A new man might be at the helm for Spain, but this clash did not stray from the dynamics of its predecessors. The usual suspect grew more dominant as time elapsed to pin their opponents deep into thei...

Two members of the Spanish middle class met to wrap up their seasons. Their campaigns have veered along drastically different courses, but both are within their rights to feel and celebrate a sensatio...

A nervous energy was close to home for a pair of teams that longed to forget the woes of the previous few months with the guarantee of a place in the Champions League. However, that tension gave way t...

Destiny was not in the hands of the reigning champions. But Bayern Munich could only aspire to cling to their Bundesliga crown if they first gained three points to take care of their business. On a da...

Use the arrows to scroll through all available match plots. Click to enlarge.Check the match plots page for plots of other matches. The weekend was full of joy for these two clubs, but both ...

Other results took the edge away from this game, but Manchester City were in no mood to ease off the gas. Pep’s new-look eleven were on a more even keel with their unfancied guests but still sec...

Only the final whistle can assure success against Real Madrid, for whom the fight is never over as early as it seems. Last night was an exception to the rule. The Mancunian machine battered and bruise...

News of Manchester City’s win at Goodison Park had filtered its way to North London before kickoff, raising the stakes of the result of this contest. But this duel of two creative combatants onl...

The two contestants in this duel are masters of very different crafts. They produced a tight clash in which the goals did not align with phases of supremacy, and efficiency might be the decider. Tacti...

The second match between these clubs in weeks followed many themes from the first. Brighton's pretty patterns ran aground in the final third, while Manchester United's energy continued to cool off. Pe...