99 offsides, 13 goals disallowed – The figures behind Barcelona’s offside trap | OneFootball

A round of figures, highlighting the remarkable effectiveness of the offside trap being made use of by Hansi Flick’s Barcelona this season, have on Monday come to the fore online.

The subject of Barca’s new defensive tactics of course took its place front and centre in the headlines in Spain once more this past weekend.

This comes after the Blaugrana’s offside trap proved itself thoroughly effective once more.

On this occasion against Espanyol, Hansi Flick’s men were the beneficiaries of two VAR calls, which saw goals on the part of the visitors to Montjuïc ruled out for offside.

This comes just a week on from reigning La Liga and Champions League holders Real Madrid, too, coming completely unstuck in the final third when faced with Hansi Flick’s high line.

And as much, as alluded to above, has since given rise to a head-turning round of statistics.

As per Diario Sport, Barcelona’s offside trap has culminated in the following across 15 official fixtures in all competitions this season:

Conor Laird – GSFN