Expected Barça Lineup against Inter

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I would go with this lineup to properly manage all the weaknesses from the first leg:

TEK Araujo – Cubarsí – Christensen – Iñigo Gavi – Frenkie – Pedri Yamal – Ferran – Raphinha

With Araujo and Christensen in the lineup, we would be really solid on set pieces, which is what Inter capitalized on in the first leg.

Although, from what I think, Hansi Flick will go with a defense of Eric, Cubarsí, Araujo, and Iñigo. I think we would really struggle with this defense, as Araujo is not particularly good when playing as a CB — he is much better as a RB, in my opinion. The main problem with this setup would, of course, be building out from the back. Araujo is not a good passer or ball carrier like Iñigo or Christensen. Plus, having Araujo play as a CB would mean Cubarsí has to play on the left side (LCB), where he struggles. This was quite evident in the second half of the first leg: when Araujo came on and Iñigo moved to the left-back position, we struggled to build out from the back.

Posted May 4, 2025, 4:50 PM UTC

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