REVEALED: Barcelona boss Guardiola to go 3-5-2 at Real Madrid
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has already settled on his tactics for the El Clasico at Real Madrid.
Guardiola is prepared to attack at the Bernabeu and will employ a 3-5-2 next weekend, says Sport.
Javier Mascherano will play at centre of the defence, flanked by Eric Abidal and Carles Puyol, with Guardiola backing his midfield to win their battle with Real.
"For me the key is always the midfield, midfielders, the more we have, the better," ventured Guardiola this season when asked about the signing of Cesc Fabregas.
In attack, Lionel Messi will be employed, though Guardiola is yet to decide on his partner. He may even leave David Villa on the bench and go with Cesc to play just behind Messi.
Despite the pace of Real's attacking players, Guardiola believes the key to the game will be controlling midfield.
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Comments (20)
Franco opressed catalans but he never involved himself in footie, do you know barca won more trophies than madrid during franco's era, if he meddled in footie that wldnt have hpnd, madrid actually ddn win a single liga under franco and barca won 5
@ the idot below, anonymous, 11-1? do you even know he history? It was the time when franco and his army had guns pointed to Barca players heads to lose that game, and for your informtion it was a spanish cup match. Barca had won the first leg at Camp Nou, but when they arive in bernabooooo, they were told by a general fraco that they had to loser or pay the consequences, go read the history idiot. At least when Barca beat madrid 5-0, 2-6 there was no one pointing a gun at them or threatening madrid that they had to lose or else.
5-0???
Madrid had beaten Barcelon 11-1, forget?
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