Rangers 0-1 Manchester United: Rangers’ five-man defence works…up to a point
A late Wayne Rooney penalty meant United eventually found a way past Rangers’ back five. Walter Smith’s tactics had worked well so far in the competition, but he was without two key members of his...
View ArticleValencia 5-0 Villarreal: spare man at the back, and direct football going...
Third-placed Valencia demolished fourth-placed Villarreal at the Mestalla. Unai Emery brought Ever Banega back into the side in the centre of midfield, and also recalled Portuguese defenders Miguel and...
View ArticleUruguay 2-0 Peru: Tabarez changes formation again to take Uruguay to the final
Luis Suarez scored two second half goals in a confident Uruguayan performance. Oscar Tabarez was without Diego Perez, so Napoli’s Walter Gargano took his place. Sebastien Coates returned at...
View ArticleMilan 2-1 Inter: Gasperini’s 3-5-1-1 dominates first half, but needless...
Inter were 1-0 up at half time but managed to lose 2-1, after a strange tactical change from their new boss Gian Piero Gasperini. Gasperini was widely expected to bring his favoured 3-4-3 to Inter, but...
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