Four weeks of 2024 have passed, but these two sides have not awoken in the new year. Top four ambitions are on the line, and the outsiders were alive to the immediacy of this risk. Many men excelled, ...

Marcelino's Villarreal, who had gone three games without a win in LaLiga and were dropping dangerously down the table, took all three points from Montjuïc in a crazy last half hour in which six goals ...

Having lost to just two of the top-half teams so far this season, Bologna impressed at the San Siro through their dynamic deep buildup and switch to pragmatism. AC Milan found a route, but with two pe...

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hasn’t been kind to Manchester City, but their five-game losing streak was finally broken in the FA Cup. They dominated the proceedings right from the outset, with a dyna...

Chelsea had the better of proceedings in the first half as they restricted Aston Villa with their pressing, and were able to create the better attacks using the width and depth in their possession sys...

Bayern bounced back from their weekend defeat with an important, albeit unspectacular, 1-0 win against lowly Union Berlin. Raphael Guerreiro's goal immediately after half-time was enough to secure the...

Bayern Munich have been on a slippery slope for a while, but at what point do their worst fears come true? This clash could be a symbolic marker, losing more ground on the top spot with a sterile show...

Most matters have gone the way of Girona in a campaign that has thrilled from the first day. That tends to require a little help from the divinities— and the auspices graced the game in the form of a ...

A stormy evening on the south coast saw two opposing pressing systems collide in a breathless first half dedicated solely to the art of the high turnover. Bournemouth’s resilience could not last and t...

Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen continue to find ways to win. Despite a strong start from RB Leipzig, where they tactically got the better of Leverkusen, Alonso’s second-half adjustments proved pivotal...