde could dispense of the usual 4-3-3 to add a fourth footballer to the medullary. It would not be of extrañar that saw play together to Arthur, Busquets, Vidal and Sergi Roberto -with Semedo like lateral- doing without an extreme, in case that Coutinho do not recover .