I woke up this morning trying to get a better handle on what transpired in yesterday’s Bayern-Barcelona match. A 4-0 scoreline demonstrates that Bayern dominated, but with Barcelona still maintaining the bulk of possession, how do you describe how Bayern dominated?

Sometimes what’s crucial is what you didn’t see. In this case, it was shots by Barcelona. They had 65% of the ball possession, but only four shots during the game. Bayern, in contrast, had 15. That is domination.