Lamine Yamal and the Koundé Heights

Barça 's number 10 didn't complete a single dribble in the entire first half because he's clearly not in good physical shape and is less daring, but there's also a positional explanation. Koundé stuck too close to the winger in positional attacks, which reduced space and forced Vinícius to assist, leaving Lamine with no chance of pure one-on-one time with Carreras. This positioning improved in the second half. This explains why Lamine racked up 50 saves (22 more than in the first half) and cleared four of the seven dribbles he attempted. An improvement was evident on the pitch, but not on the scoreboard.