Competition
Tactical analysis, match reports and football insights from UEFA Champions League.
Barcelona kept finding a way back into the game. PSG kept finding a way to finish it.
PSG built a 3–0 half-time lead against Manchester City. City improved after the break, but Maghnes Akliouche’s goal helped PSG hold on for a 4–2 win.
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.