4) Playmaking from wide areas
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Tactical analysis of the quarter-final win over Barcelona revealed Simeone’s team giving up space in wide areas. Playmakers in these areas will have ample time and space to look for forwards and thread passes or cross.
Guardiola has playmaking wingers such as Franck Ribery and new signings Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman to exploit this advantage. It will further enable Bayern to by-pass the rugged Atletico defending just outside the penalty box.
Incidentally, crossing from wide areas was what brought Bayern back into the game against Juventus in the 4-2 win. Vidal recently commented on how similar Atletico are to the Bianconeri, hence making wide playmakers a viable option.
Not to mention, playing wide will be better for the health of Thiago than, say, running into Jose Gimenez and Gabi!
