Barca Blaugranes · Apr 6, 2016
Barcelona 2-1 Atlético Madrid, 2016 Champions League: 3 Things We Learned
Barcelona have taken the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal after a fantastic 2-1 comeback victory over Atlético Madrid in a tense, controversial match. There is a lot to unpack about what we saw at Camp Nou, but these are a few talking points from a great home victory.
1. The simpler the better
We touched on this after El Clásico, and history repeated itself on Tuesday, especially in the first half: Luis Enrique tried to overthink his tactics and once again brought Lionel Messi to the middle to try and create more. The problem is that Atleti had a 4-1-4-1 formation until the sending off, and Gabi took care of the Argentine as the lone pivote in front of the defense.