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#3 Substitutions
Once again the substitutions from Valverde looked highly impressive. Replicating his decision from the mid-week UCL clash against PSV Eindhoven, the manager chose to go for young substitutions.
To our surprise, this time it was the talented Alena who made the difference, but it was not just the introduction of Alena that was a masterstroke by the boss. To ensure all strength, speed, and smartness, the former Bilbao manager had diverse substitutions in his arsenal.
In fact, substituting young Alena over Arturo Vidal, who was playing so good, has to be mentioned. With only a goal making the difference, the match was still alive. The out of the box substitution in young Carlos Alena added a new element.
A brilliant run behind the centre back was enough to meet an inch-perfect Messi through ball to split the defense. By finding the back of the net in swashbuckling fashion, the tie was entirely killed and decided then.
