It couldn’t have been a worse time for Olympique Lyonnais to host AS Monaco. As Lyon stutter and begin to fade, Monaco have hit a new gear. The race for third place (automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League) and fourth ( a place in the third-round playoff) is growing fierce, with a bottleneck forming […]
The second leg of this all-French affair was another opportunity for the holders of the Champions League to leave a mark on the rest of Europe. However, they required a large serving of self-inflicted damage from their opponents to take the tie into their own hands, receiving a reminder of the size of the task […]
AS Monaco came from behind to stun RC Lens’s title charge. It looked as if it would be business as usual for Pierre Sage’s Lens when they went two goals ahead against an inconsistent and injury-ridden Monaco side. However, Sébastien Pocognoli’s men showed what had been missing for so much of the season: determination. A […]
PSG beat Monaco 3-2 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League playoffs. A brace from Folarin Balogun giving Monaco a 2-0 lead was cancelled out by a brace by Desire Doue off the bench while Hakimi scored the equaliser sandwiched between Doue’s goals. Monaco’s hopes were dented when Aleksandr Golovin was sent off […]
An interesting stylistic match-up proved to be a stale contest as both teams remained solid at the back whilst providing very little spark offensively. Very few chances were conceded, which meant that most of the intriguing tactical details were from an out-of-possession lens. Tactical analysis and match report by Fahd Ahmed. With sixteen games kicking […]
Olympique de Marseille and AS Monaco brought the curtains down on 2025 for Ligue 1 with a topsy-turvy contest. Monaco would return home frustrated that twice they would have the ball in the back of the net and twice they would see their efforts ruled out. Marseille had no such ill-fortune, finding the winner in […]
Manchester City continue to search for their old standards as the team to beat in the English elite. Two of their attackers again pointed to what a fruitful future could hold in the final third, but the collective is far from the finished article and conveyed their flaws again in this fixture. Tactical analysis and […]
With little difference in terms of overall volume of play, Lille managed to take the measurable distance in points thanks to a goal from the 38-year-old striker. Three valuable points considering the similar aspirations of both teams. Tactical analysis and match report by Juan Lauz. The early stages of the Ligue 1 2025/2026 season featured the […]
The hosts won convincingly, showing all their collective resources in the defensive phase. For the Monegasques, this match was not reflective of their season, which had been all about fluidity and the functionality of their attacking midfielders. Tactical analysis and match report by Juan Lauz. Two of the most entertaining teams to watch in this Ligue […]
A reward for Monaco’s highly consistent season: a convincing win and European qualification. The other side of the coin was a lifeless Olympique Lyonnais, with a second half to forget. Tactical analysis and match report by Juan Lauz. A decisive penultimate matchday in Ligue 1, to say the least, for AS Monaco. The Monegasques, with a […]