An important aspect of Barcelona’s offside trap revealed – Flick wouldn’t even think of using it without THIS

Hansi Flick’s Barcelona is well-known this season for their effective offside traps. In the match against Real Madrid, their opponents were caught offside 12 times, and in today’s game against Espanyol, two of the goals they conceded were ruled out for offside.

Barcelona fans argue that Hansi Flick wouldn’t have implemented the offside trap without the technological advancements in La Liga. This season, a semi-automated offside system has been introduced, allowing referees to detect even the slightest offside violations quickly.

“Barça could never have employed this offside trap without automated technology. Even basic VAR wouldn’t have sufficed,” one fan noted.

“With just basic VAR, we probably would have lost against both this team and Madrid,” another added.

This might explain Flick’s choice to adopt this strategy, which has proven effective so far!