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Barcelona should do what they do best - Attack

Barcelona has reached great heights through different styles in recent years -- the positional play under Guardiola, or the lightning quick counterattacks under Luis Enrique. These two styles are noticeably different, but have one thing in common: Barcelona, as a whole, look to attack and score. Under Ernesto Valverde, Barcelona was having great success being solid in the back, and pressing high up the field to make quick attacking transitions to score.

This was going great until the second quarter-final against Roma, with Ernesto opting to use defensive tactics to win the tie. It was one of the most un-Barca like performances ever, with long unsuccessful balls and the entire team in their half trying to defend the first leg lead.

It backfired massively, as Roma pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the UCL. This was ironic since Barcelona had punished PSG for using the same defensive tactics the previous season.

That was a massive debacle by Ernesto, who had committed few mistakes until that match. It seems like Ernesto did learn from his mistakes, as Barcelona tore apart Sevilla 5-1 in the Copa final. If Barcelona will be looking to win the UCL, Ernesto needs to make sure he trusts the Barça style.

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