The two-week break is over, club football returns to the big stage this weekend, it will also be an introduction to the continuation of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
In the Premier League, attention is drawn to the clash between Liverpool and Chelsea, in Serie A there is a match between Roma and Inter, and the duel between Bayern and Stuttgart - participants of the European elite - will mark the seventh round of the Bundesliga...
"REDS" ARE THE FIRST, THEY WANT TO STAY THERE
Liverpool made only one mistake this season (defeat against Nottingham Forest in the championship), everything else was done more or less routinely, and Chelsea will arrive at "Anfield Road" on Sunday.
The "Blues" opened this campaign much better than the previous two, sharing fourth place in the table with Aston Villa, but they have yet to convince the public of their strength to fight for the top. They hadn't been there for a long time.
"Chelsea has everything a great team should have. This is a serious challenge for us, especially since the game comes after the representative action," said the Liverpool manager. Arne Slott.
The Dutchman cannot count on the goalkeeper Alison Becker, who was injured in the last round in the duel with Crystal Palace.
Slot had something to say about the schedule, which is especially busy in England. And he's not the first to complain about him - his predecessor did it too Jürgen Klopp, including Pep Guardiola...
"We played against Palas on Saturday at 13.30:XNUMX p.m., before that on Wednesday night in the Champions League. Such a short period between games can cause injuries and we all need to take that into account," Slott said.
He compared the Premier League with the Dutch Eredivisie.
"We now play on Sunday, then on Wednesday. What is very good in Holland is that I am 99,9 percent sure that all the teams that play in the Champions League do not play on Sunday. They have an extra day to prepare for the game in the best way in Europe. That's not common here," Slott pointed out.
Liverpool is the leader in the Premier League table, has a point more than Manchester City and Arsenal, who are awaiting duels with Wolverhampton (Sunday at 15:18.30) and Bournemouth (tonight from XNUMX:XNUMX).
"We want to continue the streak we had before the break. We have injury problems, but they are not big - Bukajo Saka did well, and next week is very important when it comes to the return of Martin Edego. We are waiting for good news," said the Arsenal manager. Mikel Arteta.
COMPANIES: WE ARE STILL GOING TO WIN
Bayern lost the title in Germany last season, and even ended up third in the table because Stuttgart had the best campaign. Now the "Squabs" arrive in Munich to show that last season they deserved the number two spot, behind Bayer...
"I have no doubt that we are the favorites and I am sure that we will show it. After the break, I met a motivated team and I like that," said the coach of the Bavarians Vincent Company.
Bayern have not won in their last three games (two draws and a loss to Aston Villa in the Champions League).
"We won before that, and we will continue to win. This team has the quality to win more often, but also to do it in style," Kompany added.
Bayern share first place with Leipzig, who are chasing their third consecutive triumph away to Mainz.
SERIES A: ADŽIĆ IN COMPETITION, CHAMPION IN THE ETERNAL CITY
The Italian media have announced the debut performance twice so far this season Vasilija Adžić in the jersey of Juventus - it did not happen, in addition, the Montenegrin teenager was slowed down by injuries, and the "third chance" is tonight against Lazio (20.45:XNUMX).
Journalists from the Apennines state that Adžić has recovered, that other Juve midfielders have injury problems (Teun Kopmeiners, Veston Mekeni...) and that the former footballer of Budućnosti could get minutes, at least from the bench.
"I like how he looks on the field, I like his attitude. He can respond in the midfield position, be an attacking midfielder, and maybe even a winger. I'm sure he will be of great help to us when he gets a chance," he said. is the coach of Juve Thiago Motta.
Milan is waiting for Udinese from 18:12.30 p.m., and on Sunday, the leader or the current champion - Napoli will visit Empoli (XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.), and in the evening, Inter will play against Roma.
In the Spanish La Liga, Real is visiting Vigo tonight, while Barcelona is waiting for Sevilla on Sunday.
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