A somewhat fortunate early goal allowed Corinthians to do what they do best: defend. Giving São Paulo the initiative and waiting for opportunities to counter, Corinthians were rarely in danger of conceding an equalizer in a pretty poor spectacle. São Paulo didn’t show any ideas or capacity to reverse the situation and continued their dreadful […]
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. Montreal switched to a more aggressive defending approach in the second half, but LAFC were already four goals up, […]
Welcome to the weekend primer of Between the Posts, where we list the matches that will be covered during this weekend, including a little preview of these matches. Journée décisive in France, where we turn our attention to the lower end of the table, simultaneous cup finals in Germany and Spain that you wouldn’t want […]
The first tie of the Recopa Sudamericana – the super cup of South America – heavily favored Athletico Paranaense, who could have perfectly won the game by a larger margin. During the first half, River had a hard time defending the overlapping runs of left back Renán Lodi, which led to Athletico’s goal. After the […]
The game was relatively chaotic in the early stages as Atlanta struggled against New York’s pressing. A sending off for New York changed the pattern of the game as Atlanta were now presented with the challenge of breaking down the ten men of New York. They were unable to do so, and New York took […]
Atlético Mineiro hosted Flamengo at the Estádio Independência with a chance to finish the day in second place in Série A. In their way stood Flamengo, a possession-heavy side that, when they finish their chances, can decimate teams and turn the game into one big rondo. How a good contest including beautiful goals was played […]
Palmeiras stuck to their compact and well-structured defense to break down Santos’s vertical passing play, catching them out of shape on fast breaks forward. The result leaves Palmeiras top of the table, having scored the most and conceded the least. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. The clash of styles between these two […]
Welcome to the weekend primer of Between the Posts, where we list the matches that will be covered during this weekend, including a little preview of these matches. We’re tracking the title race in Germany, relegation zone battles in France, the entire top four in Italy will be covered, a top drawer clash in Brazil, […]
On Thursday night, Los Angeles FC, who are making an early case as one of the strongest teams in MLS history already, picked up a relatively straightforward victory over a young and exciting FC Dallas team. Backed by first half-domination and the ability to convert their chances, Bob Bradley’s men continued to prove why fans […]
NYCFC continued their strong up-turn in form as they travelled to Los Angeles to take on Zlatan Ibrahimović and his teammates. Thanks to a strong first half showing led by Brazilian forward Héber and aided by the Galaxy’s woeful attack, New York City left the west coast with all three points in a dominating performance. […]