Well-known manager and expert Vyacheslav Zakhovailo drew attention to the high efficiency of the first matches of the 1/4 finals of the Champions League ("Real" - "Manchester City" - 3:3, "Arsenal" - "Bayern" - 2:2, PSG - "Barcelona" - 2:3, "Atletico" - "Borussia D" - 2:1).
Vyacheslav Zakhovaylo"Champions League quarter-final: eighteen goals scored. Question: a new trend towards an attacking style in the organisation of the game? I doubt it!
"Atletico outplayed Dortmund with only 34% possession of the ball, with 339 assists, while Dortmund had 637! But the most important nuance: shots on goal 9:5 - Atletico's advantage is almost double!!!!
"Barça" beat PSG, but had less possession of the ball. However, to be fair, the statistics show an evenly matched match in terms of chances created.
What conclusions did I draw? Football has become faster and more intense on the ball. It would seem that it can't get any faster! But no... It turned out that top-level players have human resource and potential for growth," Zakhovailo wrote on his Facebook page.
