Why this matchup matters

Two football ideas, one impossible night

Luis Enrique's Barcelona 2014/15 bring 4-3-3 and msn front three with direct combinations. Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund 2012/13 answer with 4-2-3-1 and gegenpressing with vertical runs; the matchup is decided by which side can impose that identity without exposing its weakest transition.

BarcelonaLuis Enrique · 4-3-3 · MSN Front Three · Direct CombinationsBorussia DortmundJürgen Klopp · 4-2-3-1 · Gegenpressing · Vertical Runs

400 alternate nights

Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund

Model lean: Barcelona

Signature score

1–1

average goals 1.721.35

43.8%
Barcelona
25%
Draw
31.3%
Borussia Dortmund

Most likely scores

  1. 1–111%
  2. 2–19%
  3. 2–08.5%
  4. 1–28.3%
  5. 2–27%
  6. 1–05.8%

Match profile

xG1.611.42
Shots13.912.6
Poss58%42%
CS27.5%19.3%
BTTS58.8%
Over 2.558.5%

Goals in 400 matches

  1. BarcelonaG/m
  2. Suárez2310.58
  3. Neymar1450.36
  4. Messi1290.32
  5. Iniesta470.12
  1. Borussia DortmundG/m
  2. Lewandowski1910.48
  3. Reus1100.28
  4. Błaszczykowski920.23
  5. Götze730.18
Home XIBarcelona2014/15Luis Enrique · 4-3-3
93OVR

XI

  • LWNeymar93
  • STLuis Suárez94
  • RWLionel Messi98
  • CMAndrés Iniesta90
  • CDMSergio Busquets90
  • CMIvan Rakitić87
  • LBJordi Alba87
  • CBJavier Mascherano86
  • CBGerard Piqué88
  • RBDani Alves88
  • GKClaudio Bravo86
Bench · 9
  • CMXavi86
  • RWPedro82
  • GKMarc-André ter Stegen81
  • CBJeremy Mathieu80
  • RBSergi Roberto79
  • CBMarc Bartra78
  • CMRafinha78
  • LBAdriano78
  • CBThomas Vermaelen77
Away XIBorussia Dortmund2012/13Jürgen Klopp · 4-2-3-1
88OVR

XI

  • STRobert Lewandowski90
  • LWMarco Reus90
  • CAMMario Götze88
  • RWJakub Błaszczykowski84
  • CDMSven Bender82
  • CDMİlkay Gündoğan86
  • LBMarcel Schmelzer82
  • CBMats Hummels88
  • CBNeven Subotić84
  • RBŁukasz Piszczek84
  • GKRoman Weidenfeller82
Bench · 7
  • CMNuri Şahin82
  • CDMSebastian Kehl80
  • LWKevin Großkreutz78
  • STJulian Schieber76
  • CBFelipe Santana76
  • GKMitchell Langerak74
  • CMMoritz Leitner74

Ratings

Attack98
Midfield94
Defence87
Goalkeeping88
Chemistry95
Overall93

Ratings

Attack90
Midfield88
Defence86
Goalkeeping82
Chemistry95
Overall88

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XI

  • LWNeymar93
  • STLuis Suárez94
  • RWLionel Messi98
  • CMAndrés Iniesta90
  • CDMSergio Busquets90
  • CMIvan Rakitić87
  • LBJordi Alba87
  • CBJavier Mascherano86
  • CBGerard Piqué88
  • RBDani Alves88
  • GKClaudio Bravo86
Bench · 9
  • CMXavi86
  • RWPedro82
  • GKMarc-André ter Stegen81
  • CBJeremy Mathieu80
  • RBSergi Roberto79
  • CBMarc Bartra78
  • CMRafinha78
  • LBAdriano78
  • CBThomas Vermaelen77
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XI

  • STRobert Lewandowski90
  • LWMarco Reus90
  • CAMMario Götze88
  • RWJakub Błaszczykowski84
  • CDMSven Bender82
  • CDMİlkay Gündoğan86
  • LBMarcel Schmelzer82
  • CBMats Hummels88
  • CBNeven Subotić84
  • RBŁukasz Piszczek84
  • GKRoman Weidenfeller82
Bench · 7
  • CMNuri Şahin82
  • CDMSebastian Kehl80
  • LWKevin Großkreutz78
  • STJulian Schieber76
  • CBFelipe Santana76
  • GKMitchell Langerak74
  • CMMoritz Leitner74
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