#4 Packed midfield
Both clubs put the strongest team forward available to them and playing the way they do, Bayern in a 4-3-3 and Atletico in a 4-4-2, the midfield was always going to be a crowded area. With hardly any balls going through the middle of the park, most of the attack came from the wings. Lahm, Alaba, Luis, and Juanfran were four of the busiest men on the pitch.
Seven midfielders meant the game was scrappy with possession changing a lot in the opening few minutes of the game. Bayern did their best to find space in the midst of all those players with forward runs and link up play but that just suited Atletico who were quick to repossess the ball and go on the counter.
Carrasco, the sole goal scorer of the night was crowded out for most of the game. His chance to score came when Xabi Alonso lost possession from a loose touch and Carrasco finding space, sprinted forward to work the angle and send the ball past Manuel Neuer’ s outstretched hand into the back of the net after bouncing off the far post.
