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Based on the opening five minutes of the second half alone, Luis Enrique’s half-time tactical tweaks had the desired effect.

Replacing false nine Marco Asensio with Bradley Barcola allowed PSG to move back to the 4-3-1-2 system that worked so well in the round of 16 second leg away at Real Sociedad — Kylian Mbappe and Bradley Barcola as split strikers with Ousmane Dembele operating as a No 10 and able to drop deep.

Just as important, though, was the shift of captain Marquinhos from right-back to centre-back, changing places with Lucas Hernandez.

This offered greater protection against Robert Lewandowski as Barcelona had played long to their No 9 in the first half with repeated success. PSG’s split-striker system worked to pin Barcelona’s full-backs wider, better isolating their centre-backs to create angles to slip central midfielders into the box — which is exactly how Vitinha put PSG ahead.

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