Atalanta's clash with Sassuolo pitted Serie A's artisan outfits against one another. But in what promised to be a competitive matchup, a mixture of rough marking and clever dismarking saw the home tea...

Liverpool hoped to put West Bromwich Albion to the sword in their final home game of 2020. Though they took an early lead, the hosts struggled to break down a dogged low block, before taking a nasty b...

Arsenal's meeting with Manchester City would be the fourth and final time the master would lock horns with his protégé in 2020. Though Gabriel Martinelli and a change in system looked to counter the h...

Ronald Koeman bit the bullet on the 4-2-3-1 shape, sending out his team with the aim to blow away Valencia with flair in the final third. Yet, the switch failed with a mix of offensive sterility and i...

El Derbi Madrileño pitted the league leaders against a side that has struggled for consistency in defense of their title. But a lackluster display from the visitors and a strong opening phase from the...

In a game between two sides whose final third output rarely mirrors their control of the ball, the match flowed as one might expect. Real Madrid and Sevilla traded spells of possession in a tight affa...

A year on from Unai Emery's sacking, the hosts seemed to have found themselves in the mire again. Arsenal looked to break down Wolverhampton Wanderers in their 4-2-3-1 shape, but a lack of creativity ...

Entering this game off the back of a drubbing, Real Madrid's early strike saw them start the match as they would have liked to go on. However, their control of the ball gradually waned, and Villarreal...

England's matchup against Belgium was a critical one if the away team were to stand a chance of finishing first in a three-horse race for the top spot. However, Belgium managed to race into a commandi...

After the first twenty-five minutes, it seemed as if Real Madrid would saunter to another three points. But some dubious defending in their 4-4-2 shape and similarly controversial officiating resulted...