Robert Lewandowski has been one of the most deadly and complete forwards in the past decade. He has proven himself in the Bundesliga with both Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, netting 312 goals and 75 assists in 384 games, as well as 86 goals and 25 assists in 106 Champions League matches. Even while playing for...
Xavi Hernandez has rightly received plaudits for the resurgence of Barcelona this season. The club was nosediving towards the deadly depths of disaster, staring down into the void of a midtable finish under Ronald Koeman. However, within a matter of weeks, the club legend has not just acted as a...
Andreas Christensen perhaps did not initially receive the same vociferous praise usually credited to Chelsea’s proud and illustrious list of Cobham graduates, struggling to assert himself in previous Chelsea sides and seeing the likes of Kurt Zouma start ahead of him. But the Denmark international has now firmly established himself...
Franck Kessié left his native Ivory Coast when he was 18 years old. He had already made appearances for his country at senior level before he made the move to Italy in 2015. Despite some struggles adapting to Italian football, the 24-year-old has become one of the best midfielders in...
For the first time in La Liga history, neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona walked out in their traditional strips for El Clásico. Madrid donned their fresh black kit to commemorate the club’s 120th anniversary while Barça were in their yellow kit carrying the colors of Senyera, the flag of the...
A once rapturous super-team at the pinnacle of European and world football, Barcelona have fallen from unimaginable heights over the past three years. Ernesto Valverde, Quique Setién, and Ronald Koeman all tried and ultimately failed to bring La Blaugrana back to the summits of the Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique...
Barcelona finally returned to Camp Nou with plenty of new players added to the squad in the winter transfer window. Some of the reinforcements started the game and played really well in the 4-2 victory, including Dani Alves and Adama Traoré who played on the right side. Contrarily, despite beating...
On the last day of the summer market window, when everyone was expecting Barcelona to sign someone to replace Messi (or at least Atletico Madrid-bound Antoine Griezmann), the club announced the signing of a 19-year-old winger from Hércules, who had played just under 1,000 minutes in Segunda B: Abdessamad Ezzalzouli...
Wednesday night saw Bayern Munich beat Barcelona with ease in the UEFA Champions League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis, including; * shot maps * xT (expected threat) * pass networks * xG timelines * defensive duels * average positions and much...
Tuesday night saw Barcelona draw 0-0 with Benfica in the UEFA Champions League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis, including; * shot maps * xT (expected threat) * pass networks * xG timelines * defensive duels * average positions and much...
Last Wednesday wasn’t just a normal matchday at the Qatar Stars League. Al Duhail (2nd, 21 points) faced Al Sadd (1st, 24 points) in the ninth matchday of the season. Apart from the rivalry between the two best clubs in the country, it was a special one as it’s expected...
Now two of the most exciting managers in England, Marcelo Bielsa and Pep Guardiola have admired and influenced each other for a long time. When the Argentinian arrived in England, Guardiola said Leeds United had the best coach in the world. Bielsa has often spoken very highly of the Catalan...
At 16 years of age, Barcelona player Nicolás González was caught in a tug of war-between the world-famous club's Manchester United and Manchester City. Barcelona were fortunate enough that he stayed at La Masia despite the Catalans not being able to match the British clubs' financial offers. Here, through studying statistics and through analysis, we see what...
