FC Barcelona arrived at St James’ Park on the back of a convenient 6-0 win against Valencia while Newcastle were coming off a decisive win against Wolves. The two teams locked horns for the first time since March 2003, when goals from Patrick Kluivert and Thiago Motta secured a 2-0 away victory for the Catalan […]

Liverpool kicked off their UEFA Champions League campaign with a late, dramatic win. Mohamed Salah set the Anfield early on fire, assisting Robertson before adding a goal himself. Yet, Marcus Llorente, reminiscing about his memories at Anfield, struck twice to level the tie. Virgil Van Dijk’s late header underlined Liverpool’s enduring knack for late goals. […]

The balance of this match was determined early on by Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s red card. From that point on, it was attack versus defense, with City trying to break down Napoli’s five-man low-block defense. Eventually they broke through in the second half thanks to excellent moments from the likes of Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, and […]

Real Madrid took control of their Champions League opener thanks to their intensity out of possession and constant exploitation of Marseille’s disorganized defensive scheme. Roberto De Zerbi’s men showed their trademark intent in possession but were repeatedly undone by their lack of compactness and confusion in the press. Tactical analysis and match report by Sebastián […]

Athletic Club showed promise with a strong out-of-possession game plan, but Mikel Arteta soon turned to his trusted forwards to make an impact. From the bench, Arsenal turned an Athletic strength into a weakness to find the creativity they themselves had lacked. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. Perhaps there is no footballing […]

The Champions League third round qualifiers have not often been kind to French teams, and OGC Nice would be the latest to run the gauntlet as they hosted SL Benfica. What looked like a balanced game on paper turned out to be anything but the case, as As Aguias overwhelmed Les Aiglons to take a […]

Munich only crowns new European champions. For the project at Paris Saint-Germain, this was only a matter of time, but not in the way that it was delivered. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. We decided to make this article free to read. If you want to support our work, consider taking a […]

Two clubs who have never tasted the glory of being the best of the European elite aspired to reach the Champions League final. Arsenal attempted to put pressure on the Parisians, but the turnaround never came close to happening. Luis Enrique’s entertainers only needed flashes of brilliance to bring their opponents into line and eventually, […]

Champions League best attack kept practicing its habits. However, defense remained a question mark for both contenders over both legs. As a result, Internazionale against Barcelona yielded another high-scoring thriller. Nevertheless, Nerazzurri came out triumphant to book a ticket to Munich. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. We decided to make this article free […]

Barcelona and Inter shared six goals in a classic epic of a Champions League semi-final. An orthodox battle that kept its promises and was full of eye-catching goals from both sides. Lamine Yamal was the main hero, taking care of things on his own to drag Barcelona back into the game.  Tactical analysis and match […]