Xavi's Christensen pivot experiment
Christensen is a highly progressive player and one with great ball-playing capabilities, but he isn't an evasive dribbler and lacks the press-resistance in tight spaces.
Christensen is a highly progressive player and one with great ball-playing capabilities, but he isn't an evasive dribbler and lacks the press-resistance in tight spaces.
Barcelona travel to Signal Iduna Park to face Borussia Dortmund, Hansi Flick's former rival, to chase a win that could be a huge step towards the Champions League knockout phase.
What exactly should Hansi Flick improve so that his Barcelona keep evolving as their opposition inevitably does the same?
Imanol Alguacil's men demonstrated that in contemporary football, sometimes the art of winning lies not in dominating the ball but in controlling spaces, transitions, and moments.
Hansi Flick's football is unique across Europe. But how sustainable is an approach that forces Barcelona into a game of Russian Roulette every week?