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Real Madrid hosted Manchester City in a UEFA Champions League clash that renewed the rivalry between the two teams and offered one of the most-watched encounters for the game’s fans.

The match ended with a 1-2 win for Manchester City, who climbed to fourth spot and are further confirming their qualification to the knockout round without needing to go through the playoffs, especially if they keep getting positive results in their upcoming games.

On the other hand, Real Madrid failed to win another home game to aggravate the team’s issues and involve their head coach into more doubts about his work and about his potential sack following the latest unconvincing team results.

With Barcelona starting to widen the gap to four points from Real Madrid in the league’s standings due to Real Madrid’s numerous draws in the latest period, in addition to a recent loss last week, Xabi Alonso is starting to be put under heavy pressure from the club, the fans, and the media.

Getting out of this complicated situation will count in Alonso’s favour and confirm that he has a strong personality that allows him to face the challenges of coaching a team like Real Madrid.

But if things don’t go his way during the next few games, it will be complicated for Real Madrid to give him more time, as the club is known for needing immediate results.

In this tactical analysis of the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City, our attention will be centred on Real Madrid’s created chances and what prevented them from converting those chances into goals.

Lens top Ligue 1 as we close in on the halfway point, ahead of PSG by one point at the top of the table.

The historic French club has had a meteoric rise over the past five years, considering they were in Ligue 2 as recently as 2020.

Franck Haise guided them to a second-place finish during the 2022/2023 season, which saw them qualify for the Champions League.

Last season, under the direction of Will Still, they ended up finishing in eighth place and decided to look for a new manager.

This summer, they sold key players Andy Diouf, Facundo Medina, and Neil El Aynaoui without making any big-money signings.

Lens made the decision to hire former Lyon manager Pierre Sage, which has turned out to be a perfect fit.

Sage has guided Lens to eight wins in their last nine matches, including notable victories over Olympique de Marseille and AS Monaco.

What is impressive is that Sage is doing all of this with not that much talent compared to the top teams in France.

Per Transfermarkt, Lens have a squad value of €88.35m.

That actually puts them in the bottom half of Ligue 1 and is over 10 times lower than PSG’s squad value of €1.15bn.

In this Lens tactical analysis article, we will take a look at the tactics Pierre Sage is using to make Lens incredibly difficult to beat, examine some of the data behind their meteoric rise, and assess whether they have a chance of holding off PSG over the course of the season.

The second half of the Fantasy Premier League campaign starts in less than three weeks, and FPL managers have been given the perfect opportunity to refine their teams before then.

We all received a generous five free transfers after Gameweek 15 concluded due to the imminent start of AFCON, but how you use these additional transfers could be the difference between a strong start to the new year and falling behind because of poor decisions.

In this article, we will discuss a defensive asset that has been attracting a lot of attention recently.

We also look at who can replace one of the game’s best forward options, who is now an injury doubt for the coming weeks.

Lastly, we compare two electrifying midfield options who could both be considered excellent budget picks.

Julián Alvarez has appeared to be a key player for Atlético Madrid, and as they take on Valencia, take a look at his £82m move to Spain and what makes him such a great striker.

Many clubs had their eyes on Jamie Gittens before his move to Chelsea.

Take a look at our 2025/2026 scout report on the youngster as he's reported to start today vs Everton.

Fulham take on Burnley and are looking to snag three points and keep climbing out of mid table.

Take a look at our Emile Smith-Rowe scout report and the role he plays in the clubs tactics.