Barcelona defense is concentration in the middle, or the center - this leaves the side flanks relatively vulnerable, which allowed Real Madrid to make crosses from both of the sides to create goal opportunities.
Real concede the goal when its final defense line was too high - this is risky against Barcelona because Messi is good at running into spaces, and is able to accelerate better than any defenders on the pitch.
Set pieces are effective against Barcelona - the average height of the players are relatively small - this allows direct free kick to have better chances of going over the wall and under the bar.
This also applies in indirect free kicks - Barcelona players have harder time winning the ball from the air - headers are a good tool against Barcelona, which Sergio Ramos was able to utilize in this match to score the winning goal.
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