In this video, we are going to explain the tactics behind Borussia Dortmund's 4-0 victory over David Wagner's Schalke 04 in their Bundesliga meetup. Our tactical analysis examines Lucien Favre's 3-4-3 tactics including their midfield box during build-up. We will also explain Schalke's 5-4-1 and 4-diamond-2 pressing tactics in order...
This video deals with Tuchel's PSG tactics in their second leg game against Lucien Favre's Borussia Dortmund. Our analysis explains how Thomas Tuchel was able to outclass Lucien Favre with an adjusted tactical approach compared to the first leg game of their Champions League meetup. In this tactical analysis, we...
Paris Saint-Germain managed to overturn their first-leg deficit and will progress into the quarter-final of the Champions League following their 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund. The Ligue 1 titans finally delivered on the big stage, eliminating their Bundesliga rivals in the process. This tactical analysis will delve deeper into both...
For what has been dubbed by many across social media as a farmers league in recent months, the Bundesliga sides in both the Champions League and the Europa League have performed exceptionally well, hopefully putting that ridiculous jibe to bed. All three teams left in the Champions League won their...
Borussia Dortmund came into Borussia-Park to take on Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga match between two teams vying for top-four finishes. In a match that saw ten yellow cards between the two teams, Dortmund were able to come out on top by the score of 2-1 thanks to goals from...
Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund have both had very different seasons, and therefore have very different goals going into the closing stages of the season. Werder Bremen are of course looking to stay in the Bundesliga, finding themselves falling further and further away from the rest of the pack down...
The Champions League has finally returned and Borussia Dortmund welcomed Paris Saint-Germain at the Signal Iduna Park for the first leg in this extremely exciting tie. In the end, it was the Germans who triumphed 2-1 against the French giants with their young prodigy, Erling Braut Haaland, scoring a brace...
The highly anticipated round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League kicks off tomorrow with Liverpool taking on Atlético Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium and Paris Saint-Germain taking on Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalenstadion. The expectation is that Atlético Madrid vs Liverpool might be a cagey affair, and fans will...
The Friday game from this Bundesliga round took us to the Signal Iduna Park for the game between Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt. Dortmund was looking to get back on track after their defeat in the spectacular game against Bayer Leverkusen, while Eintracht Frankfurt wanted to carry on their best...
In a game which encapsulated the Bundesliga as a whole on Saturday night, Bayer Leverkusen took on Borussia Dortmund with both sides close in the table. Bayer Leverkusen were looking to get back on track following a disappointing defeat to Hoffenheim last game week, while Dortmund were looking to carry...
I try to be as balanced in my analysis and cover both sides as much as possible, but that’s very difficult with such a result. Borussia Dortmund continued their impressive start to the second half of the season with a dominant 5-0 win over Union Berlin. They put on a...
Following last week’s high-scoring win over Augsburg, there was certainly an expectation approaching this game that once more, there would be goals. And it didn’t disappoint. Borussia Dortmund ran out as convincing 5-1 winners over FC Köln, as Dortmund managed ten goals over two consecutive games for the first time...
On Saturday, Borussia Dortmund resumed their Bundesliga title chase by beating Augsburg 5-3, away from home. Dortmund showed excellent resilience to come from 2-0 down to rescue the win, with Erling Haaland scoring a hattrick in 23 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. This tactical analysis looks at...
Ahead of this match, RB Leipzig had 33 points and sat in the first position of the Bundesliga. However, Borussia Monchengladbach had 31 points while Borussia Dortmund collected until then 29 points. Considering this, the clash between Leipzig and Dortmund meant that the league leaders would face the team in...
Barcelona hosted Borussia Dortmund at the Camp Nou in a clash that ended up securing the Catalans’ advancement to the knockout stages of the Champions League. And for the most part, Ernesto Valverde’s tactics seemed to have worked against Lucien Favre’s as the Blaugrana were dominant for the majority of...
The era of Niko Kovač at Bayern is over. After a devastating 5-1 defeat against Frankfurt last week, Bayern decided to sack the Croatian and move on with Hans Dieter Flick as interim coach. Therefore, the German Clásico at the Allianz Arena this weekend between Bayern and Dortmund promised to...
As the competition in the UEFA Champions League’s Group F thrives, it is more and more unclear which two clubs will go further in the knockout stage. In the fourth round of the group stage of the tournament, Borussia Dortmund welcomed Inter Milan in what was beforehand portrayed as the...
Going into Saturday’s fixture, Wolfsburg were the last remaining side in the Bundesliga yet to register a defeat. Oliver Glasner’s side have built a reputation this season of playing clinical attacking football in Glasner’s now infamous 3-4-3 formation which he used so prevalently in his time at LASK Linz. On...
Group F is arguably the toughest group in this year's UEFA Champions League competition. With Barcelona starting strongly, the chance of qualification has effectively been reduced to one spot which is being fought over by two European heavyweights. Matchday three took us to the San Siro where a rejuvenated Inter Milan played...
The start of the competition in this year’s Bundesliga has brought us a tense battle at the top of the ladder since the ten best teams are separated with "just" six points between each other after seven matches behind them. The upcoming weekend brings another big clash – Borrusia Monchengladbach,...
