It was fifth versus sixth as Lazio hosted Atalanta Bergamo in a fixture poised to take one of these teams into a Champions League position, all they needed was a win. Lazio tried to dictate the tempo of the match but was met with an Atalanta side that threw the game into a chaotic storm. […]

Monaco’s early lead helped set the narrative and pattern for the remainder of the match. The home side controlled the game, predominantly without the ball, but were at times, just as comfortable controlling with it too. Tactical analysis and match report by Nick Smoothy. We decided to make this article free to read. If you […]

In what was a drastic change from the norm, Barcelona ceded control to their opponents and let Villarreal play the match on their own terms. Without a brilliant goal from Pedri it might have cost them, but Barcelona’s sound defensive structure (and some fantastic individual defending) allowed them their twelfth straight win.  Tactical analysis and […]