THE FOOTBALL BLOG

Pedro Leon's amazing season at Eibar has not only seen him be his team's outstanding player, but also one of the finest in La Liga.

In this intense start to the summer transfer market, Milan has signed the second most expensive player in its history.

Despite England's U21s being unable to overcome a defiant Swedish outfit, the performance of Tammy Abraham offered plenty of optimism for Aidy Boothroyd's side looking ahead.

Ricardo Quaresma's strong from this season was certainly a key element in Besiktas winning yet another Turkish Super Lig title.

Real Madrid put in a fantastic performance to overcome Massimiliano Allegri's brilliant Juventus 4-1 in the Champions League final. And while every player in Zinedine Zidane's team were excellent, the importance of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos deserved special mention yet again.

After a turbulent season that has been full of negativity and even featured a relegation scrap, Bayer Leverkusen ended the campaign in fine style by defeating Hertha Berlin 6-2.

The challenge between Josè Mourinho's pragmatism and Peter Bosz's offensive idealism followed a basic script to the letter: Mourinho gave the ball to Ajax (31% total possession, the lowest percentage in a European final along with Simeone's Atletico in 2012 and his own Inter in 2010), leaving Bosz's team dealing with the question of what to do with it.

Whenever the Catalans looked to pass out from the back, Victor Sanchez's clever variations in his movement successfully saw him position himself astutely to help his side progress upfield.

Dani Alves, once again, proved to be decisive in the most important moment. After the double semi-final against Monaco where he stood out for his active contribution to all four Juventus goals, he also made the difference in Coppa Italia.

Jonny Evans' excellent performance vs Chelsea yet again solidified why he's one of the finest defenders in the English Premier League.

Ajax is the fashionable team of this Europa League edition thanks to Hakim Ziyech and its very young formation and philosophy of offensive play.

Players that truly know how to play football know how to correctly interpret whether they are in a positional superiority even if they are in a numerical inferiority. In the same way as to whether they are in a positional inferiority they perceive whether they are in a numerical superiority..

Players that truly know how to play football know how to correctly interpret whether they are in a positional superiority even if they are in a numerical inferiority. In the same way as to whether they are in a positional inferiority they perceive whether they are in a numerical superiority..

While it's not entirely surprising to see Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, Bayern Munich sharpshooter Robert Lewandowski and PSG's powerhouse Edinson Cavani occupying the top three spots in this season’s Champions League goalscoring chart, it's interesting to analyse the numbers behind their success.