Despite an up-and-down league campaign, on paper, Juventus were overwhelming favourites and expected to ease past a Lyon side wallowing in seventh place in Ligue 1. Instead, the home side dug in their...

A conservative City was easily neutralized by a solid Real Madrid team in an encounter that saw both sides spar out until the home side’s fortunate goal triggered Guardiola’s reaction. With all guns o...

A frustrating evening for the visitors came forth from their inadequacies in attack just as much as it was due to a very well-drilled and aggressive defense from their opponents. All the possession fo...

Bayern Munich’s flexible buildup with Joshua Kimmich and Thiago at the heart of things helped them to gain control of the game against Chelsea’s 5-2-3 pressing. The movement of the likes of Thomas Mül...

Club football has entered its decisive phase, with lots to play for in every competition. With just two games left to play in the first knockout round,  let’s focus on Wednesday’s ties...

In the game following the Champions League defeat against Dortmund, PSG won against Bordeaux, yett failed to reassure completely because of defensive fragility and a set of new unavailable players. Ta...

Club football has entered its decisive phase, with lots to play for in every competition. Last week we previewed the first four matches of the knock-out stage. Today we focus on Tuesday’s ties of the ...

Poor defensive positioning in a lax structure off the ball was enough for Arsenal to grab all three points, despite a second half renaissance from Everton. Both teams showcased vast improvements in th...

A match poised to be tightly-fought through the intensity of each team’s compact shapes quickly derailed into a dominant, one-sided display. La Real cruised to a three-goal victory thanks to their pos...

Both teams initially struggled to string together a few passes, struggling to beat the good opposing press. After that phase, Leipzig went on to control the rest of the first half with strong possessi...