European competition was heading to its final qualifying stages and that means the group stages are edging near us. On Thursday night, the first leg of the Europa League’s play-off took place. Along with the big names such as Eintracht Frankfurt, PSV Eindhoven or Espanyol, Torino and Wolverhampton Wanderers faced...
Portuguese side Braga will take a 1-0 lead with them to Russia after a convincing victory at home to Spartak Moscow in the first leg of this Europa League qualification play-off. The Portuguese side looked good for their win and in this tactical analysis we will discuss the tactics behind...
Espanyol is the first Spanish team to start their European campaign as they welcomed the Iceland club Stjarnan. They were one of the few big names that began their Europa League journey beside Eintracht Frankfurt, Wolverhampton, and Torino. After finishing at 7th in La Liga, Espanyol qualified for the Europa League...
In the early rounds of the UEFA Europa League qualifiers, Eintracht Frankfurt were looking to start their season in the right way, and look to leave behind a summer which has robbed them of their previous squad of last season, who was so successful in this competition. Their opposition, FC Flora,...
Arsenal and Chelsea faced off against each other for the finals of the Europa League 2018/19. Both teams, separated by just a few miles, had to travel over 4000 kilometres to Baku, Azerbaijan. This was the most important match of the season for both teams as it was the only opportunity...
Wednesday night will be the first London derby in a European final. Chelsea and Arsenal will both travel just under 2,500 miles to Baku in the hunt for Europa League glory. Chelsea have already won the competition back in 2013 under Rafael Benítez and have already gained qualification for next...
The second leg of the Europa League semi-finals between Valencia and Arsenal was poised brilliantly. Arsenal had a two-goal lead but with the recent comebacks of Liverpool and Tottenham against Barcelona and Ajax respectively, it would have been premature to write them off. The fact that Valencia had defeated Huesca...
After the first leg draw in the Europa League semi-finals between Chelsea and Eintracht Frankfurt, the Blues welcomed the German team to continue the battle for a place in final in Baku. Even though the home team didn’t cope with the expectations, and didn’t succeed to play their game, they...
At an electric Commerzbank-Arena, Eintracht Frankfurt and Chelsea were both looking to gain an advantage going into the second leg. Frankfurt, without Ante Rebić and Sebastian Haller, were looking to continue their impressive home form in the Europa League. While Chelsea were as offensive minded as ever, and looked to...
Following three back-to-back defeats in the Premier League, the hopes for ensuring top four are hanging by a thread for Arsenal. The Europa League is their only other alternative to ensure they bring Champions League football back to the Emirates. Hence, the semi-final tie against Valencia was of utmost importance...
The first leg of this Europa League semi-final will come as a welcome distraction to Arsenal and Valencia who are both struggling in the race for a Champions League spot in their respective domestic leagues. This tactical preview will look at some of the potentially key tactical battles and areas...
The Europa League enters its final stages with the teams set to battle it out for a place in the final at the Baku Olympic Stadium. This tactical preview will dissect the semi-final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Chelsea. Both teams will be looking for another European title. While the Champions...
The Blue dream has come to its conclusion. Dinamo Zagreb tried as much as they possibly could have, but at the end of the day, Benfica are a better, bigger and more organised team than the Blues from the Croatian capital. There was always going to be only one winner...
Valencia hosted Krasnodar in the round 16 of the Europa League in the first of a two-legged tie. They have been displaying an impressive rise of form under their coach Marcelino in domestic cups and La Liga. Meanwhile Krasnodar themselves have been enjoying a dream run in the Europe League...
Steven Gerrard will be feeling a mixed bag of emotions after his Rangers side fell 1-0 to a fairly innocuous Rapid Wien. Rangers needed a win here to progress, with the home side only requiring one point. This put the onus on Gerrard’s men to bring the match to them....
With an early red card for PAOK Chelsea were in complete control of the game from the beginning of the match and were rarely troubled defensively. A resounding 4-0 victory and a fifth win out of five put the gloss on Chelsea’s qualification as group winners for the knockout stages...
Two months have passed since the first Red Bull Derby in the UEFA Europa League. RB Leipzig and FC Red Bull Salzburg played out a thrilling 3-2 contest with FC Leipzig snatching three points from with a late goal. Matchday five hosts the fixture again with the FC Salzburg in...
This match analysis was first featured on our dedicated Red Bull football site, redbullanalysis.com. RasenBallsport Leipzig (RB Leipzig) dominated Celtic F.C side in the last round of Europa League matches. The Scottish champions came into the game knowing that only a win would keep their hopes of qualification alive. Prior to...
In the fourth round of the Europa League group stage, AC Milan travelled to Spain to face Real Betis. After their defeat in the return leg in Milan, Gennaro Gattuso's team wanted to get their revenge against Quique Setién. Under Quique Setién Real Betis have developed into one of the...
After an intensive game that ended up with a draw with Liverpool (1-1), The Arsenal took one point from its Europa League game against Sporting Lisbon too. The Londoners had their opportunities but somehow didn’t take advantage of them. Danny Welbeck’s horrible ankle injury in the 30th minute surely affected the players...
