Sporting Gijon 0-5 Barcelona: Five Talking Points

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Barcelona were in flow against Gijon

#4 Enrique plays his cards safe

Luis Enrique used the full depth of his squad in this game

Keeping the upcoming Champions League game to Borussia Monchengladbach in mind, Luis Enrique rested some first team regulars from the clash to avoid fatigue and his decisions paid off handsomely.

With Jordi Alba, Javier Mascherano, Andres Iniesta and Ivan Rakitic all benched, the Asturian coach pinned his faith in some of the youngsters whilst retaining Suarez and Neymar in the attack.

Although the Catalans took some time to get into the groove, Enrique’s changes came to fruition eventually as Sporting Gijon couldn’t match the quality of the side.

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