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Spurs' solitary Premier League win at Stamford Bridge since 2018 came from a settled 4-2-3-1 built on a double pivot and a front four behind Harry Kane's absence replaced by Son — here is what became of that shape and the players who filled it.
Massimiliano Allegri says Napoli's work without the ball, not a lack of attacking intent, is holding back a side sitting eighth in Serie A ahead of Saturday's visit from Roma.
From Ian Rush in Turin to Trent Alexander-Arnold at the Bernabeu, Planet Football's survey of Liverpool exports reveals a recurring pattern: brilliance at Anfield, struggle everywhere else.
Planet Football's rundown of snubbed greats shows how the Messi-Ronaldo duopoly squeezed out strikers, playmakers and captains who defined their positions.
Seven games into the season, Arsenal have gone from the Premier League's deadliest set-piece side to one that can't convert a single corner — and the data suggests the problem isn't the delivery.
Manchester City arrive at a resurgent Aston Villa unbeaten in the league this season, but the numbers behind their start suggest the result flatters them more than it should.
Koni De Winter's handball and Mike Maignan's red card condemned a reduced Milan to a 3-0 Europa League defeat at Bournemouth, who moved to three wins from three.
Atalanta fired 15 shots without hitting the target as stoppage-time goals from Tolu Arokodare and Abdellah Ouazane gave Ajax a 2-0 Conference League win.
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.
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.
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.
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.
