Santos – Corinthians: Santos Beat Corinthians With Positional Play And Inverted Fullbacks (1-0)
Is Jorge Sampaoli taking a leaf out of Jürgen Klopp's book?...
Minnesota United – Philadelphia Union: Minnesota Fall Against Effective Philadelphia (2-3)
The clash between Minnesota United and Philadelphia Union was probably more enjoyable for neutral spectators than it was for tacticians or coaches. With a total of 43 shots, the match offered a seemin...
Los Angeles FC – Montreal Impact: Montreal’s Defense Overwhelmed by LAFC’s Attacking Fluidity (4-2)
The MLS match between Los Angeles FC and Montreal Impact promised to be a game at a high level. But Montreal seemed to be overwhelmed by the versatile attacking department of LAFC in the first half. M...
FC Bayern Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt: Bayern celebrate title-winning victory over Frankfurt’s fragile defense (5-1)
Bayern Munich could win the Bundesliga title for the seventh time in a row. In a game full of Bayern domination against the challenged defensive department of Eintracht Frankfurt, the home side made e...
RasenBallsport Leipzig – Bayern Munich: Stable Defense And Able Pressing Postpone Bayern’s Championship (0-0)
Because of Leipzig’s active press, Bayern Munich struggled in possession and were not capable of creating many scoring opportunities in a match that could have made them Bundesliga champions. Therefor...
Borussia Mönchengladbach – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim: Hecking’s Clever Changes Allow Gladbach To Equalize Twice (2-2)
In a direct duel for a European competition spot, Hoffenheim controlled the first half through possession. By overloading space between the lines, Hoffenheim were creating chances at will, while Gladb...
Borussia Dortmund – Schalke 04: Effective Schalke Let Dortmund Boil Over In Revierderby (2-4)
Schalke produced a shock result away at Borussia Dortmund, heavily altering the title chances of their rivals. Although Dortmund were able to dominate most parts of the game in possession, Schalke’s 5...
Bayern Munich – Werder Bremen: Bayern Win Despite Werder’s Surprising 4-4-2 Formation (1-0)
Werder Bremen were able to surprise Bayern Munich with their unexpected 4-4-2 setup, and prevented them from creating many chances in the first half. When Werder were down to ten men in the second hal...
1. FC Nürnberg – Schalke 04: Schalke Win One Point Despite Nürnberg Domination (1-1)
The match between 1. FC Nürnberg and FC Schalke 04 was a battle between two sides highly threatened by relegation. Therefore, it was not a big surprise that both sides chose rather riskless attacking ...
Benfica – Eintracht Frankfurt: Teenage talent João Félix shines against decimated Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2)
This battle between two attacking minded sides promised to be an action-packed Europa League quarter final. The game lived up its promises and was full of intense pressing. Although Frankfurt conceded...