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...

Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid's overloads allowed both teams to break down each other's out-of-possession setups. However, Matarazzo and Simeone's sides failed to work the ball into dangerous area...

For the second season in a row, Diego Simeone came out with a defeat against Liverpool at Anfield. Transitions and high turnovers were Andoni Iraola's side's main weapons to threaten Atlético Madrid. ...

Sitting in a medium block against Barcelona is a one-way ticket to disaster. Edin Terzic didn't learn his lesson from Barcelona's 5-0 thrashing against Elche. In the end, Hansi Flick's side created 4....

Villarreal and Atlético Madrid's out-of-possession trade-offs allowed both teams to find routes to each other's penalty boxes. The Submarines generated the most threat during the passive times of Sime...

After a turbulent summer in which Julian Alvarez's saga prevailed, Atlético Madrid kicked off their opening game against the returning side to La Liga, Málaga. Both teams appeared to be shy in the fir...

Wide traps and a compact medium block from Canada restricted the Morocco national team and made Mohamed Ouahbi’s side look short of solutions. Setpieces proved once again effective in unlocking ...

The shoe was on the other foot during the Netherlands-Morocco match. The Moroccans played a Dutch game, whereas the Netherlands adopted Morocco’s playing style from the 2022 World Cup. Verbrugge...

Ghana and Croatia advanced to the next round of the World Cup in a game in which both teams struggled against each other’s zonal blocks. Both national teams lacked the attacking firepower and to...

Scotland hadn’t experienced a happy ending against Morocco in the 1998 World Cup. This time was no different. A run behind the backline from Saibari to collect Diaz’s clipped pass and powe...