This was a truly entertaining, international-level game between two clubs who are not from one of Europe’s ‘Big Five’ competitions. Ajax’s young right-back Noussair Mazraoui turned out to be the unlik...

For the opening 40 minutes of this match you could have been excused for thinking you were watching Arsène Wenger’s toiling Arsenal side against Claudio Ranieri’s title winning Leicester City team. Wh...

This Milan derby was defined by two teams showing up without a clear idea how to create big chances. With the score being 0-0 for a very long time, watching this game felt more like the old Serie A: a...

Barcelona won the battle for the top spot in LaLiga in a game where some of the stars had to shine to see off a dangerous Sevilla side. However, an injury picked up by Lionel Messi means bad news for ...

After a close, uneventful first half, Villarreal shifted from a 4-2-3-1 to a 4-4-2 scheme and dominated an Atlético who still struggled to find good offensive mechanisms. The saves of Jan Oblak were v...

Erik Lamela’s header late in the first half was all that separated West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur in a closely contested London derby. Tottenham largely dominated the first half before West Ham gained...

Bayern proved to be in the most luxurious variation of a crisis. Despite some looming long-term issues, there is still plenty of superstar talent to lift the team up in harder times. The individual br...

It was very much a game of two halves at Stamford Bridge, as José Mourinho’s Manchester United displayed an impressive defensive performance. Chelsea’s passing approach through the center – tryi...

Welcome to the weekend preview of Between the Posts. In this article, you can find out which games are going to be featured as tactical match reports during the upcoming weekend – seven in total...

Joachim Löw surprised with a new system that outplayed the World Champions in their own stadium. After an early lead for Germany, Didier Deschamps’ adjustments brought France back in the game and, wit...