All Analysis

Manchester City's 1–0 victory over Manchester United was shaped by their response to Phil Foden's red card: a compact 4-4-1 that surrendered possession while denying United the spaces needed to turn numerical superiority into sustained central threat.

Chelsea's 2–2 draw with Hull City exposed the difference between territorial possession and control of the game's most dangerous moments.

Liverpool's 0–0 draw with Fulham was shaped less by possession than by the difficulty of creating consistent attacking connections against a compact 4-2-3-1.

Liverpool's 2–1 comeback against Atlético Madrid was shaped by Andoni Iraola's correction of an unexpected back-three structure that initially disrupted Liverpool's pressing references.

Real Madrid deliberately ceded the ball, protected the centre and attacked Inter's build-up at selected moments — producing two goals before Inter's wide overloads exposed the limits of the plan.