In the last tournament Barcelona lost the title to Real Madrid, having made several annoying mistakes during the summer session of La Liga. The 26-time champion and 30-time Spanish Cup winner managed to win 25 matches and finished seven in the world, which eventually brought 82 points and second position. The Catalans showed the best result in the attack line, where the smolgi hit the opponents’ goal 86 times. The best are traditionally Messi (25 goals) and Suarez (16), who now defends the colors of Atl?tico. During a short pause, Arthur left the team, who moved to Juventus (72 million) and Nelson Samedu went to Wolverhampton (30 million). Miralem Pjanic from Juventus (60 million), Trincan from Braga (31 million) and Serginho Dest from Ajax (21 million) moved to the capital of Catalonia. Of course, the most important transition of the past summer was the move to Spain of Ronald Koeman. The blue garnet examples started the new tournament with a victory over Villarreal (4:0) and Celta (3:0). Lengle, Ter Stegen, Umtiti and Fernandez will not be able to take part in today’s match. The entrance to the Junior field is in question.
On Thursday Liverpool experienced their second disappointment of the season. Arsenal brought again unpleasant emotions to the fans of the Merseysides. As in the English Super Cup, the Reds lost to the Gunners on penalties. However, Liverpool are still doing great in the championship. In the first round, Liverpool beat Leeds (4:3), in the second they dealt with Chelsea (2:0), whereas in the third match Arsenal won beautifully (3:1). In the League Cup, before the meeting with the Gunners, Liverpool destroyed Lincoln 7:2. While Liverpool have been undefeated for their fourth year at Anfield, the Reds lose from time to time on the road. In particular, Liverpool are approaching this fight with three victories in the last seven meetings of the Premier League, which is a mediocre indicator for the club. However, teams of the level of “Aston Villa” – Liverpool, beat away, as a rule. Liverpool have two serious losses. Both are associated with the coronavirus. Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara were infected with this disease. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Joel Matip are unavailable for the match due to injuries. The participation of Kostas Tsimikas is questionable.
