VAR reviews, disallowed goals and extremely tight offsides have been a theme as Flick has imposed a radically high defensive ...

UEFA technical instructor Phil Church shines a light on Barcelona's high defensive line – and how Inter sought to get behind it.

It's a pretty straightforward gamble that Hansi Flick has taken since taking the Barcelona job last summer. Play a maximalist version of Bundesliga football -- an aggressively high line and ...

Denzel Dumfries delivered a standout performance in Inter Milan's Champions League clash against Barcelona, earning widespread praise for his ability to exploit the Catalan giants' high defensive line ...

Benfica's Kerem Akturkoglu and Barcelona's Alejandro Balde challenge ... With Barca playing such a high line under Flick, often as high up as halfway and sometimes even into the opposition's ...

According to journalist Joel Gadea Anton, Barcelona are not expected to be very active in the upcoming summer transfer window. The journalist mentions that rather than pursuing big-money signings ...

Barcelona played very high up the pitch. They pressed aggressively to pen Inter into their own half. And this entailed playing with a very high defensive line, as they aimed to keep Inter’s ...

Luka Modric will return to the Real Madrid starting lineup against Barcelona in the final El Clasico of the 2024/25 season.

Throughout the game, Barcelona stuck to their guns pressing high and playing with a high line, which was clearly something Inter Milan had worked on throughout the week, looking to play fast passes ...

The Italian’s game plan resembles the strategy used in last season’s Supercopa de Espana final when Real Madrid capitalised on Barcelona’s high line to secure a 2-0 lead within the opening ...