Woltemade stars twice as Juventus scrape Europa League draw with Rennes
A penalty and an assist from Nick Woltemade rescued a 2-2 draw for struggling Juventus against Rennes, with a late Jhon Lucumi winner ruled out at Juventus Stadium.
Match Analysis
Breakdowns of how specific games and famous tactical contests were decided.
Carnevali backs Spalletti and switches to 3-5-2 as Juventus host Rennais
Juventus director Giovanni Carnevali defends Luciano Spalletti and explains the Bremer dressing-room row, as the Bianconeri shift formation to finally pair Nick Woltemade with Randal Kolo Muani.
Juventus held by Rennes as Spalletti questions VAR and strikers alike
A stoppage-time goal was chalked off, two forwards started together for the first time, and Luciano Spalletti left Turin unconvinced on both counts after Juventus drew 2-2 with Rennes.
Why Bournemouth's level did not drop even as Milan fell apart
A straightforward 3-0 win over 10-man Milan told two stories at once: one about Bournemouth's refusal to change approach regardless of opponent, another about how thin the visitors' resistance really was.
Amorim's Milan undone by two set-piece errors before half-time at Bournemouth
A Koni De Winter handball and Mike Maignan's red card turned a routine Europa League trip into a 3-0 rout, with Ruben Amorim insisting the contest was over by half-time.
Chivu says half-time calm, not tactics, salvaged Inter's win over Shakhtar
Cristian Chivu explains how Inter weathered Alessandro Bastoni's red card and Shakhtar Donetsk's provocation to claim their first Champions League win of the season.
Michael Carrick's permanent reign is repeating Solskjaer's pattern, not fixing it
A promising interim spell has unravelled into Manchester United's worst Premier League start, a 4-1 Champions League rout by Como and a pressing row with captain Bruno Fernandes.
Spalletti answers Juventus strikers' pleas with a system built around them
After a chastening home defeat to Lazio, Luciano Spalletti has reshaped Juventus around Woltemade and Kolo Muani, framing the change as both tactical logic and a response to what his players asked for.
Carrick's crisis meets Fabregas's rise as Como host Manchester United
A winless run for Michael Carrick's side collides with Cesc Fabregas's in-form Como, with Opta's supercomputer narrowly favouring the Italian hosts in Wednesday's Champions League meeting.
Como's Serie D Past Collides With Champions League Present Against Manchester United
A club playing regional football within the last decade hosts Manchester United in the Champions League, with Cesc Fàbregas's attacking line-up and Michael Carrick's injury list shaping a mismatch in wealth but not necessarily in form.
Marotta's warning exposes the gap between Inter's domestic control and European fragility
Beppe Marotta says Inter must heed the lessons of defeats to Real Madrid and Club Brugge as the Nerazzurri try to arrest a run of seven losses in eight Champions League games.
Inter survive Bastoni red card to beat Shakhtar after shaky start
Carlos Augusto's second-half strike gave 10-man Inter a first Champions League win of the autumn, but the performance exposed how far Cristian Chivu's reshaped side still has to travel.