Atalanta dominated possession and fought hard for most of the match. But a defensive strategy that aimed to mark the home side’s key players out of the game and individual quality up front was enough for Napoli to secure three points. Tactical analysis by Martyn Davis. Atalanta have become well known for their man-oriented pressing […]
The group to watch in this season’s Champions League edition is definitely group C. Liverpool’s shock defeat away against Crvena Zvezda – two hours before PSG and Napoli kicked off – only made things more interesting, as Liverpool were held on their point tally of six. Going into this match, Napoli had collected five points […]
Napoli keeps improving on the quality of their offensive game thanks to a free-roaming Lorenzo Insigne and an improved Fabián Ruiz. Roma survived the ensuing bombardment of crosses into their box thanks to a heroic Kostas Manolas, but continues their struggle to control the ball. Napoli’s dream of challenging the Serie A supremacy of Juventus […]
PSG manager Thomas Tuchel takes a fascinating path in his aim to win the club’s first Champions League title. For the third time this season, PSG deliberately gave up possession to test themselves in a defensive setting. Napoli largely dominated the first half as a result and took the lead. The game tilted PSG’s way […]
Carlo Ancelotti, an old fox of European competitions, tweaked his usual game plan to give Napoli an improved buildup structure and defensive solidity against Liverpool’s pressing and counterattacking. Liverpool, who are making little rotations in a brutal stretch of tough matches, were far from their best version on the ball. Both Napoli and Liverpool are […]
Following a promising high-pressing start from Napoli that gave the visitors an early lead, Juventus, asserted their superiority and ran away with the Serie A lead. Even though he did not score, Cristiano Ronaldo played his best game so far for Juve. Seven is the number of the moment for Juventus. They won the last […]
After a first half that saw both teams have some structural issues in possession, it was Napoli that eventually figured it out and scored a deserved late winner. Fiorentina started this game with a perfect record, winning both of their first two matches, the 6-1 battering of Chievo Verona standing out in particular. They did […]