Barca haven't got the result but the sustained pressure Xavi's structure has enabled this team to exert showcases what a special project this is. As soon as higher quality came onto the pitch at right wing the team looked different. That's what Barca need - extra quality.
Xavi's idea of signing Traore makes absolute sense because it now means there's more than just O. Dembélé who can play that isolation role on the right wing. The structure is really obviously elite but imagine when Fati is back alongside Auba/Torres and O. Dembélé. Wowwweeee.
Obviously Dembélé's probable exit complicates things but Barca will have to replace him with a stellar right winger. Saka is the one that springs to mind if Arsenal miss out on the CL. Either way, the club need a star of that ilk, but it's comforting that the structure is elite.
The structure is the be all and end all in football. Then, within that structure, balance becomes key (profiles, physicality, technical quality, etc, etc). Xavi absolutely understands the necessities Barca require to carry out his elite system to the best standard. It's clear.
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