After losing 3-1 away in France, Arsenal stepped it up at the Emirates and produced a brilliant performance to complete the comeback and progress into the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Despite managing to stay in the tie until the final whistle, Rennes were outclassed here, simply unable to cope with Arsenal’s off-the-ball movement in […]
Welcome to the weekend primer of Between the Posts, where we preview the matches that will be covered during this weekend, including a little preview of these matches. We have two games from France to offer, ‘El Regreso’ in Spain, two games from Spain, an FA Cup clash and the Derby della Madonnina to finish […]
Bruno Génésio’s Lyon went for an ambitious man-for-man approach in the second leg of their tie with FC Barcelona. Because of Lyon’s poor execution of the matching system and the clear division in individual quality, Barcelona were able to comfortably wipe aside the French underdogs. Tactical analysis and match report by Peter M. Barça boss […]
Liverpool won a game filled with few quality shots thanks to the individual ability of their players and an overall better game plan. Sadio Mané scored twice to both begin and end the scoring, while Virgil Van Dijk ended up netting the winner from a set piece. Tactical analysis and match report by Om Arvind. […]
Juventus completed a spectacular comeback against Atlético. In the first sixty minutes of the game, Juventus players executed Allegri’s masterplan to perfection, overwhelming Atlético with crosses and winning second balls. Simeone evened out the tables in a cagey final half hour in which both teams mostly nullified each other, but a late penalty allowed Ronaldo […]
Arsenal’s victory over Manchester United opened up the race for the top-four once again, thanks to Unai Emery’s team selection and a committed performance from his side. While United did not play badly by any stretch of the imagination, a number of missed chances alongside Arsenal’s comparative ruthlessness in front of goal gave the Gunners […]
In a battle of two attractive Serie A teams and two highly rated managers, Atalanta Bergamo proved worthy winners because of the quality chances they created, especially in the second half. The tactical battle provided a very clear danger zone to attack in this game for Atalanta. After not exploiting it enough in a rather […]
Marcelino’s men finally start to show more efficiency up front as Valencia grabbed all three points away to Girona. The home side had a lot of possession, but as so many teams have, they failed to break down Valencia’s compact 4-4-2 set-up. Despite both strikers going off and being reduced to ten men, Ferrán Torres […]
Lyon were predicted to have a tough game against Strasbourg, even when the host have not been themselves recently. Lyon’s first half performance saw them easily dominate Strasbourg by pressing high up the pitch and provoking errors. In the second half, Strasbourg turned the game around using a fast-paced attacking style of football. Two goals […]
The Bundesliga clash between Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 promised to be an interesting tactical battle as the styles of play could not be more different. Schalke managed to dominae the first half with their direct vertical play and posed problems for Werder’s defense. Werder on the other hand opted for a possession-based approach, focusing […]