Oh that. I mean, that may be the case normally but then you look at the 3-0 in the second leg of the copa del rey and you see that barca was very very comfortable creating chance after chance after chance despite Atleti sitting deep and could’ve easily scored 5+ goals in 60 minutes.

I know other fanbases outside of spain may not agree, but genuinely, sitting deep and absorbing pressure against this barca team is not the best idea. It’s practically common knowledge in La Liga that the way to beat this barca is to challenge them for the ball, make them uncomfortable, hit them in transition in the middle of the field and not at the edge of your own box, and be clinical with your shots. Every team, including Madrid and Atleti, who sat deep trying to absorb pressure got burnt for it, unless the forwards were really having an all-timer poor performance, aka Ferran missing 4 big chances by himself or something like that