▁of ▁the ▁ 3 – 4 – 3 ▁system , ▁especially ▁when ▁facing ▁two ▁attack ers , ▁using ▁C esc ▁F à bre gas ▁as ▁an ▁attack ing ▁mid f iel der ▁and ▁Ser gio ▁Bus qu ets ▁as ▁a ▁mid field ▁pivot . ▁Johan ▁Cru y ff ▁previously ▁had ▁used ▁this ▁system ▁as ▁a ▁basic ▁tact ical ▁approach ▁when ▁Guard i ola ▁played ▁for ▁Barcelona . ▁Guard i ola ▁employed ▁this ▁system ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 0 ▁win ▁against ▁Vill ar real ▁with ▁J avier ▁Mas cher ano , ▁Ser gio ▁Bus qu ets ▁and ▁Eric ▁Ab idal ▁as ▁the ▁back - three ▁and ▁Se yd ou ▁Ke ita ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁def ensive ▁mid field . ▁Of ▁note ▁is ▁that ▁throughout ▁their ▁care ers , ▁Mas cher ano , ▁Ke ita ▁and ▁Bus qu ets ▁had ▁been ▁deployed ▁primarily ▁as ▁mid field ers ▁and ▁Ab idal ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁back , ▁meaning ▁Guard i ola ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁even ▁one ▁central ▁def ender ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 – 0 ▁victory . ▁This ▁he ▁repeated ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ' s ▁ 3 – 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Bayer ▁Le verk us en , ▁when ▁he ▁field ed ▁a ▁back ▁three ▁consisting ▁of ▁David ▁Al aba , ▁Philipp ▁L ah m ▁and ▁X abi ▁Al onso . ▁Although ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁spect ators ▁who ▁assume ▁the ▁primary ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 – 4 – 3 ▁was ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁short ▁on ▁def enders , ▁in ▁a ▁later ▁Champions