#3 Push the defensive line high
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Many say that Barcelona’s attack can excel in all conditions, they’re effective in both tight spaces and open, wide pitches. Most teams who play the Catalans try to drop deep and hit them on the counter-attack. Every team that tries this seems to get undone because the attacking trio of MSN can play one-twos in tight spaces, it’s what they thrive on. For Real to stand victorious in the 233rd El Clásico, they must buck the trend of dropping deep.
Zinedine Zidane must instruct his defensive line to stay high up the pitch, which thus forces the whole team to stay in Barcelona’s half both in possession and defence. Real Madrid should be intense in their press of Barcelona all over the pitch, forcing them into mistakes in their own half. This would, therefore, disrupt their build-up play, allowing minimal service to reach the frontline.
