Both teams came to the game with adjusted defensive schemes and mostly familiar attacking shapes. Arsenal kept things relatively even in the early stages before defensive errors from David Luiz helped...

Inter started brightly, got the vital opening goal within two minutes and pressed Napoli deep in their own half. Generally, Inter dominated the ball and were faced with the task of breaking down Napol...

Borussia Dortmund had a slight problem creating chances against an organized Hertha BSC defense early in the game. Eventually though, Dortmund began to open spaces with their ball circulation. Once th...

RB Leipzig’s front four all got on the scoresheet as they won out against a Köln side focussed on directness in attack. In Leipzig’s own possession, they generally made good use of the wide spaces, wi...

An audacious chip from Joshua Kimmich was all that separated the Bundesliga’s top two in this crucial match. Dortmund showed promise early on finding space in wide areas, but were soon stifled by Baye...

There were brief moments of promise from Schalke in the early minutes of the game. After this, Dortmund took control and smart movements in their attack from the likes of Julian Brandt and Thorgan Haz...

Top teams’ ability to progress the ball becomes increasingly scrutinized in modern football due to the continued improvement of the defensive systems they face. This analysis outlines the buildup stra...

The game played out largely as most predicted it would, with Atlético in a low block 4-4-2 shape fending off Liverpool wave after Liverpool wave. Strong goalkeeping and emergency defending from Atléti...

Manchester City had the majority of the ball and at times outplayed Manchester United in midfield. Once they reached the final third, City lacked ideas against United’s five-man defense though. At the...

Borussia Dortmund took the lead after a Gladbach mistake early on. Generally though, Borussia Mönchengladbach’s pressing was able to contain the away side, and Gladbach had some decent moments in poss...