It truly was a tale of two halves as Sevilla played solid, structured defensive football in the first half, before Jorge Sampaoli tried to mess with a working system to try and win the match. Xavi’s Barcelona, who had already been dominating the game, took advantage of Sampaoli’s mistake and put three goals past Bono […]
The first half was especially lackluster from Sevilla, and their response to Real Madrid’s early goal could have been much better. They clicked into gear at the start of the second half, grabbing the equalizing goal early and taking the game to Real Madrid. However, Real Madrid’s defense stood strong, and their late substitutions blitzed […]
In what was Koke’s record breaking game – becoming Atlético Madrid’s all time record appearance maker at 454- the away side easily bested their opponents. Though Sevilla had the majority of possession and were able to create a good quantity of chances, their finishing and lack of ability to get onto the final ball let […]
Two students of the game faced off in a match that was always going to be characterized by meticulous strategies. Sevilla took an early lead before the two sides cancelled each other out for large periods of the game. With attacking quality at a premium, it took a bold first-half substitution from Unai Emery to […]
Once worthy of an even joust with their guests, Sevilla have now plummeted. The peak of Julen Lopetegui’s reign is a distant memory. His men took the fight to their opponents on home turf but had fallen apart by the final whistle. Is this loss only accelerating an inevitable departure? Tactical analysis and match report […]
Though it was Luis Suárez’s last home match for Atlético Madrid, he would not be the Uruguayan to get on the scoresheet for the home side. José María Giménez grabbed the opener thirty minutes into the match, which allowed Atlético Madrid to sit in and defend their lead for the remainder of the game. Nearly […]
After being dominated by Sevilla in the opening half, Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid woke up from their Champions League hangover and upped the intensity. Their high press and goal-first minded attacks (coupled with Sevilla sitting in trying to protect their lead) resulted in three second half goals that gave the league leaders three points […]
An incredible strike from Pedri decided this important match in LaLiga’s title race and ensured that Real Madrid’s prime challenger – from a distance – would be Barcelona. Though they gave it their all, Sevilla’s completely defensive-minded football was not enough for them to knick a point off of Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Tactical […]
West Ham started the game with an attacking mindset, looking to cancel out the deficit from the first leg. With the help of suitable midfield roles in their possession game, they were able to do this in the first half through Tomáš Souček’s goal. There was no separating the teams in the second half, but […]
Though Sevilla only won by a single goal, it could have been far more for the hosts. The first half saw Sevilla create chance after chance, taking advantage of the lack of organization of Real Betis’ defense, especially in transition moments. However, Sevilla found it difficult to finish off the vast majority of their chances, […]