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A look at what’s happening in European football on Sunday:
ENGLAND
Tottenham are looking for just a second win at Stamford Bridge since the Premier League began in 1992 when it traveled through London to play against Chelsea in the second round main game. Indeed, the last five encounters between the teams have all been won by Chelsea, who dealt three lowly defeats to Tottenham in January. That left Antonio Conte, the Tottenham manager who used to be in charge of Chelsea, pondering the distance between his current and old team. Tottenham have since improved and started the season with a 4-1 win against Southampton. Chelsea opened with a 1-0 win over Everton. Nottingham Forest will host West Ham in the other game, with both teams looking for a reaction after losing their openers last weekend.
SPAIN
Real Madrid kick off the defense of the Spanish league title with an apparently easy visit to newly promoted Almeria. Coach Carlo Ancelotti has said that with the World Cup coming in November, he expects more players this season to ensure his team stays fresh. That could mean a start in Almeria for newcomers Antonio Rüdiger and Aurelien Tchouameni, who were both brought in as substitutes when Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 this week to win the UEFA Super Cup. Ancelotti said that even Eden Hazard, who played infrequently last season, will be seen more this season. Elsewhere, Real Sociedad are visiting Cadiz with the chance to see new forwards Takefusa Kubo, Mohamed-Ali Cho and Brais Méndez, who have signed their contracts all summer and play their first competitive game with Spanish striker Mikel Oyarzabal who is still recovering from his serious leg injury. Gennaro Gattuso also makes his debut as Valencia’s new coach in a home game against Girona, who have played in the second division for the last three seasons.
ITALY
José Mourinho and Roma will try to show their intentions when the capital visits Salernitana in the opening game of the season. In Mourinho’s first year in charge, he led Roma to the Europa Conference League title – the club’s first trophy in 14 years. After finishing sixth in Serie A last season, Roma are aiming for a top four place and a spot in the Champions League, but are also seen as a dark horse for the league title, especially after signing former Juventus. attacker Paulo Dybala. City rivals Lazio are also looking for a top four spot and receive Bologna, while Fiorentina welcome the newly promoted Cremonese. Empoli visits nearby Spezia.
GERMANY
Wolfsburg travels to Bayern Munich for what promises to be a daunting task in the Bundesliga. Bayern, the ten-time defending champion, started the competition last weekend with a 6-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt and Wolfsburg is one of his favorite opponents. The Bavarian powerhouse has scored at least one goal in each of his last 28 encounters with Wolfsburg, 80 goals in total. It is Bayern’s longest scoring run against any opponent in the competition. Sadio Mane, Jamal Musiala (two), Joshua Kimmich, Benjamin Pavard and Serge Gnabry all scored against Frankfurt as if to show the club will not miss Robert Lewandowski after his summer transfer to Barcelona. Union Berlin visits Mainz for the early game. Mainz lost only twice at home last season, including a defeat to Union, which claimed its first-ever Bundesliga away win at Mainz, 3-2 on 9 November 2019, when captain Christopher Trimmel scored all three goals. Both Union and Mainz won their opening games of the season.
FRANCE
Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez could make his debut in the French league when Marseille visit Brest. With a free transfer from Inter Milan, Sanchez hopes to have the same impact as new signings Luis Suarez and Nuno Tavares, who both scored in Marseille’s 4-1 win over Reims last weekend. Centre-back Duje Caleta-Car and midfielder Pape Gueye will be available for Marseille after serving out their opening round suspension. Nice receives Strasbourg, while the match between Lorient and Lyon has been postponed because the field was deemed unsafe for the players. Stade du Moustoir’s pitch has deteriorated as it was used as a venue for the Festival Interceltique, an ongoing 10-day event celebrating Celtic culture.
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