Tactical Analysis: Mallorca vs. Barcelona

With La Liga resuming this week, relegation-threatened Mallorca took on league leaders Barcelona at the Son Moix stadium.  Barcelona needed to win to maintain their charge for a third consecutive league title, and they did it in a dashing manner by romping to a 4-0 victory.

Barcelona’s Possession Structure

Barcelona's 4-3-3 morphed into a 4-4-2 diamond in possession. Martin Braithwaite drifted in from the left flank to the inside, and Antoine Griezmann dropped deep while Arturo Vidal pushed up from midfield.

Lionel Messi would also drift inside and come deep to assist in the build-up, leaving huge spaces on the flank for the fullbacks Jordi Alba and Sergio Roberto, who bombed forward to provide width.