Time for the #TFAArchives!

Each day, Fintan O’Reilly gets deep into the 10,000+ articles we’ve written on TFA over the years and pulls out a few that might be of interest based on current events and news and sometimes, Chris Beaumont remembers to post them.

Borussia Dortmund will play in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Final after defeating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in Tuesday’s semi-final. Although they’re UCL finalists, they’ve still struggled domestically this term — we analysed their struggles earlier in the season, will any of these issues be exposed in the final?

Real Madrid defeated FC Bayern in a dramatic semi-final last night to secure their spot in the final — our tactical analysis piece from November details how Carlo Ancelotti has struck the right balance in midfield at the Bernabeu this term.

Erik ten Hag is being discussed as a possible Bayern managerial target, despite his lacklustre time at Manchester United which is not guaranteed to be close to an end. Revisit our analysis of his Ajax philosophy to identify why the Bavarian giants would be interested in his services.

Florian Wirtz is constantly linked with a Bayer Leverkusen departure, as is the case currently in the rumour mill. Three years ago, we highlighted what made him one of Europe’s top young talents.

And that is it for today – we will be back in the morning with the latest analysis.

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