Category: Champions League

Analysis

Champions League 2019/20: Bayern Munich vs Chelsea – tactical analysis

With a few fixtures left to play in the Champions League Round of 16, the fight to reach the quarter-finals was still…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

UEFA Champions League 2020/21: Chelsea vs Sevilla – tactical analysis

This UEFA Champions League match ended with a 0-0 draw. Both sides created some chances but weren’t of high quality in the…

July 16, 2021

Champions League

UEFA Champions League 2020/21: Chelsea vs Rennes – tactical preview

Stamford Bridge will host the gameweek three fixture in the UEFA Champions League group stage between Chelsea and Rennes 4th November. This…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

UEFA Champions League 2020/21: Rennes vs Chelsea – tactical analysis

The second of Chelsea’s game against Rennes was played out on Tuesday but was in no part a walkover for the English…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

Pep’s plans and Tuchel’s tactics: which side will reveal their hand more in UCL final preview? – tactical analysis

For the second time in two weeks, Man City and Chelsea will face up against each other, but this time in the…

July 16, 2021

Champions League

Real Madrid and Chelsea meet in “most difficult of the entire season” – tactical analysis

The Champions League returns and it’s two of Europe’s super clubs facing off. Real Madrid is set to host Chelsea at the…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

Missed opportunity: How Tuchel’s Chelsea should have finished Real in Madrid – tactical analysis

On Tuesday evening, the first of the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League semi-finals between Real Madrid and Chelsea. It was eventually a draw although…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

Defensively disciplined and dangerous in transition: How Chelsea conquered Real Madrid – tactical analysis

On Wednesday evening, Chelsea hosted Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge in a hotly anticipated semi-final second leg. After a 1-1 draw in…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

UEFA Champions League Final 2021 preview: Manchester City vs Chelsea – tactical analysis

So here it is – the final of this season’s UEFA Champions League, an all-English final for only the third time in…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

UEFA Champions League Final 2020/21: No Fernandinho as a 6 wasn’t the main reason for Manchester City’s loss to Chelsea – tactical analysis

The UEFA Champions League 2020/21 came to an end with two of the best English teams – Manchester City and Chelsea playing…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

Flexible Pep: How City and the clever Gundogan dismantled PSG – tactical analysis

The second legs of the UEFA Champions League semi-final round began this week with Manchester City hosting Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad…

May 6, 2021

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PSG v City: Slow start but Pep’s spot on-changes save the night – tactical analysis

The UEFA Champions League semi-finals kicked off this week with Real Madrid being extremely lucky to come away with a 1-1 draw…

April 30, 2021

Analysis

PSG vs Man City: Poch’s plans for Pep at the Parc Des Princes – tactical preview

On Wednesday night Paris Saint-Germain will be looking to take a step towards securing their second Champions League final in a row,…

April 26, 2021

Champions League

Out with a whimper – Three tactical keys to Liverpool’s UCL exit vs Real Madrid

Liverpool are no stranger to Champions League comebacks. Coming into this match, there was certainly hope that the side could overturn a…

April 16, 2021

Analysis

Quick breaks and defensive organisation: How Poch and PSG held on to go through to the semi-final

On Tuesday evening, European giants PSG and Bayern Munich met in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. Having won…

April 15, 2021

Analysis

Wide rotations, switches and Execution: How can Flick inspire Bayern to a comeback in the second leg

The quarter-finals of the 2020-21 Champions League have begun and we have already seen some interesting clashes in the first leg. The…

April 12, 2021

Analysis

Poche’s roulette: how PSG controlled risks to force and punish Bayern’s domination

Less than eight months later than their previous meeting in the UEFA Champions League 2020 final, Bayern Munich and PSG met again…

April 9, 2021

Champions League

Pressing Concerns: Real Madrid exposes Liverpool’s languid press

When Real Madrid and Liverpool were drawn together, a 2017/18 Champions League final grudge match was the storyline. That night in Kyiv…

April 8, 2021

Analysis

La Liga Lockdown: Real Madrid’s adaptability abates Atalanta’s attack

When the team sheets were released, there was a genuine sense of surprise that Real Madrid could enter this game playing a…

March 18, 2021

Champions League

Low Liga: Spain’s Champions League decline signals a shift in power

The 2019/20 UEFA Champions League marked the first time since the 2006/07 season that La Liga was without a representative in the…

March 5, 2021