Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Barcelona above the line, Real Madrid below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
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BarcelonaReal Madridsolid = xG28 shots — click any dot
Shot map
Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Barcelona or Real Madrid got the ball to the finish. Pick a goal, then step through it or press Play: numbered circles are passes and touches, dotted lines are carries (the ball travelling with a player), dashed grey is a pass that was lost, the star is the shot.
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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 3 of 3 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Barcelona has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Barcelona's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
18.8%
Progression
52.3%
Chance creation
27.8%
Attacking transition
1.1%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Barcelona spends most of its time on the ball (52% of its time on the ball).
Real Madrid
The question
When Real Madrid has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Real Madrid's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
34.7%
Progression
50.0%
Chance creation
12.3%
Attacking transition
2.9%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Real Madrid spends most of its time on the ball (50% of its time on the ball).
Passing Network
Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links. Lines are this match's passes between two players, thicker for more.
Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed). Eight families per team — click any map to open it wide, then filter by channel or third, from one to another (or click a cell of the flow grids), by outcome, half, minute and passer. Channels: right wing, right half-space, centre, left half-space, left wing.
From channel
To channel
From third
To third
Outcome · half
Minutes
Channel to channel · click a cell
Third to third · click a cell
Touch Density
Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.
Barcelona — 812 touches
Real Madrid — 594 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Barcelona
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Barcelona actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
678
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
199
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left half-space of the middle third (15.1% of all actions). 68% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 32% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 19% defensive, 55% middle, 26% attacking.
Real Madrid
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Real Madrid actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
408
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
83
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (13.4% of all actions). 56% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 44% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 43% defensive, 43% middle, 14% attacking.
Attack sides
Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Barcelona spread it evenly (no channel above 39%); Real Madrid leaned on their left (45%).
Barcelona
L
32%29%39%
R
Real Madrid
L
45%25%30%
R
Final-third entries
Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.
Barcelona — 56 entries, 25% through the left wing
Real Madrid — 34 entries, 35% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Barcelona
The football question
How does Barcelona progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
119build-up passes attempted
89%completed
23%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
48CB · 45%
1Long Wide · 1%
42Wide → FB · 40%
15Central · 14%
CB48 · 45%
Long Wide1 · 1%
Wide → FB42 · 40%
Central15 · 14%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Barcelona build predominantly down the left, with García as the fulcrum (21 build-up passes). Only 23% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is LHS def → C def (9×).
Real Madrid
The football question
How does Real Madrid progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
185build-up passes attempted
84%completed
30%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third
Pass types
95CB · 61%
9Long Wide · 6%
39Wide → FB · 25%
12Central · 8%
CB95 · 61%
Long Wide9 · 6%
Wide → FB39 · 25%
Central12 · 8%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Real Madrid build predominantly down the left, with Huijsen as the fulcrum (30 build-up passes). Only 32% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (10×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Barcelona
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 47 progressive passes across 1 match (47.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
36%
Right half-space
17%
Central
2%
Left half-space
23%
Left wing
21%
Progression is right-dominant: 53% right side · 2% central · 45% left.
Who generates it
Anthony Gordon
7 · 15%
Lamine Yamal
7 · 15%
João Cancelo
7 · 15%
Pedri
6 · 13%
Pau Cubarsí
5 · 11%
Top two — Anthony Gordon & Lamine Yamal — account for 30% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
47.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
19% reach final third
28% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 81% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.19% of progressive passes reached the final third and 28% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 30% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spaceefficient
Left wingbalanced
Real Madrid
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 27 progressive passes across 1 match (27.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
30%
Right half-space
11%
Central
7%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
41%
Progression is left-dominant: 41% right side · 7% central · 52% left.
Who generates it
Yan Diomande
7 · 26%
Arda Güler
5 · 19%
Andrii Lunin
3 · 11%
Jude Bellingham
3 · 11%
Federico Valverde
2 · 7%
Top two — Yan Diomande & Arda Güler — account for 44% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
27.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
41% reach final third
11% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 59% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.41% of progressive passes reached the final third and 11% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 44% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Barcelona
The question
Where do Barcelona's chances actually come from?
Every shot traced back to its source: set pieces, or the pass that set it up (a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box) or no pass at all (the player created it himself).
