LaLiga
Atlético Madrid – Athletic Club: Morata And Correa Lead Atlético’s Victory In Duel of Directness And Tight Defenses (2-0)
In an old-school duel of two teams trading long passes, Atlético’s domination of second balls and their superior talent allowed them to create the better shots,
Atlético Madrid – Valencia CF: Atléti Lose Control Of The Game In An Attempt To Play For A Classic 1-0 Win (1-1)
Atlético Madrid created some half chances in the first half in an interesting looking scheme that benefitted from Valencia’s confused defense. After gaining the lead, Simeone
Barcelona – Sevilla: Barcelona’s Forwards Are Still LaLiga’s Efficiency Kings (4-0)
It took a while due to Messi’s injuries, but the monster triumvirate of Ter Stegen, Luis Suárez and Leo Messi – who have ruled LaLiga with
Real Madrid – Granada: Chaos Rules The Day (4-2)
An early Karim Benzema goal caused Granada to self-destruct, enabling Real Madrid to take a 2-0 lead at the half. Luka Modrić extended the advantage before
Real Betis – SD Eibar: Eibar Roll On As Betis’ Bad Luck Continues (1-1)
An encounter defined by pressing shapes from one side and buildup techniques from the other did not result in the extremes of an absolute stalemate or
Atlético Madrid – Real Madrid: Another Madrid Derby Conditioned By Conservative Tactical Decisions (0-0)
In yet another risk-averse Madrid derby, Real and Atlético came to a goalless draw that showcased both teams’ offensive problems. In the first half, Real failed
Getafe – Barcelona: Barcelona prevail against Getafe pressing (0-2)
Getafe tried to press with a high defensive line against Barcelona. The away side had some success in outplaying this, but the game still ended up
Villarreal – Real Betis: Meek Betis Allow For Slaughter (5-1)
In their 3-5-2 formation, there were a large amount of tactical details that Betis tried to use to their advantage against Villarreal, without too much avail.
Barcelona – Valencia: Ansu Fati And Valverde’s Latest Midfield Experiment Take Down A Confused And Leaderless Valencia (5-2)
Led by the free-roaming Arthur and Frenkie de Jong and an energetic Ansu Fati, Barcelona quickly took down a Valencia team that was visibly shaken by
Real Sociedad – Atlético Madrid: La Real Break Lines And Exploit Space To Hand Atlético First Defeat Of The Season (2-0)
Diego Simeone switching Atlético Madrid back into a 4-4-2 formation has made the team an effective pressing side. However, Real Sociedad countered that by pulling players