The score line was all Barça needed, but the performance that came along with it left much to be desired. While Napoli’s own spells of possession and control of the ball at times put Setién’s side, who are normally renowned for such, to shame, theirs was just as ineffective through large stretches of the encounter. […]
Although Bayern Munich did not fully flex their muscles, they showed enough to see why so many tip them as favorites for this year’s Champions League trophy. Thiago Alcântara’s super passes and Robert Lewandowski’s goalscoring prowess tore through a battered Chelsea, whose tactical gamble failed to pay off. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel […]