MADRID :Barcelona were unstoppable last season, winning a remarkable LaLiga and Copa del Rey double with 174 goals in 60 matches, but this term they face a very different Real Madrid side promising a tactical revolution under new coach Xabi Alonso.

Inspired by teenage phenomenon Lamine Yamal, Hansi Flick's Barca dominated Spanish football in the German's first season, including scoring 16 goals in four consecutive wins over Real.

They have added loanee Marcus Rashford to a loaded attack featuring Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Dani Olmo.

But defensive frailties exposed in the Champions League semi-final extra-time loss to Inter Milan are a question mark.

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