Chelsea vs Barcelona: The 3 Key Battles

#3 Barcelona vs Chelsea's Formation

Conte's Chelsea can confuse and frustrate Barcelona

Playing three at the back was rarely ever used in the Premier League till the last season. Enter Antonio Conte. The Italian switched to 3 at the back and suddenly the new look Chelsea took the whole league by storm.

Every team struggled to control their new formation. Such was the success of the formation that nearly every team in the league experimented with the formation sometime during the last season. The change in the formation turned Chelsea's fate around completely.

Barcelona are not used to playing against either 3-4-3 or 3-5-2. However, with the technological advancements in the modern game, Barcelona would have studied Chelsea's system thoroughly. Yet as we have learned in the last one and a half seasons, it's not easy to contain Chelsea's formation the first time you play them, at least not from the kickoff.

Chelsea's formation can cause confusion to Barcelona players in the beginning. If not careful, Barcelona can easily find them a goal behind in the beginning.

It is expected to be a great contest and hopefully both the teams can live up to the expectations.