5 things Barcelona have to do to beat Juventus

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TURIN, ITALY - APRIL 11:  (L-R front) Lionel Messi, Sergi Roberto, Neymar, Andres Iniesta and Luis Suarez, (L-R back) Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Samuel Umtiti, Javier Mascherano, Ivan Rakitic, Jeremy Mathieu and Gerard Pique of Barcelona pose for a team photograph before the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final first leg match between Juventus and FC Barcelona at Juventus Stadium on April 11, 2017 in Turin, Italy.  (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Another comeback?

#1 - Play with four at the back, not three.

BARCELONA, SPAIN - APRIL 18:  Luis Enrique manager of Barcelona looks on during a FC Barcelona press conference on the eve of their UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg match against Juventus at FC Barcelona Sports Centre on April 18, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Tactical changes

Luis Enrique has experimented with a lot of formations this season. One thing he has to understand is that today it has to be four at the back and not three.

If they play with a back three of Pique, Mascherano and Umtiti with Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto as wing backs, it's going to be tough for them. The best thing to do would be to start with Alba, Pique, Umtiti and Roberto at the back.

Along with this, if Enrique goes with a 4-1-2-3 formation, Barcelona will run out winners quickly. Busquets in the pivot with Iniesta and Messi playing as attacking midfielders would bring out the Juventus defenders and give more space to Neymar and Suarez to run.

Messi playing in a free role being the striker itself is going to be enough to do that, but if Iniesta also joins him, then there will be no stopping them.ac

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