Preview
Borussia Dortmund vs FC Barcelona tactical preview
Barcelona travel to Signal Iduna Park to face Borussia Dortmund, Hansi Flick's former rival, to chase a win that could be a huge step towards the Champions League knockout phase.
Preview
Barcelona travel to Signal Iduna Park to face Borussia Dortmund, Hansi Flick's former rival, to chase a win that could be a huge step towards the Champions League knockout phase.
Tactics
What exactly should Hansi Flick improve so that his Barcelona keep evolving as their opposition inevitably does the same?
Review
Imanol Alguacil's men demonstrated that in contemporary football, sometimes the art of winning lies not in dominating the ball but in controlling spaces, transitions, and moments.
Tactics
Hansi Flick's football is unique across Europe. But how sustainable is an approach that forces Barcelona into a game of Russian Roulette every week?
Review
Hansi Flick passes the El Clasico test with flying colours as Barcelona demolish Real Madrid 4:0. Here's our full tactical analysis.
Review
The victory wasn't just a result. It was a redemption, for a club still carrying the scars of that 8-2 defeat. Laporta had apparently said to Flick " You owe us one". By the looks of it, Hansi paid back his dues for that night of humiliation in Lisbon.
Preview
Barcelona face the toughest challenge of their season so far as Bayern Munich come to Catalonia. Here is the full tactical analysis and preview of this match-up.
Hansi Flick's football is unique across Europe. But how sustainable is an approach that forces Barcelona into a game of Russian Roulette every week?
Barcelona face the toughest challenge of their season so far as Bayern Munich come to Catalonia. Here is the full tactical analysis and preview of this match-up.
Playing with a red card is never easy. But can a suboptimal situation be maximised through tactics, training and mentality?
Hansi Flick's revolution at FC Barcelona has started with a bang: rejuvenated team, dominant play & clear ideas in just four games. Here are his secrets.
Musings and analysis on Barca, sometimes on football
Frenkie de Jong is back but where - if at all - does he fit in the new FC Barcelona Hansi Flick is trying to build? Find out in our tactical analysis.
Sustained pressure is about recovering the ball high and not letting the opposition settle. This is where Barcelona's evolution shines.
Ansu Fati doesn't seem to be a player on Hansi Flick's mind. Instead, Ferran Torres and Pau Victor are ahead of the once-fabled La Masia prodigy. But should that be the case? Is Torres so much better than Fati now?
Hansi Flick's verticality is wildly misunderstood. In this episode, we find out if his Barca are really that vertical. And if so, how is that different from Xavi?
Playing with a red card is never easy. But can a suboptimal situation be maximised through tactics, training and mentality?
Marcelino had a plan and it almost worked until it didn't. Flick won the battle of the nerves.
Barca conceded a red card in the tenth minute thereby pretty much signing off the outcome before the payers had properly warmed up
We are changing a few things. The what, the why and the when
Hansi Flick's revolution at FC Barcelona has started with a bang: rejuvenated team, dominant play & clear ideas in just four games. Here are his secrets.
In ninety minutes of football, Hansi Flick didn't just win a derby, he rekindled a spirit
His excellent finishing ability, decent carrying potential and immense work rate off the ball are all attributes of a great forward.
Casado profiles as a deep-lying playmaker and box-to-box midfielder, mixing it up with great long distribution and a technical presence in pockets and between the lines