Pedri

Barcelona arrived at Anoeta with the intention of confirming their strong start to the year and maintaining a four-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, after the capital side had won their respective match. The context, however, was far from simple: awaiting them was a Real...

Barcelona secured the top spot in La Liga after defeating Atlético Madrid in Gameweek 19 of the 2025/2026 season. The Blaugrana hosted Atleti at the Spotify Camp Nou, in its new look, aiming to extend their winning streak. With a 3-1 victory, Barcelona not only recorded their fourth consecutive win...

La Pausa Meaning ‘La Pausa’ is a term commonly used in football. La Pausa literally means ‘The Pause’ and describes a player's ability to slow down the game's pace, take control of the ball, and assess the situation around them. What is La Pausa Football? La Pausa is a technique...

As Barcelona approach the first Clásico of the 2025/2026 season under Hansi Flick tactics, the atmosphere feels markedly different from the dominance of the previous campaign. Flick, who led the team to a historic domestic treble, winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup, while defeating...

Barcelona hosted Real Sociedad in matchday seven of the 2025/2026 La Liga season, which ended in a narrow 2-1 victory for the Catalans. With yet another domestic game where they had over 70% ball possession (75%), it was no surprise that Sociedad struggled to create opportunities and generated just a...

In this tactical analysis, we will explore the five types of off-the-ball movement that Marcelo Bielsa identifies and teaches as the foundation for generating passing lines, sustaining ball circulation, and breaking defensive structures. For Bielsa tactics, the game is not limited to the ball possessor; the active and conscious participation...

After months of speculation, Arsenal looks on track to finally confirm the signing of Real Sociedad midfielder Martín Zubimendi. The Gunners have now been Premier League runners-up three years in a row. The Spanish International could be key in driving Mikel Arteta’s side towards potential glory. He will share the...

Portugal lifted their fourth-ever trophy after beating Spain on penalties following an extra-time period that finished 2-2 in the 2024/2025 UEFA Nations League Final, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Portugal resisted Spain’s attacking threats, limiting their strengths and countering their attempts intelligently to bring the game to penalties....

Barcelona faced Real Madrid at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, for the 35th fixture of La Liga. The match ended 4-3 for the Blaugrana. This was a roller-coaster of goals, especially during the first half. Barcelona's outstanding attacking performance was countered by Real Madrid’s efforts to equalise, but unfortunately, Kylian Mbappé’s...

La Liga has long been regarded as a breeding ground for world-class talent. In 2025, a new generation of emerging stars is beginning to shape Spanish football's tactical and technical identity. This data analysis presents a detailed La Liga scout report on La Liga’s standout players under 23, offering fresh...

Who Is Hansi Flick? The Barcelona season resembled a soap opera in 2023/24, with on-the-pitch struggles compounded by hierarchical uncertainty, which left them unable to defend their La Liga title. After a positive end to the season, a soured relationship between head coach Xavi Hernández and club president Joan Laporta...

Even at a tough moment in Barcelona's history, one of the most successful and popular football clubs in the world, with a strong tradition of producing talented players and playing with a tiki-taka style of play, La Masia produced two world-class talented players for the first team: Pablo Martín Páez Gavira...

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...

Spain put on perhaps the most technically accomplished performance of EURO 2020 so far. Still, they were unable to make their dominance count and ultimately could only deliver a goalless draw against Sweden in their Group E encounter. Luis Enrique provided a welcome surprise by including 18-year-old Pedri in his...

Luis Enrique made several surprising calls regarding the Spain squad for EURO 2020, with Sergio Ramos' omission leading the way. It was quite notable that among all the discussion around who should and shouldn't have made the squad, it was hardly any surprise that Pedri of Barcelona had been included. This is perhaps...