Dream match
Sacchi's Milan tried to compress the pitch until opponents had nowhere clean to play; Guardiola's Barcelona used Messi's false-nine movement to make that space appear anyway. Baresi stepping out against Messi, with Rijkaard screening behind Gullit and Van Basten, is the argument at the heart of this match.
Why this matchup matters
Sacchi's Milan tried to compress the pitch until opponents had nowhere clean to play; Guardiola's Barcelona used Messi's false-nine movement to make that space appear anyway. Baresi stepping out against Messi, with Rijkaard screening behind Gullit and Van Basten, is the argument at the heart of this match.
400 alternate nights
Model lean: Barcelona
Signature score
2–1
average goals 1.47–1.43
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