Aston Villa’s most memorable European triumph came against Bayern Munich 42 years ago, and they were able to claim victory over Bayern again here thanks to a well-executed defensive game-plan. Their c...

Tottenham Hotspur took the lead early on here and continued to dominate as their halfspace overloads proved too much for Manchester United’s defense to handle. Erik ten Hag’s side put on a pitifully w...

VfB Stuttgart took the initiative early on here, as their man-oriented pressing and incisive attacking play earned them a first half lead. Nuri Şahin’s adjustments were ultimately not enough to stop B...

Pep Guardiola’s side started this game extremely well with aggressive pressing and slick passing, and were rewarded with an early goal. Arsenal managed to turn things around before half time though, b...

Arsenal started this game brightly, but Atalanta’s aggressive man-marking system eventually reigned them in and began to get a foothold in the game. The decisive moment in the match occurred just afte...

England showed some nice attacking dynamics under Lee Carsley, with rotations on both wings integral to their play. A new role for Declan Rice proved fruitful, as he was able to use his newfound attac...

Manchester United showed some slight weakness in their pressing against a Liverpool side who have shown some encouraging signs in their possession game so far under Arne Slot. However, the decisive mo...

Manchester United once again showed evidence that they have improved since last season, especially with their more compact pressing system which helped them to limit Brighton in the first half. Howeve...

Kieran McKenna’s side were relatively impressive in the first half with their high pressing approach. However, the space behind their high defensive line eventually became vulnerable, and Liverpool we...

England had to come from behind after Xavi Simons’ early strike, but were able to control the game with midfield overloads in the first half. Ronald Koeman found a change in order to tighten up his mi...