Barcelona – Espanyol: Campeones (4-2)
A Robert Lewandoski brace, along with two goals from Alejandro Baldé and Jules Koundé crowned Barcelona LaLiga champions with four games to spare. Xavi’s side established absolute dominance since the ...
AS Monaco – LOSC: The Sequel Is Rarely As Good As The Original (0-0)
AS Monaco and LOSC failed to live up to their last meeting which ended in a thrilling 4-3 victory for Lille. The two sides looked to solidify their grip on European football next year with a stalemate...
Arsenal – Brighton & Hove Albion: Gunners Are Finally Out Of Shots (0-3)
News of Manchester City’s win at Goodison Park had filtered its way to North London before kickoff, raising the stakes of the result of this contest. But this duel of two creative combatants onl...
Everton – Manchester City: Glorious Gündoğan Puts The Crown Within Reach (0-3)
Control. It’s something that Pep Guardiola craves most, so this performance should go high in his books. Manchester City pierced through a compact low block down the left side and magical touches from...
Borussia Dortmund – Borussia Mönchengladbach: Dortmund Keep Step With Bayern By Blowing Gladbach Away (5-2)
Borussia Dortmund registered yet another big win to keep the pressure on Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga title race. They effectively got the job done against Borussia Mönchengladbach by half-time, bu...
AC Milan – Internazionale: Advantage Inter As Milan Miss Leão (0-2)
This match can really be divided into three parts - the frenetic opening, the slow middle game and the ever so slightly more exciting ending after Milan switched their in-possession system. Clearly, P...
Real Madrid – Manchester City: Winner Takes All At The Etihad (1-1)
The two contestants in this duel are masters of very different crafts. They produced a tight clash in which the goals did not align with phases of supremacy, and efficiency might be the decider. Tacti...
RC Lens – Olympique Marseille: Tensions Bubble In The Fight For Europe (2-1)
RC Lens and Olympique Marseille collided in a game that would likely define who would finish the season with automatic qualification to the Champions League. It was a tense and fiery affair with the r...
Real Madrid – Osasuna: The Twentieth For Madrid (2-1)
Osasuna put up a fight, but it was not enough to pull off a surprise. A sensational brace from Rodrygo handed Real Madrid their 20th Copa del Rey, after nearly a decade of waiting. Tactical analysis a...
Manchester City: The All Blacks of Football
Passing midfield trios and possession dominance is not the only method of Pep Guardiola’s madness. To achieve success, Manchester City have built the most physical team under his reign, so can we look...