How Barcelona Lined Up Without Lionel Messi In Win Against Girona Revealed

We are gradually rolling back to club football once again. And For those who couldn’t watch the Girona friendly – don’t worry, we have you covered.

Perhaps the biggest surprise of Ronald Koeman’s selection was that Antoine Griezmann played as a striker even in the presence of Memphis Depay.

Depay, in turn, usually played on the left in the 4-3-3 formation but was sometimes switching sides, moving to the right when needed.

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Barca’s mixed XI vs Girona (best players in the 1st half + best players in the 2nd half).

Pena; Dest, Pique, Lenglet (Umtiti), Balde; De Jong, Pjanic, Puig (Gavi); Demir (Collado), Griezmann, Depay.

Formation: 4-3-3

Barca won the game 3-1, the goals were scored by Gerard Pique (pen.), Memphis Depay (pen.), and Rey Manaj.