In world football, Barcelona’s pres

In world football, Barcelona’s pressing was one of the most variable in recent years. A position-oriented 4-1-4-1 with midfield pressing was as possible as a 4-2-4 or 4-3-3 in attack pressing. In this game, they resorted to a specific version of their 4-1-4-1. In pressing like this, one of the Eights situtationally orientates himself forwards and supports centre forward Lionel Messi in pressing. They often play even higher than Messi and even replace him entirely in pressing.

Against Bayern Munich, for example, there was a scene where Messi trotted to the right wing and stayed there. The intelligent strong runner Pedro moved to the centre, while both Iniesta and Xavi pushed forward and constructed an asymmetric 4-3-3. Otherwise it was mostly a 4-1-3-2 (as a variant of a 4-4-2) instead of a 4-3-3,

This was created from the 4-1-4-1. In many games Barcelona presses in a 4-3-3. Here, the wingers of the 4-1-4-1 are positioned higher and help Messi press. In the 4-1-3-2 variant, the wingers remain deeper, and the Eights situationally push out to press the central defenders with Messi.