"KEEP YER PANTS ON!" (BARCA REBORN?): WHAT THE WIN OVER BVB TELL US
"KEEP YER PANTS ON!" BARCA REBORN OR THE INESCAPABLE VALVERDE APOCALYPSE? WHAT THE WIN OVER BVB TELLS US It was an odd display at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night as both under fire Barcelona and under the pressure Borussia Dortmund battled it out for control of the only UCL Group of Death in 2019. With Dortmund's manager Lucien Favre unwisely abandoning Jadon Sancho for the first 45 minutes, Barcelona's scattered back line were allowed to grow into the game with each methodical pass from the back (perhaps Rakitic's giveaway is put away in the 1st minute had Sancho started). Instead of the expected high pre ss from Dortmund, Barca's new look back four were able to pick passes deep into BVB territory with more penetration in possession than if Jenna Jameson guest starred in The Exorcist. ...