Interactive classic match scenario
Inter arrived at Camp Nou with a 3–1 first-leg advantage. In the second leg, Thiago Motta was sent off in the first half. Before viewing the reveal, use the board to decide how you would organise the remaining ten players.
Arrange Inter in blue. Barcelona are in red.
How would you protect the centre, control Barcelona's width and keep a route out of pressure? Move the blue players before revealing the simplified solution.
One simplified reconstruction
After Thiago Motta's dismissal, Inter defended with extreme compactness. The back four stayed close to the penalty area, the midfield line narrowed to protect central passing lanes, Samuel Eto'o worked deeply on the flank, and Diego Milito remained the main outlet.
The precise shape changed with the location of the ball, so the reveal is not presented as a frozen, exact map of every second. It is a teaching model of the priorities: protect the centre, force circulation away from goal, defend crosses, and preserve one counter-attacking reference.