By the end of the game, Olympique de Marseille were left to grimace and reflect The season ahead looks as if it could be a long one for a club more used to chasing the illusion of success than facing...

Como picked up where they left off Despite a close margin in both goals and expected goals, Como were head and shoulders above a Napoli team with no sense of direction, even if they were afforded...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The game of football belongs to the players, but good management makes a difference One new Premier League manager is receiving a rude awakening about the group he has taken over, and the other has...

Two teams matching each other with intense and aggressive man-to-man pressure is usually a fun watch It was no different on Friday night as the reigning champions Bayern Munich hosted Stuttgart for...

Sitting in a medium block against Barcelona is a one-way ticket to disaster Edin Terzic didn't learn his lesson from Barcelona's 5-0 thrashing against Elche In the end, Hansi Flick's side created 406...

Real Sociedad’s carefully designed approach gave them control for periods in the first half, as Rino Matarazzo exploited Real Madrid’s narrow defensive structure and repeatedly created access...