During his 13 years in the dugout, Diego Simeone’s sole mission at Atlético Madrid has been the unseating of the Spanish elite. He has come closer to achieving this task this campaign, but just as the business end of the season starts to unfold, it looks like his attempts will be in vain. Tactical analysis […]
Barcelona’s supremacy keeps reigning. For a moment, Girona appeared that they might put a dent in Barcelona’s undefeated streak, but Hansi Flick’s men displayed preeminence, maintaining a clean balance for the tenth LaLiga game in a row. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. Atlético Madrid’s draw against Espanyol turned LaLiga’s title challenge into a […]
Faithful to their traditions, Atlético Madrid managed to halt Barcelona’s destructive attack and capitalize on direct play. Until the seventieth minute, everything seemed to be under Rojiblancos’ control. Nonetheless, destiny favored Barcelona, setting no end to Simeone’s sorrows. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. LaLiga’s title challenge is tight. Nobody from the top three […]
Barcelona briefly pressed pause on their season to pay respects to a well-respected member of their backroom staff. But the action at the front and center of people’s attention is still as lively as ever. With more grace and decorum than in the last two clashes of the teams, the Catalans dispatched their Iberian neighbors […]
Few matchups in this season’s Champions League have delivered entertainment quite like Barcelona versus Benfica. The league phase clash between these two sides was a thrilling, end-to-end spectacle, and as they met again in the knockout rounds, expectations were high for another captivating contest. Benfica, a team that has embraced chaos in Europe this season, […]
LaLiga’s best attack met its sternest defense in a cup semi-final. Yet, this would not be a tense evening that pitted an immovable object up against an unstoppable force. Offensive football was the victor in a clash where both clubs lost two goal leads and left the tie no closer to a resolution. Tactical analysis […]
Swift diagonal combinations were Barcelona’s go-to patterns to progress and set runners free behind Rayo Vallecano’s block, but efficiency was lacking. Lewandowski scored from a penalty kick after Iñigo Martínez was fouled inside the box. After that, the visitors stood toe-to-toe, exploiting the Catalans’ offside trap and bypassing their high press. Amid that, Pedri was […]
Amongst the many major scalps that Gian Piero Gasperini has collected, during his European away trips with Atalanta Bergamo, not many have come from Spain. They were keen to change that and their off-ball plans did come to fruition, but both teams had effective routes down the channels that made this game very competitive. Tactical […]
Real Madrid bit the dust when they got swept aside by rivals, Barcelona in Supercopa de España final. Hansi Flick’s men translated an utter dominance to four goals in the first half. The referee sent Wojciech Szczęsny off. Nevertheless, it didn’t change anything as Barcelona fought equanimously until the whistle. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. […]
The typical curtain riser for the calendar year in Spanish football sees four of the top teams fight for a trophy. The favorites for the first semi-final had their special weapon back in the armory, and he helped them to create a clear lead to fulfill half of the task on the way to glory. […]