Juventus vs Barcelona: 5 tactical tweaks that will help Barcelona beat Juventus

Lionel Messi against Juventus

Barcelona and Juventus take on each other in what is frankly a colossus tie in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Barcelona go away to the Juventus stadium for the first leg, missing the suspended Sergio Busquets. Juventus though have most of their first team available to them for the game.

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The Old Lady have been brilliant at home this season, winning each and every game at the Juventus stadium. Take a minute and let that sink in. To say the Bianconeri are tough team side to beat will be an understatement, and tactically the Blaugrana will need to be at their best to get a favourable result to take it back to the Camp Nou.

#1 Play Javier Mascherano in the Busquets role

Javier Mascherano

The biggest negative for Barcelona ahead of the game against Juventus is the suspension of Sergio Busquets. Apart from Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique, he is perhaps their most important player simply because of the job he does.

The only other player who can do a similar job in the team is Javier Mascherano, he plays the same role for the Argentina national and has done so in the past for Barcelona. Andre Gomes is the obvious other option in the role, and every time he has played the position in the League it has cost Barcelona points.