Hansi Flick vs. Carlo Ancelotti. — 3-2-5 IP vs. 4-4-1-1 OOP — Numerical superiority 1st phase — Central overload; DIAMOND-PATTERN — Raphinha pinning/luring Vazquez — Martin as the free man — Lack of defensive awareness by Rodrygo — Barcelonas repeated attack pattern

Luis Enrique vs. Mikel Arteta. — 3-3-4 IP vs. 4-4-2 OOP — Dembele F9 ⮕ central overload; 3V2 — Martinelli hesitating — Counter-movement btw. Kvaratskhelia & Fabian — Lewis-Skelly & Kiwior pinned — Masterclass in pinning opponents, opening passing lanes & creating space

Simone Inzaghi vs. Hansi Flick. //1st phase. — 4-3-4 [GK] IP vs. 4-3-3 OOP — 5V3 in 1st phase — Calhanoglu & Barella narrow; 3rd-man pattern — Arriving in final 3rd in a 6V5 — Exploiting vacated space left by Pedri — Numerical superiority wide; Bastoni & Acerbi — Mkhitaryans run

Mikel Arteta vs. Luis Enrique. — 3-3-4 IP vs. 4-4-2 OOP — Hakimi inverting ⮕ overload — Fabian Ruiz pinning Partey deeper; 5-3-2 — Lewis-Skelly & Martinelli defending narrow — Arsenal overloading the centre & pinning high — Lack of profiles (?) to exploit the given space

Hansi Flick vs. Carlo Ancelotti. — 3-2-5 IP vs. 4-4-2/4-5-1 OOP — 4-3-3 in 1st phase — Two passes to arrive in front of Courtois — Pedri & De Jong pinning Valverde & Bellingham — Exploiting gap in Madrids MF — Balde luring Vazquez — Yamal, Pedri & Torres with runs in behind

Ruben Amorim vs. Ange Postecoglou. //1st phase. — 3-2-1-4 IP vs. 4-2-3-1 OOP — Onana going long despite 6V4 numerical advantage — 2V1 in centre due to Maguire inverting — Mount pinning Bentancur; creating space btw. lines — Possible 3V1 wide if Onana played it short

Luis Enrique vs. Diego Simeone. — 3-1-6 IP vs. 4-4-2 OOP — Numerical superiority in 1st phase — Overload in wide area — Nuno Mendes in the half-space; pinning Koke — Similar pattern as vs. ARS & LIV — Opening central passing lane to Ramos

Xabi Alonso vs. Simone Inzaghi. — 3-2-2-3 IP vs. 4-4-2 OOP — 3V2 numerical superiority in 1st phase — 4V3 central overload — Trent inverting; BOX-Midfield — Vini & Rodrygo holding width — Fran Garcia as the LCB — Line-breaking pass by Huijsen

Filipe Luis vs. Enzo Maresca. — 3-1-2-4 IP vs. 4-1-4-1/5-4-1 OOP — 1st Overload: 5V4 — 2nd Overload: created dynamically (4V2) — 3rd-man pattern to escape covershadow — Pinning Cucurella, enabling RB to receive — Opening passing lane through pinning — Danilo: Line-breaking pass

Xabi Alonso vs. Niko Kovac. — 3-2-2-3 IP vs. 5-3-2 OOP — 1st Phase: 3V2 — 4V2 Overload in 2nd phase — Arda Güler as the free man — Vinicius pinning Ryerson inside — Fran Garcia with space to receive — Counter-movement btw. Bellingham & Gonzalo

Luis Enrique vs. Xabi Alonso. — 3-3-4 IP vs. 4-3-3 OOP — 1st Phase: 3V3 in theory → Mbappe & Vini — 4V3 Overload in 2nd phase — Masterclass in pinning opponents & creating space — Madrids narrow shape — Nuno Mendes inverting: Free-man — Hakimi as ball-far fullback: Free-man

Enzo Maresca vs. Luis Enrique. — 3-2-2-3 IP vs. 4-3-3 OOP — Wide Overload with Palmer & Gusto — Cole Palmer as the free man — Entire backline of PSG pinned — Space between the lines — PSG pressing M2M: Overcommitting

1 minute was all it took for Galatasaray to expose Liverpool’s OOP setup. No reliable pressure = more time on the ball → more midfield movement to drag the CMs + LW moving inside. Find the free man and you’re good to slip passes through the high line.

Enzo Maresca vs. Arne Slot. — 4-2-4 IP vs. 4-2-4 OOP — 3v2 overload in the center — 2v1 overload wide — Cucurella & Caicedo as the free men — Third-man pattern to escape covershadow — Luring opposition CMs deep — Arriving in a 6V4 in the final 3rd

Vincent Kompany vs. Niko Kovac. — 3-3-1-3 IP vs. 5-3-2 OOP — Kimmich as the 3rd CB — 2v1 overload wide vs. Nmecha — Luring opponent to then switch the play — Ball-far fullback inverting — Olise & Diaz pinning — Kane dropping to create overloads — Space for Laimer to exploit

Luis Enrique vs. Kasper Hjulmand. — 3-3-3 IP vs. 4-3-2 OOP — 10 VS. 10 — 4v3 central overload — 3v2 wide overload — Creating space for Vitinha to carry — Pinning entire backline & midfield deep — Mendes & Barcola with runs in behind

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