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International FootballReal Madrid Win Late Clasico: Mbappe Brace and a Lesson in ComposureEl Clasico is always a special yardstick, where tactical calculations, player...
International FootballMbappe's Brace, Real Madrid's Win at Nou Camp: Reading the 37 PercentMinute 87. The ball rolled across the face of the goal and nobody touched it...
International FootballMarca Top 100: When a Ranking Prices Players Through Spanish EyesOn Tuesday evening, at a café near Place Bellecour in Lyon, Marca's list of t...
International FootballEz Abde and the remaining 20%: Flick's praise does not pay the billIn a pre-match press conference for a fixture whose final score the original...
International FootballPSG vs Barcelona: Enrique's Plan for Yamal and the Vacant Left FlankWhen asked how he intended to stop Lamine Yamal, Luis Enrique answered briefl...
International FootballEusebio Sacristán's advice to Hamza Abdelkarim: patience, while the data stays silentAt minute 60 on a small pitch in Utebo, Hamza Abdelkarim took the ball on his...
International FootballGalatasaray vs Barcelona: The Empty Left Flank and an Unfinished ScoreThree in the morning in Munich, I sat in front of the screen with a notebook...
International FootballBarcelona Without Raphinha: Flick's Centre-Forward Problem Before GalatasarayIn Istanbul, I arrived at the stadium two hours early. The stands were still...
International FootballBarcelona vs Galatasaray: Four Names in the Wrong Place and a Lineup That Needs VerificationThe Situation On my desk in Shanghai, the Barcelona–Galatasaray preview arriv...
International FootballBarcelona vs Getafe: The Camp Nou Rotation and the Names That Do Not BelongWhen the team sheet appeared on the screen in the Camp Nou press room, my hab...
International FootballBarcelona and Nicolò Tresoldi: a €50m-plus invoice written by panicRaphinha scored 14 goals in his first eight matches of the season. A natural...
International FootballRaphinha as a striker: Barcelona rotate their attack while gaps remain unfilledRaphinha receives the ball at the edge of the box, between two centre-backs,...
International FootballBrazil and Australia Begin Their Rebuilds: Where Injury Data Collides With Tactical Identity in TownsvilleNumbers do not lie, but the people reading them do. In 19 years of tracking...
International FootballRaphinha Scored 14 in 8 — And That Is the Worst News Barcelona Could GetThe annual season is in its most deceptive phase: when the stat sheet is stil...
International FootballRaphinha's 12 Goals in Seven LaLiga Matchdays: Reading the Record Through the Layer BeneathIn the 76th minute, Hansi Flick raised his hand for a substitution. Raphinha...
International FootballOne Haaland and Six Faces: Two Attacking Models Shaping Europe's Title RaceA night in Incheon, after twenty years sitting before screens, has taught me ...
International FootballMatchday Sediment: Yamal Follows Messi, Arsenal Rewrites Record After Two DecadesTwenty years. Arsenal waited two decades to touch that golden line again: nin...
International FootballLevante vs Barca: Five Goals in Three Matches and Flick's Midfield ProblemI reopened my La Liga matchday-five spreadsheet on Saturday evening, just as...
International FootballZabiri, Five Goals in Five Games and the Loan Deal Racing Santander Cannot UnlockOn the stands of El Sardinero, nobody remembers exactly how many legs Yassir...
International FootballBarcelona 5-1 Feyenoord: The Warning to Europe Begins in the Dressing RoomLate at night in Barcelona, when the final whistle blew in the third minute o...
International FootballHansi Flick Appoints Raphinha as Barcelona Captain, Bypassing Frenkie de Jong Over InjuryHansi Flick selects Raphinha as Barcelona's first captain, excluding Frenkie ...
