The first matchup of the 2022/23 Serie A season pitted two clubs from the country’s biggest cities against one another as Lazio hosted Inter. Both sides had been outshone by their local rivals – Roma ...

Erik ten Hag entered this match with a plan focused on a strong pressing game without the ball and exploiting Liverpool’s offside line upon regaining possession. This worked extremely well, and goals ...

Xavi’s 3-4-3 experiment to replace a suspended Sergio Busquets presented several problems in pressing and possession. None mattered in the face of talents like Raphinha and a transcendent Ansu Fati, w...

Bruised from midfield openings, Atalanta Bergamo survived AC Milan’s impressive rotational work. The Goddess has a lot more work to return to her former beauty, whilst Milan needs to sharpen their hor...

For the first time in the sixteen matchups between Unai Emery and Diego Simeone over the course of their careers, Emery took all of the points off of the legendary Atlético Madrid manager. Both sides ...

The task of a coach is to make the most of the players he has at his disposal. Christophe Galtier, now at the top of the pile in Ligue 1, has not lost sight of this purpose. Decentring himself from me...

Two misfiring sides made for an intriguing Friday night fixture in the Bundesliga, as Borussia Mönchengladbach hosted Hertha Berlin. Both clubs appointed new head coaches in the summer, and with this ...

PSG’s latest victory in Ligue 1 turned out to be the formality that many expected. But their new leader has introduced a refreshing set of ideas that have afforded one star name a second wind. T...

Despite four of Barcelona’s summer signings making appearances against Rayo Vallecano, Xavi’s side could only take a single point from the match after a defensive masterclass from Andoni Iraola’s men....

The Bundesliga was back for the 2022/23 season, and we were treated to an intriguing clash as early as the second matchday, as last season’s runners-up Borussia Dortmund visited DFB Pokal finalists SC...