Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was pleased with the outcome after using a new formation in a 3-2 win over Olympiakos in the Champions League on Tuesday.
After playing mostly in a 3-5-2 formation this season, Allegri unveiled a 4-3-1-2 set-up against the Greek side, with Arturo Vidal taking up the crucial "trequartista" role between the strikers and midfield.
"We had already tested this out at the start of the season. To have a sense of consistency with these players and more guarantees, we kept the 3-5-2 and interpreted it differently so far," Allegri said.
"[Angelo] Ogbonna was unable to play, so I preferred to use the midfielders and a trequartista with two strikers. I preferred to give fewer reference points to our opponents.
"It didn't matter if Olympiakos played with one striker or two. With Vidal we created a three against two in attack and tried to attack them from behind in rotation. I think it was also a pleasant match to watch."
After being used as a substitute most of the year, Alvaro Morata started for the second game for Juventus after scoring against Empoli last weekend. But he was replaced by Fernando Llorente, who came off the bench to spark Juventus to victory.
"Morata attacks the space more and moves around more than Llorente, although Fernando did very well coming off the bench and is a reference point for [Carlos] Tevez," Allegri said. "They have different characteristics and both combine with Tevez.
"Of course for many days people said Morata had to play, now they complain when he does. He's 22 years old and has never really been a starter. He needs to grow and gain in experience.
"He did well at times today, but compared to the Empoli game or in Athens it was a bit worse. That's normal, as he is young and still growing. For example, you'd think [Kingsley] Coman should play every game, but he is a teenager and needs time to develop."
Juventus got back on track in Group A following two straight defeats away from home at Atletico Madrid and Olympiakos, but had to rally from a 2-1 deficit to prevail on Tuesday.
"I am happy with the performance and we created an enormous number of chances again, but once more wasted too many," Allegri said "We had been eliminated at one stage, then we ended up winning and can now still win the group.
"In the Champions League you only face teams who win their Leagues or finished near the top. In physical terms I think we showed intensity and matched Olympiakos blow for blow."