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Lisandro Martinez's criticism of Manchester United's transfer strategy invites a look back at the five other players signed in his arrival window, and what their fates reveal about recruitment under Erik ten Hag.
Lautaro Martinez, Nicolò Barella and Alessandro Bastoni return to Cristian Chivu's starting XI for a San Siro clash with Nicolò Tresoldi's Club Brugge, though a midfield puzzle remains unsolved.
Gian Piero Gasperini had the atmosphere he wanted against Real Madrid, but a 3-1 lead evaporated in seven late minutes as José Mourinho's changes turned the Stadio Olimpico quiet.
A forgotten moment from a 2016 Champions League group game in Bulgaria remains one of the clearest examples of Mesut Ozil's decision-making at its peak.
With Stamford Bridge standing in for a ground they cannot use, Shakhtar Donetsk's Champions League campaign is run as much by logistics as by tactics.
Paris Saint-Germain scored three times in 32 first-half minutes and held off a Manchester City fightback led by Erling Haaland to win 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium.
A dismal final ten minutes undid Roma as Real Madrid's bench, inspired by Endrick, Espí and Arda Güler, turned a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 Champions League win in Rome.
Nicolò Tresoldi's first coach explains why Atalanta, Milan, Fiorentina, Bologna and Juventus all turned down the forward who scored a hat-trick against Inter at San Siro.
Cesc Fabregas rotates full-backs and trusts Nico Paz as a false nine for Como's trip to Feyenoord, framing the change as tactical caution rather than timidity.
Bradley Barcola ended his goal drought with a Champions League treble as Liverpool won 6-3 at LASK, but Andoni Iraola's side conceded three times after making defensive changes.
Ahead of Juventus's Europa League trip to Celta Vigo, Luciano Spalletti explains how switching defensive shape is meant to sharpen his side's pressing triggers while keeping possession harder to read.
Five matchdays into 2026-27, Arsenal sit tenth and Manchester United are above them as London City and Tottenham push for Europe — Opta's data shows why the hierarchy is wobbling.
