Barcelona has reinvented itself under Ernesto Valverde, showing it can change its style when needed and still be successful. We pulled off a victory against a very strong team.”Despite playing at home, Barcelona finished with less ball possession than Liverpool, 48% to 52%. It was the first time a team held more possession than Barcelona in the Champions League since the semifinals against Bayern Munich in 2015. We like having possession of the ball and making the opponent run after the ball. Valverde had hinted even before the game started that ball possession might not have been the main focus for Barcelona, adding the more defensive-minded Arturo Vidal to the starting lineup in midfield instead of the more technical Arthur.

Source: National Post May 02, 2019 11:26 UTC