The Bundesliga’s battle for best of the rest has involved both these teams in the last few years. But a sleepy Saturday showdown signalled one side might struggle to sustain that standard. Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere. Now fourteen years without a Bundesliga crown to their name, Borussia Dortmund embark on the […]

Last season, Roberto De Zerbi walked away after his Olympique de Marseille were humiliated in a 5-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. The talk before the game was that Bruno Génésio could do the same if faced with a similar blowout. However, despite chance after chance falling for Les Parisiens, Marseille would walk away with only […]

Bayer Leverkusen continued their strong start to the Bundesliga campaign with a composed, highly efficient 2-0 victory over RB Leipzig at a packed BayArena. Carles Martínez’s side weathered early pressure from the visitors before striking at crucial junctures on either side of the interval. Patrik Schick opened the scoring by converting a delicate volley from […]

In a clash between two Ligue 1 teams who were unbeaten up to that point, Olympique Lyonnais comfortably got the better of Stade Rennais with a 4-0 win, with goals from Corentin Tolisso, Zachary Athekame and a brace from Ernest Nuamah. Rennes had their chances but were fooled and destabilised by Lyon’s highly coordinated counter-movements. […]

The Metropolitano stadium remained a tough nut to crack for Real Madrid. José Mourinho approached the game as an underdog and reaped the underdog result. Real Madrid looked toothless in every phase of the game, extending their stretch of underperformance against big teams. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. In the last eleven visits […]

Barcelona overcame a difficult first half against Sevilla to win three-one away from home, with Sevilla’s man-oriented midfield press initially disrupting Barça’s possession and creating dangerous attacking situations. Barcelona did not change their structure after the break, instead improving their execution and using Rodri’s control from midfield and Raphinha’s movement as a false nine to […]

Not many opponents bring an archetypal Inter performance to life quite like a Gasperini team. Roma rode these extreme game states in their favor when Manu Koné repeated the same trick, only for Internazionale to gain more control of the duels in the second half and hit the same combinations to deny a statement victory.  […]

Brentford defeated Chelsea 3-0 at the Gtech to hand Xabi Alonso & his Chelsea side their second defeat of the season. Goals from Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho sank the Blues as they left the Gtech without any points. Tactical analysis and match report by Gaurav Krishnan. It was a harsh welcome to […]

Arsenal came into this match with a perfect winning record but were unable to cope with Brighton’s high-pressing game as the hosts were able to prevent Arsenal gaining control with possession. Two goals from outside the box plus a set-piece were the eventual difference-makers. Tactical analysis and match report by Josh Manley. Brighton & Hove Albion […]

AFC Bournemouth kicked off their inaugural UEFA Europa League campaign in memorable fashion, earning a tough 2-1 victory against Real Sociedad at a roaring Reale Arena. Marco Rose’s side raced into an early two-goal lead inside twenty minutes thanks to sharp finishing from Justin Kluivert and Rayan. Although Sergio Gómez pulled one back for the […]