Juventus 1-0 Inter: Leonardo unable to respond to Delneri’s narrow formation
Alessandro Matri scored the biggest goal of his career to guide Juventus to victory in the Derby d’Italia. Gigi Delneri reverted to 4-4-2 after last week’s experiment with 4-1-4-1. Luca Toni was...
View ArticleBarcelona 2-2 Milan: Milan’s narrowness frustrates Barca (just about)
Milan scored in the first minute and the last minute, to bookend a game otherwise dominated by Barcelona. Pep Guardiola used Sergio Busquets and Javier Mascherano at the back, with Seydou Keita in the...
View ArticleReal Madrid 0-1 Atletico Madrid: Diego Costa leads the line superbly in...
Atletico Madrid went ahead early at the Bernabeu, and then created much better chances. Carlo Ancelotti felt Gareth Bale wasn’t ready to make his first home start, instead using Angel Di Maria on the...
View ArticleManchester United 1-0 Arsenal: United start positively then defend extremely...
David Moyes recorded the first major victory of his tenure at Old Trafford. Moyes selected Phil Jones in the centre of midfield alongside Michael Carrick, and continued with Shinji Kagawa on the left....
View ArticleAtletico Madrid 0-0 Barcelona: different styles but similar lack of invention...
La Liga’s top of the table clash was intense and intriguing, but ultimately goalless. Diego Simeone named his expected side, with right-back Juanfran available after his suspension was overturned....
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