Tiki-taka, distroyed by Bayern Munich: Tiki-takas weakness was exposed when Bayern Munich defeated Barca with a score of 4-0 in the 2012-13 Champions League semi-finals and 3-0 in the return leg.Bayerns Bastian Schweinsteiger and Javi Martínez held a compact midfield that played crucial roles in shutting down the Blaugranas Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta attempts to pass forward at midfield, while Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry proved effective on the wings.Barcelonas defense was vulnerable, as the absence of center-backs Carles Puyol and Javier Mascherano robbed the team of physical presence to guard against set pieces which Bayern exploited...
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:51:53 +0000
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