New piece out on Substack.

Bayern vs PSG was chaos, intensity, and modern football at its highest level. But behind the attackers and the headlines, two midfielders quietly controlled everything.

Joshua Kimmich and Vitinha.

Different profiles. Different rhythms. Same responsibility:

carry their teams through pressure.

In this piece, I break down:

• Why both rank among Europe’s elite in my APV metric

• How they generate danger in completely different ways

• Champions League action maps showing where their sequences start and how they lead to shots

• Why the second leg could be decided in midfield more than anywhere else

Free preview available.