Barcelona twice took the lead, PSG twice equalised.
Carlo Ancelotti surprisingly named David Beckham as part of a midfield two, with four outright attacking players used in a 4-4-1-1 system.
Tito Vilanova played Alexis Sanchez, rather than Cristian Tello, as part of his front three.
Barcelona dominated in terms of possession and territory, and there was an...
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Atletico started the match excellently, but still lost 4-1…
Tito Vilanova chose Alexis Sanchez rather than David Villa on the left of his attack, and Adriano started rather than Daniel Alves at right-back.
Despite the failure of the 4-4-2 at the Bernabeu, Diego Simeone again selected that system after Atletico’s 6-0 win over Deportivo last week....
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Spain failed to win for the first time in 25 qualification matches.
Vicente del Bosque continued with Sergio Busquets at the back and Xabi Alonso as the sole holding player. David Silva started on the left, but went off injured after 13 minutes, replaced by Santi Cazorla.
Didier Deschamps started with a single striker, Karim Benzema,...
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Spain didn’t win World Cup 2010 through pure tiki-taka. They won because they mixed tiki-taka with different options that brought more directness and urgency to their play.
When they went with pure tiki-taka, they stumbled. The defeat to Switzerland in their opening game of the World Cup was a huge shock, but while the Swiss...
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner as Real Madrid effectively clinched the title at the Nou Camp.
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