3-1-4-2 Formation

Under manager Manolo González, Espanyol entered the 2025/2026 season with a renewed focus on tactical structure and discipline, aiming to improve after just missing out on European competition last year. While their average possession this season (around 40.5%) doesn’t place them among La Liga’s most ball-dominant sides, it reflects a philosophy...

The UEFA Champions League semi-finals are always a special time of year, as four teams fight for the chance to compete in the final, the most important game of European football. Two of the biggest names clashed on Montjuíc on Wednesday night in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. The home team, FC...

After a disappointing 21/22 campaign, VfL Wolfsburg moved quickly to appoint Niko Kovac as the man to take over from Florian Kohfeldt. The Green-and-Whites have appointed the former Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt head coach on a three-year deal until 2025. The Berlin-born manager, who is Croatian through his family,...