High-flying Getafe managed to secure a 1-0 win over Valencia in the first-leg of their Copa del Rey quarter final. In our analysis we will look at the set-ups of both two sides, and how Getafe were able to join Sevilla and Real Madrid by taking a first-leg advantage into...
Barcelona proved exactly why the Copa del Rey means the King's Cup as they beat Levante 3-0. Using statistics, this tactical analysis will show how this match progressed. After the 2-1 loss in the first leg Barcelona returned to the Camp Nou to face Levante. A late converted penalty by...
Sevilla hosted Athletic Bilbao at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium in the second leg of their Copa del Rey round of 16 fixture, marking the third occasion these sides have met in as many games. With a La Liga fixture sandwiched between the two-legged cup tie, there was an air of...
Although it might not be every club's, or every fan's, favourite competition, the Copa del Rey manages to surprise us every year. While it is not a surprise that smaller clubs beat the bigger ones, it always brings a special flavour along the way. Barcelona travelled to Valencia to face...
There is a reason Quique Setien has been linked lately to Barcelona FC. With a less “bombastic” squad, he has extracted a lot of performance from his players, deploying a well-executed positional game in Real Betis. The output of several players, as Lo Celso, Canales and Francis Guerrero among others,...
January means domestic cups, doesn't it? Every league has their own version of knockout competition and after a busy league schedule in December, the long-awaited cup matches return. England has their beloved FA Cup and the Carabao Cup, Italy has Coppa Italia, and Spain has its own version in the...
An empty Santiago Bernabeu was looking for a reaction from Real Madrid following defeat to Real Sociedad on Sunday evening, and Santiago Solari's men lived up to expectations despite a slow start. It wasn't until the stroke of half-time when Alvaro Odriozola was hauled down by former Barcelona youth product...
It may have had little riding on the game following a 4-0 first leg win in October, but Real Madrid secured progress in the Copa del Rey to the last 16 by seeing off Segunda Division B group leaders UD Melilla with a 6-1 win on Thursday. There were braces...
As we might have expected prior to the game itself, Barcelona cruised past Cultural Leonesa in a convincing 4-1 display that saw them through to the last 16 in Copa del Rey. What was interesting was the fact that 76 398 people arrived at the fabled Camp Nou to watch...
