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Sergio Busquets would have walked into this lineup had he not been suspended for the first leg. In an ever-changing lineup at Barcelona, Enrique has pretty much stuck with Busquets in central midfield. So we go with the next best option – Miralem Pjanic. The Bosnian midfielder is akin to a deep-lying playmaker and can pick a pass through the crowd while he is also a threat on set-pieces (namely free-kicks).
Alongside him is one of Barcelona’s captains – Andres Iniesta. The Spaniard has not had the best of seasons if you look at the numbers but he is still the last vestige of Barcelona’s famous midfield that keeps the ball ticking and creates chances out of seemingly nothing. He is a midfielder that opponents struggle to dispossess and his ability to find the right pass under intense pressure is what makes him a key to Barcelona’s midfield.
In the playmaker’s role is Juve’s next big star – Paulo Dybala. The 23-year-old Argentina international can play as a forward or attacking midfielder in the hole behind the striker and the latter position is where we will put him. In fact, he has been ore successful in that role rather than when leading the line with six goals and four assists (in the league and Europe) compared to four goals and two assists as a forward.
