Physical performance discriminating winning and losing in UEFA Champions League: a full-season study by Toni Modric, Sime Versic, Igor Jukic, Damir Sekulic

“…This study aimed to examine the differences in physical performance when winning and losing in UEFA Champions League (UCL) matches. Data were collected using an optical tracking system from all UCL matches ( n = 125) in the 2022/23 season. …”
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Creating Goal Scoring Opportunitites in Men and Women UEFA Champions League Soccer Matches. Tactical Similarities and Differences (Creación de Ocasiones de Gol en la UEFA Champions League Masculina y Femenina.... by Michalis Mitrotasios, Joaquin González-Rodenas, Vasilis Armatas, Rafael Aranda Malavés

“…   The aim of the present study was to describe and compare how goal scoring opportunities emerge in both men and women UEFA Champions League. The sample included 819 team possessions that led to the creation of goal scoring opportunities from 32 random matches (16=men; 16=momen) during the 2018-2019 season. …”
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Team running performance while scoring and conceding goals in the UEFA Champions League: analysis of five-minute intervals by Paweł Chmura, Toni Modric, Adrian Drożdżowski, Sime Versic, Damir Sekulic, Marcin Andrzejewski

“…The objective of this research was to determine running performance (RP) within five-minute intervals when scoring and conceding goals in the UEFA Champions League (UCL). Matches from the UCL 2020/2021 season were analyzed, and relevant data were retrieved using the InStat Fitness semi-automatic video system. …”
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Progreso técnico y cambios de eficiencia en los equipos de fútbol que participan en la UEFA Champions League by Lucía Isabel García Cebrián, Manuel Espitia Escuer

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Temperature-Related Variations in Physical Performance During Elite Soccer Matches by Vladimir Pavlinovic, Ryland Morgans, Toni Modric

“…The aim of this study was to examine the differences in match running performance (MRP) according to the ambient temperature during UEFA Champions League (UCL) matches. Data were collected using an optical tracking system from all teams (<i>n</i> = 32) in all UCL matches (<i>n</i> = 125) during the 2022/23 season, and classified according to the ambient temperature at which matches were played: <5 °C, 6–10 °C, 11–20 °C, and >21 °C. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of muscle injuries of the lower limb grade 2A-2B in professional football players by E. N. Bezuglov, V. Y. Khaitin, А. М. Lazarev, М. S. Butovskiy, N. N. Karlitskiy, G. V. Chernov, A. V. Lyubushkina, I. D. Stepanov

“…Methods and duration of muscle injury treatment were analyzed during two seasons in several leading Russian clubs, whose players are included in the Russian Football Premier League, Europa League UEFA, UEFA Champions League and who represent their National Teams. …”
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The Betting Odds Rating System: Using soccer forecasts to forecast soccer. by Fabian Wunderlich, Daniel Memmert

“…Data from almost 15.000 soccer matches (seasons 2007/2008 until 2016/2017) are used, including both domestic matches (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish Primera Division and Italian Serie A) and international matches (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europe League). The novel betting odds based ELO model is shown to outperform classic ELO models, thus demonstrating that betting odds prior to a match contain more relevant information than the result of the match itself. …”
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