Champions League
Liverpool – SSC Napoli: Napoli frustrate as Jürgen Klopp cannot rid his side of Carlo Ancelotti’s hoodoo (1-1)
Both sides shared their frustrations in possession, but Liverpool struggled the most, in their attempts to question a very well-organized Napoli 4-4-2 deep block. Napoli’s clinical
Juventus – Atlético Madrid: Both Teams Dominate One Half But The Hosts Narrowly Edge It (1-0)
Juventus and Atlético Madrid each clearly dominated one half, but also displayed their repeated issues to convert dominance into chances. Eventually, Juventus edged the game with
Napoli – Red Bull Salzburg: Salzburg Fight Back Into The Game And Escape With A Draw (1-1)
The match started promising, with chances on both sides and the Austrians taking an early lead. However, after that goal Napoli clearly dominated for the rest
Chelsea – Ajax: Utter Chaos At Stamford Bridge (4-4)
Even though it started out as an interesting tactical battle, this match can only be remembered as a representation of utter chaos on a football pitch.
Borussia Dortmund – Internazionale: Dortmund’s Intensity Settles An Exciting Tactical Battle (3-2)
Down by one goal after five minutes, and trailing by two at the end of the first half, the game seemed to have slipped from Borussia
Galatasaray – Real Madrid: Real Madrid Edges Chaotic Encounter Between Two Struggling Sides (0-1)
In a game labelled as do-or-die for Zinedine Zidane after only one point in the first two games in the Champions League Group A, Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid – Bayer Leverkusen – Atlético’s Defense Edges Confused Bayer Offense (1-0)
Atlético Madrid’s stubborn defensive shape frustrated Bayer Leverkusen all evening, as the guests were unable to progress through their buildup play, or establish the lengthy spells
Manchester City – Atalanta Bergamo: Atalanta proves powerless in the face of almighty City (5-1)
Manchester City were too much for a good, yet, helpless Atalanta Bergamo side, who faced the fourth evolution of the juggernaut Pep Guardiola has been molding
Liverpool – Red Bull Salzburg: Liverpool Withstand Salzburg’s Comeback (4-3)
Liverpool started the game in amazing fashion, dominating Salzburg with fast combinations and switches. After thirty minutes, the game looked to be done and dusted, howeverJesse
Barcelona – Internazionale: Inter Impressive But Barcelona Win With Moments Of Quality (2-1)
After going ahead early on, Internazionale impressed at the Camp Nou with their organization against the ball and their sequences of playing out from the back