Bordeaux’s decision to bring more high pressure early in the second half unsettled PSG’s three-man buildup and in the end led to the match’s tying goal. However, it was the home side’s lack of defensi...

Real Madrid did just enough to win, as Inter did not pose the slightest threat for the visitors. Zidane’s team cruised through the game as they did on the field, playing down the halfspaces and slowly...

A flurry of formation changes to start the second half eventually swung the moment in favour of Leipzig. The visitor’s possession numbers ballooned, as Paris defended in a deep 5-3-2 low-block. It was...

In a well-rounded display, AC Milan’s pressing limited Napoli’s ability to get into an attacking rhythm. The away side then capitalized, as exceptional movement in the box by Milan’s Ibrahimović saw h...

Entering this game off the back of a drubbing, Real Madrid's early strike saw them start the match as they would have liked to go on. However, their control of the ball gradually waned, and Villarreal...

An exhausting game pitted defense against attack as Eintracht Frankfurt’s plan was predicated almost entirely on Leipzig’s manoeuvres in possession. Though this seemed to pay dividends with the home s...

José Mourinho’s vintage defensive block nullified his greatest opponent and created the counterattacks that recorded his first consecutive wins over Pep Guardiola, in his career. With heavy occupation...

In many respects the two clubs matched formations and systems, but it was a pair of deft substitutions at the start of the second half that made all the difference for Monaco, as manager Niko Kovač ce...

Two sides amid transformative phases locked horns here. Germany had no buildup answers to the Spanish man-marking press thus their attacking threat vanished as soon as their direct play was stifled. I...

England's matchup against Belgium was a critical one if the away team were to stand a chance of finishing first in a three-horse race for the top spot. However, Belgium managed to race into a commandi...