Atlético Madrid secured their first win of the campaign against a strong Villarreal side. Both teams pressed high up, with Atlético using zonal overloads to turn the ball over and initiate attacks, while Villarreal enjoyed periods of sustained possession and pressed man-to-man when they got the chance to pin the hosts back in wide areas. […]

Iñigo Pérez keeps proving that he is no slouch of a manager. However, his game plan hit a snag after Jorge de Frutos was sent off due to violent conduct. The numerical minus didn’t drive Rayo Vallecano to surrender. Nonetheless, Ayoze Pérez capitalized on that, scoring from a corner kick, securing the three points for […]

Atlético Madrid went adrift in second place in the league after a draw against the submarines. A pale first half and a lack of efficiency in the second saw Rojiblancos winless for the second game in a row. Diego Simeone’s men kept making things easy for their cross-rivals in LaLiga and giving the Catalans the […]

Thierno Barry’s goal in the middle of the first half and Álex Baena’s at the start of the second part of the game sent feelings that Villareal put the clash to bed. Nonetheless, Donny Van de Beek and Ladislav Krejčí’s late volley forced the submarines to share the points at la Ceràmica stadium. Tactical analysis […]