18shots
1.5xG
0.08xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Source of the shot
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Cross
1
0
0.06
0.06
Pass into the box / short pass
12
0
0.79
0.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
0
0.49
0.16
Corner
2
1
0.13
0.07
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Anthony Gordon
4
0.33
0
Pedri
2
0.14
0
Raphinha
2
0.12
0
João Cancelo
3
0.10
0
Alejandro Balde
1
0.10
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Lamine Yamal
5
0.60
0
Raphinha
6
0.44
1
Anthony Gordon
3
0.15
0
Frenkie de Jong
1
0.10
0
Gerard Martín
1
0.07
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Barcelona's chances, by xG, is pass into the box / short pass (0.8 of 1.5 xG, 12 of 18 shots). 2 of the 18 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.5 xG (-0.5).
Real Madrid
The question
Where do Real Madrid's chances actually come from?
Every shot traced back to its source: set pieces, or the pass that set it up (a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box) or no pass at all (the player created it himself).
10shots
1.1xG
0.11xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Source of the shot
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Cross
1
0
0.10
0.10
Cut-back
1
1
0.32
0.32
Pass into the box / short pass
5
0
0.26
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
1
0.45
0.15
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Eduardo Camavinga
1
0.32
1
Arda Güler
2
0.21
0
Kylian Mbappé
2
0.08
0
Aurélien Tchouaméni
1
0.04
0
Denzel Dumfries
1
0.03
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Kylian Mbappé
3
0.66
2
Arda Güler
5
0.24
0
Jude Bellingham
1
0.12
0
Yan Diomande
1
0.10
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Real Madrid's chances, by xG, is own creation (carry, dribble, rebound) (0.5 of 1.1 xG, 3 of 10 shots). 0 of the 10 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.1 xG (+0.9).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Barcelona
The question
How does Barcelona deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
9 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (33%), 1 led to a shot (11%). 4 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (50%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Real Madrid
The question
How does Real Madrid deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
4 crosses: 1 found a team-mate (25%), 1 led to a shot (25%). 5 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (40%), 1 led to a shot (20%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Barcelona
The question
Which part of the final third does Barcelona actually cross from?
9 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 33% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
3
33%
0
byline · left wing
3
33%
1
byline · right wing
2
22%
0
deep · right wing
1
11%
0
Real Madrid
The question
Which part of the final third does Real Madrid actually cross from?
4 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 50% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
2
50%
1
deep · right wing
1
25%
0
byline · left wing
1
25%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+1.51Barcelona on-ball value
+1.54Real Madrid on-ball value
BarcelonaReal MadridEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Barcelona — where the value came from
Passes678 actions+0.53
Carries199 actions+0.13
Dribbles22 actions+0.03
Shots18 actions+0.66
Ball wins57 actions+0.16
Real Madrid — where the value came from
Passes408 actions+0.78
Carries83 actions-0.17
Dribbles23 actions+0.04
Shots10 actions+0.60
Ball wins72 actions+0.29
Barcelona — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Lamine Yamal
86
+0.620
Anthony Gordon
68
+0.310
Raphinha
45
+0.210
Gerard Martín
117
+0.129
Joan García
29
+0.125
João Cancelo (lowest)
96
-0.212
Real Madrid — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Eduardo Camavinga
9
+0.420
Jude Bellingham
47
+0.351
Arda Güler
69
+0.337
Kylian Mbappé
31
+0.107
Andrii Lunin
35
+0.106
Bernardo Silva (lowest)
37
-0.018
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Barcelona
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
39
Failed forward pass
28
Failed take-on
14
Lost in the defensive third
13
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 30% of 33 pass attempts there are lost (10 times). Separately, 47% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Real Madrid
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
18
Failed forward pass
7
Failed take-on
11
Lost in the defensive third
30
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the attacking third: 35% of 17 pass attempts there are lost (6 times). Separately, 26% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession
Out of possession
How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.
