Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Valladolid v FC Barcelona - Estadio Jose Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain - December 22, 2020 Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman REUTERS/Juan Medina
VALLADOLID, Spain (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman unleashed an unorthodox system and left out the club's two biggest signings for Tuesday's La Liga trip to Real Valladolid but the plan paid off as his side put in one of their best performances in a splendid 3-0 win.
Needing a response to a sluggish 2-2 draw with Valencia on Saturday, the Dutch coach dropped the misfiring pair of Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho and deployed a 3-5-2 formation seldom used by a Barca side.
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