Alberto Aquilani knows all about midfielders charging ahead of a dropping striker. Once part of Luciano Spalletti's 4-6-0 system, he watched fellow Romans show for the ball, whilst others sprinted into space. Two decades...

Olympique de Marseille fell to their third defeat in a row as Stade Rennais shook off a slumberish start. Rennes would finish the night provisionally on top of the table and dreaming of what could come. Marseille would b...

On their return to the Champions League, Fenerbahçe missed the chances that could have made for a perfect story, before eventually settling for a draw against AS Roma. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side offered little tactical ...

Italian debutants Como 1907 announced themselves on Europe’s grandest stage in unforgettable fashion, crushing RB Leipzig 4-1 at a packed and ecstatic Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Cesc Fàbregas’ side delivered a mastercla...

Mancity’s game plan was to control Porto was clear. They wanted to be aggressive with and without the ball. Although, Mancity’s aim was to take the game to their opponents, Porto failed to initiate any threat to Maresca’...