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#3 Reactive management
Despite having a 4-1 lead, Valverde decided to set up his team defensively instead of looking for a killer away goal. The strategy backfired. But instead of looking to fix the problem when Roma were 1-0 or 2-0 up, Valverde decided to hold on to the first leg advantage instead of making any changes, tactically or in terms of personnel.
Roma were on the offensive and opted a high line. The early arrival of Ousmane Dembele would have helped Barcelona in quick transitions. But Valverde's reactive management led him to continue with the side that was visibly struggling as he failed to provide any solution to a faltering unit.
His conservative approach has helped Barcelona in La Liga to churn out results but it has failed him in Europe. Barcelona did not look at their free-flowing best in the R-o-16 as well and were ultimately lucky against a Chelsea side that had forgotten their scoring boots.
