Initially, AC Milan made good use of long passes. Because high balls are more difficult to control compared to low balls, it leaves space for more competition, and chances for AC Milan players to win the ball in dangerous areas - and as a result, they have created more chances than Barcelona in this match.
Again, one of the goals came from a set piece - now, it can be decisively said that Barcelona is weak with set pieces.
Finally, AC Milan put very little space in between the final and the second defense line - this limited Barcelona's mid fielders - notably Xabi and Iniesta, freedom to create space and find the teammates with the ball. With Iniesta and Xabi effectively controlled with this tight spacing, Messi had no support, and could not even make one shot on target in this match.
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