Not just press intensity, but where the 134 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
23%
Middle third
38%
Own third
39%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.6 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 23% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 38% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
Real Madrid
Not just press intensity, but where the 166 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
8%
Middle third
30%
Own third
62%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 7.7 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 8% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 30% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Barcelona
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Barcelona win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 33 opposition possessions that Barcelona ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Barcelona step in. Barcelona win it after 5.6 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 3.8 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
5.0passes
median 4 · before Barcelona win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
15sec
median 9s · 33.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
36%
36%
15%
12%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.0
19s
15–30′
5.2
13s
30–45+′
6.3
18s
45–60′
4.5
18s
60–75′
5.0
16s
75–90+′
3.0
10s
average passesaverage seconds
Real Madrid
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Real Madrid win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 36 opposition possessions that Real Madrid ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Real Madrid step in. Real Madrid win it after 8.8 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 9.4 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
9.3passes
median 6 · before Real Madrid win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
29sec
median 16s · 36.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
22%
28%
14%
36%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
9.7
27s
15–30′
6.7
21s
30–45+′
12.2
38s
45–60′
8.0
30s
60–75′
7.5
23s
75–90+′
11.6
32s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections
Defensive Action Map
Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap a dot for the detail.
Barcelona — 134 actions, 97 won
Real Madrid — 166 actions, 130 won
Ball-Win Map
Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.
Barcelona — 73 wins · 18% in the final third, 29% midfield, 53% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Lamine Yamal
tackle
42′
93
Anthony Gordon
ball-recovery
72′
91
Lamine Yamal
ball-recovery
95′
79
Anthony Gordon
ball-recovery
83′
76
João Cancelo
ball-recovery
95′
74
Real Madrid — 102 wins · 5% in the final third, 22% midfield, 74% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Yan Diomande
tackle
71′
76
Aurélien Tchouaméni
interception
48′
74
Dean Huijsen
clearance
72′
70
Jude Bellingham
ball-recovery
11′
69
Aurélien Tchouaméni
ball-recovery
20′
68
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Barcelona
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Barcelona? 27 opponent progressive passes and 10 shots faced (1.1 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Barcelona)
Right wing
32%
Right half-space
10%
Central
8%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
34%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (34% of the danger conceded).
Real Madrid
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Real Madrid? 47 opponent progressive passes and 18 shots faced (1.5 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Real Madrid)
Right wing
26%
Right half-space
18%
Central
4%
Left half-space
31%
Left wing
21%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left half-space (31% of the danger conceded).
Context
Shape and tactics
How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.
How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next. The numbers use every pass, carry and take-on and follow each possession in order; the one-line verdict compares the passing with the league. Tap ? for what a number means.
Barcelona
Build-up (own third)
safer, shorter passing, kept on the floor
right 33% · centre 41% · left 26% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.167
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.28%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.5%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.1 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).74% of 42
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.26%
Progression (middle third)
shorter passing, safer, playing short
right 35% · centre 30% · left 34% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.492
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.3%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).62% of 66
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.45%
Final third
safer, played inside, narrow, central
right 38% · centre 26% · left 36% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.240
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.6 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.20%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.5%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).30% of 53
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.53%
Real Madrid
Build-up (own third)
safer
right 27% · centre 42% · left 32% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.215
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+10.1 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.12%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.17%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).54% of 68
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.43%
Progression (middle third)
safer, played in the channels, touchline to touchline
right 33% · centre 26% · left 41% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.218
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.8 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.19%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.10%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).43% of 56
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.54%
Final third
safer, circulating, more recycling
right 32% · centre 9% · left 59% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.81
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.24%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.11%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.3 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).28% of 32
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.44%
Against their own norm
The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.
Barcelona
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Progressive carries101vs 70
Pass accuracy88%vs 90%
Expected goals1.48vs 2.92
PPDA4.6vs 3.6
Final-third entries56vs 72
Real Madrid
compared with their other 9 matches this season
Defensive actions166vs 129
Field tilt28%vs 55%
Threat from passing3.31vs 6.89
Progressive passes27vs 52
Passes408vs 564
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Barcelona
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
12%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
38%
13% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 87% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Real Madrid
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
11%
Progressive
0%
Neutral / sideways
53%
Safe / backward
36%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads
Players
Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Barcelona: 6 corners, 2 led to a shot, 1 set-piece goal; Real Madrid: 6 corners, 0 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Barcelona
6Corners
2Led to a shot
6Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.13Set-piece xG
1Set-piece goals
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Real Madrid
6Corners
0Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick
Who stood out — the most valuable players
Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.
Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Every player — the full numbers
Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.
Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
