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...

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...

Olivier Giroud gave Chelsea an early lead amid a passive start from Spurs, which handed Chelsea control of the match early on Spurs gradually became more aggressive as the game went on, but...

With Leicester City and Chelsea exchanging good spells on the ball, both were left disappointed as neither team could grab all three points Brendan Rodgers and Frank Lampard installed effective...

An interesting tactical battle was developing at Stamford Bridge when David Luiz was dismissed after 25 minutes, and Chelsea subsequently took the lead With ten men, Arsenal had next to no attacking...

Jahanbakhsh’s spectacular bicycle kick ultimately drew what was a tactically rich game conditioned heavily by Brighton’s changes in midfield In the first half, Chelsea initially dominated by...

Mikel Arteta’s initial changes sprung a more than successful surprise upon Chelsea, which eventually, was counteracted by Frank Lampard’s own intelligent tactical alterations In the end, the side...

Frank Lampard’s switch to a 3-4-3 system turned out well for Chelsea as they largely outplayed Spurs in all aspects of the game Spurs struggled to build through midfield and were - not for the...

In a scrappy, tight and intense affair, Duncan Ferguson’s first game as interim Everton boss could not have started better Chelsea controlled the ball, but an aggressive low block and fast...

Chelsea came to the Etihad with a positive attitude and looked to impose themselves on the game in a way that not too many teams do away at Manchester City They were able to take the lead through...