Category: Champions League

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UEFA Champions League 2022/23: Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa – data viz, stats and insights

Tuesday evening saw Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Champions League. We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to…

September 9, 2022

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Champions League 2022/23: How the well-prepared Napoli took advantage of Liverpool’s lack of compactness – tactical analysis

The opening round of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League offered many surprising results. Some of the teams demonstrated maturity…

September 9, 2022

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UEFA Champions League 2022/23: Ranking clubs and groups with the Elo system – data analysis

The 68th season of the European premier class, the 31st since being renamed the UEFA Champions League, starts on September 6th, 2022…

September 2, 2022

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UEFA Champions League 2022/23: Rangers vs PSV – data viz, stats and insights

Tuesday evening saw Rangers vs PSV in the UEFA Champions League. We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest…

August 18, 2022

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Wasteful Wolfsburg: How Chelsea controlled their UWCL clash without the ball

Chelsea Women faced Wolfsburg Women in the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final first leg at Budapest’s Szusza Ferenc Stadium, with the game…

July 26, 2022

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UEFA Champions League Qualifiers: Porto vs Krasnodar – tactical analysis

It was a week to forget for FC Porto, who followed an opening day 2-1 defeat to Liga NOS newcomers Gil Vicente…

July 26, 2022

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Why Roma’s approach against Porto leaves their Champions League hopes in the balance

The battle of the Champions League returned from the winter break on Tuesday night as AS Roma encountered FC Porto in the round of…

July 26, 2022

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Friends turned foes: Pepe vs Ronaldo headlines Porto vs Juventus clash

Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe, the long-time pillars of the Portuguese national team and former Real Madrid teammates, return to the pitch, but…

July 26, 2022

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UEFA Champions League 2020/21: Porto vs Manchester City – tactical analysis

FC Porto welcomed Manchester City to the Estádio do Dragão for their UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday. While Man City dominated…

July 26, 2022

Analysis

UEFA Champions League 2020/21: Manchester City vs Porto – tactical analysis

The first week of the UEFA Champions League featured Manchester City facing Porto at Etihad Stadium. This game was the return to…

July 26, 2022

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Chelsea in control: How Tuchel’s smart decisions tamed Porto’s “dragon” efforts in attack

Chelsea earned a great advantage in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Porto, securing a couple of away…

July 26, 2022

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Less possession but more control: why Tuchel’s boys are deserved semi-finalists

On Tuesday evening, we viewed the second leg tie between Chelsea and Porto in the UEFA Champions League, which was won by Porto,…

July 26, 2022

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UEFA Champions League 2021/22: intense PSV pressing breaks Galatasaray into pieces – tactical analysis

PSV met Galatasaray at the Philips Stadion in this latest UEFA Champions League Qualifying fixture. It was great to see fans returning…

July 26, 2022

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UEFA Champions League 2019/20: Napoli vs Barcelona – tactical preview

This Tuesday night, Napoli will host Barcelona in the round of 16 of the 2019/20 Champions League campaign. The Italian team had…

July 26, 2022

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Champions League 2019/20: Napoli vs Barcelona – tactical analysis

The Champions League last 16 pitted a Napoli side struggling domestically against a Barcelona team who had just returned to the top…

July 26, 2022

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UEFA Champions League 2019/20: Barcelona vs Napoli – tactical preview

This Saturday night, Barcelona will host Napoli at the Camp Nou in the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League…

July 26, 2022

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UEFA Champions League 2019/20: Barcelona vs Napoli – tactical analysis

As the Champions League returned to decide the final eight teams before the big show in Lisbon, possibly the most intriguing tie…

July 26, 2022

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UEFA Champions League 2018/19: Tottenham Hotspur vs Barcelona

One of the most anticipated clashes in this season’s UEFA Champions League group stage, five times European champions and Lionel Messi travelled…

July 26, 2022

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Champions League: Barcelona vs Internazionale

This Champions League match analysis first featured on our network site, barcelonaanalysis.com. Barcelona welcomed Inter Milan at the Camp Nou for the…

July 26, 2022

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UEFA Champions League 2018/19: PSV Eindhoven vs Barcelona

Barcelona travelled to Eindhoven and got the job done. This, for most of the other teams and their fans, would usually be…

July 26, 2022