Ronald Koeman highly praised his Barcelona team after an impressive 2-0 win over Sevilla on Saturday in La Liga.
Goals from Ousmane Dembele and Lionel Messi gave Barça all three points and placed the team in second place on the table.
Koeman changed his game system, using three central defenders, and talked about his decision to change tactics after the match.
“We tried to put pressure on the opponent and playing with three central defenders and high-pressure defenders made it easier not to let Sevilla play. That has been the key. It is a risky system, but without the ball we press and try to play one against one. Our game outside the ball was fundamental. It was a complete game.
“It was a good change that we saw in 2021, although we lost points in the beginning. Today we show that we are still very much alive and that is very important. I am proud, especially in the physical aspect. They have a very strong physical team and we managed to match them out of the ball, and with the ball we were very, very calm ”.
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Barça’s new system worked well and the visitors could even have scored more goals. It will be interesting to see now if Koeman maintains the formation when the teams meet again on Wednesday or changes things again.