Lille brought plenty of dynamism in possession, with constant runs in behind and drops, and took advantage of Paris Saint-Germain’s passivity to build a two-goal lead over the French champions. Until Vitinha stepped up as the hero, scoring a stunner with his left foot before setting up the equaliser for Marquinhos to head home. A […]

Atlético de Madrid produced one of their most tactically distinctive performances under Diego Simeone, using Alex Baena and Kang-in Lee as false reference points to manipulate Sevilla’s defensive structure and create space for their fastest attackers. Luis García Plaza’s side struggled to deal with the constant changes of position, and Atlético repeatedly exposed the spaces […]

Top-flight debutants SV Elversberg kicked off their inaugural Bundesliga campaign with a sensational, hard-fought 3-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen at a packed Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde. Vincent Wagner’s side staged a dream opening half, stunning the visitors with an 8th-minute opener from Lukas Petkov followed immediately by a 9th-minute strike from Cole Campbell. David Mokwa […]

Roberto De Zerbi’s side faced problems with and without the ball against Matthias Jaissle’s direct Newcastle outfit. Newcastle’s pressing unsettled Spurs, while their switching of play were a clear strategy throughout and eventually earned them their opening goal, setting them on the way to victory.   Tactical analysis and match report by Josh Manley. We decided […]