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Tactical Preview: Benfica-Round of 16
This Tuesday, Benfica will host Borussia Dortmund at the Estadio De Luz in its quest to break the Curse of Béla Guttmann. After a triumphant decade in Europe, where the Lisbon club won two European Champions Clubs’ Cup Finals, boasting the likes of Eusébio da Silva Ferreira and Mário Esteves Coluna, Benfica relinquished its stranglehold…
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Tactical Preview: Arsenal-Round of 16
As a lifelong Arsenal fan, it’s hard to look ahead to the return of the Champions League and it’s knockout phase without feeling a sense of groundhog day. The Gunners go into their last 16 match having exited at this stage for six consecutive years, and their hopes of finally progressing again were dealt a…
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Tactical Preview: Napoli-Round of 16
The Azzurri are headed into Wednesday’s clash against Real Madrid in fine form having secured their 18th consecutive positive result after an impressive, though not spectacular, 2-0 win over Genoa on Friday. It wasn’t a stunning performance from Sarri and his men but winning without playing your best is an important characteristic for any competitive…
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Tactical Preview: Paris Saint-Germain-Round of 16
On the 12th of December 2016, the stage was set for the UEFA Champions league round of 16 draw. 8 star studded fixtures were expected, perhaps less so for Paris Saint-Germain fans who were only just adjusting to life under pressure following an underwhelming 2-2 home draw with Bulgarian minnows Ludogorets Razgrad and a 3-0…
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Tactical Preview: Bayern Munich-Round Of 16
Form In what has been a rather lackluster season for the rather usual dominate Bavarians, Carlo Ancelotti’s men will face their toughest challenge of the season as of yet when they hold host to Arsenal on Wednesday in what could turn out to be a season defining tie for them. Leading up to the tie…
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Tactical Preview: Manchester City-Round Of 16
In what has been nothing short of a tumultuous season for Manchester City but there finally appears to be some returning stability, a timely return to form. A draw against Spurs ultimately proved underwhelming due to the nature of the performance but the energy undoubtedly carried over to proceeding matches against West Ham and Swansea.…
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Tactical Analysis: Napoli’s Revolution – The Maurizio Sarri Effect
Napoli have become a force to reckoned with under Maurizio Sarri. Over the years, when the likes of Mazzarri and Benitez were in charge, Napoli were not able to get maximum use out of their players and often ending up relying on one player shining to get them through. However, Sarri has now got Napoli playing some…
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Tactical Preview: Borussia Dortmund-Champions League Round of 16
Champions League: Borussia Dortmund play Portuguese giants Benfica away at the Estádio da Luz in the last 16 of the Champions League. Benfica finished second in their group, behind Serie A highflyers Napoli, collecting 8 points. 2W, 2L and 2D while scoring 10 and conceding 10 isn’t a record that does SL Benfica justice.…
