Levante’s defensive compactness and transitional capability made Barcelona’s jaw drop. Neither the Catalans’ firepower enabled them to come close, nor did the offside trap eliminate the threat of conceding. Nonetheless, Hansi Flick’s men revived in the second part of the game, turning the tables ahead. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. Barcelona inaugurated their […]

Levante were not overwhelmingly impressive, despite being up a man for over eighty minutes in the match. Real did an admirable job of containing what is often an effective offense. However, even with some strong defensive performances, Madrid’s already stretched offense was unable to overcome Militão’s sending off in the ninth minute and in the […]

Levante succeeded at enforcing a direct, high-tempo game, while Barcelona struggled due to the use of an improvised 3-5-2 shape that mirrored Levante’s own 3-5-2 formation. However, before the end of the first half, Messi turned the tides with the help of Vidal and Suárez, deciding the game with a grand total of three goals […]

Real Sociedad are back to winning ways after a game where they were awful for seventy minutes before Garitano’s astute adjustments helped them to an unexpected but ultimately deserved turnaround. Levante remain a fun offensive team to watch, but their defensive frailties were exposed by the most unlikely of adversaries. Levante and Real Sociedad opened […]