Barcelona travel to face Club Brugge with Hansi Flick’s side currently sitting just outside the top eight having won two of their three games in the Champions League.

Club Brugge have won their only game at home in the Champions League so far this season, running out 4-1 winners over Monaco.

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📈 Club Brugge v Barcelona Form & Tactics

Club Brugge will set up to be pragmatic here. They managed to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League last season, so they could be an awkward assignment for Barcelona on the road but their 4-0 defeat against Bayern Munich last time out would suggest that there is a significant gap in quality between the sides.

Club Brugge have been strong domestically, winning four of their last five matches across all competitions and nine of their 13 games in the Belgian top flight overall. They aren’t quite top of the pile yet with USG currently sitting first in the First Division. Notably, Club Brugge haven’t lost a game at home yet - winning five and drawing one of their encounters.

Barcelona will set up in a 4-2-3-1 and persist with their high line which has been causing a few issues recently. Hansi Flick has ingrained this high line into the psyche of his players, but opposition sides are starting to come up with answers. This has led to Barcelona failing to keep a clean sheet in any of their last five matches across all competitions, including a crushing 4-1 defeat against Sevilla.

Barcelona take the risk with this high line because it’s worth trying to platform their attacking players in the final third as often as possible. Hansi Flick will believe that his side can outscore most opposition, so he is willing to sacrifice defensive solidity for attacking expression. However, this caught Barcelona out at the semi final stage of the Champions League last year so it’ll be interesting to see if it is sustainable across the course of a campaign.

📔 Club Brugge v Barcelona Formation & Team News

Club Brugge lined up in a 4-1-4-1 in their 4-0 defeat against Bayern Munich last time out and I’d expect another pragmatic shape here. Brugge haven’t played with a three at the back too often this season so Nicky Hayen is likely to persist with four at the back, with the aim of stifling Barcelona’s progress by packing the middle of the park.

Barcelona will continue to line up in their 4-2-3-1 shape and look to platform the likes of Rashford and Yamal as often as possible. Barcelona are the best attacking side in Europe in my view, but that balance with defensive solidity is lacking at the moment which sees Hansi Flick’s side involved in far too many end to end games - as demonstrated by the fact they’ve failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last five matches across all competitions.

Barcelona remain without starting goalkeeper Joan Garcia which is a blow as he is a fantastic shot stopper. An even bigger miss is Pedri who isn’t expected to return to the side until at least mid November. This could make Brugge’s attempt to close off central areas more effective as Pedri is usually the player to find a way through this congested area.

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