Basques played 6 matches for this championship, of which they won only a third, whereas the rest they lost. Simple calculations and we get that they won 2 matches and lost as many as 4. They lost most of the matches to the teams that are in the upper part of the table, but these are not strong teams, except for Granada. They will still slide into the middle at least. Athletic had 2 games at home: they lost to rookie Cadiz 0:1 and defeated outsider Levante 2:0. As we can see, the native walls of Gaiska Garitano’s wards do not help much. Levante won without any problems, but these guys are not won only by the lazy. The game was played with one goal. The defense of Cadiz held back the impulses of the home team, until they were sent off and the score was 0:1. The athlete tried to rectify the situation, but without dangerous moments.
Guardiola has had the worst start of his coaching career this season. Never before have the Spaniard’s team scored less than 10 points in the first five matches of the championship. Manchester City is in an extremely unusual 13th place with eight points. However, they are separated by only five points from the leader of the citizens, which by the standards of Manchester City is simply a ridiculous lag. In the Premier League Manchester City beat Wolverhampton (3:1) and Arsenal (1:0), drew with Leeds (1:1) and West Ham (1:1) and lost to Leicester (2:5). On the road the Citizens have won four out of ten previous matches in the Premier League. The MC approaches this duel with a five-match unbeaten run away. In the Champions League Manchester City had a much better start. Guardiola’s men defeated Porto (3:1) and Marseille (3:0). With such results, the citizens, of course, take first place in the group of the Champions League. The squad situation at Manchester City is still deplorable. However, not without good news. Kevin De Bruyne and Emerick Laporte returned. But again they ended up in the hospital of Sergio Aguero. There are also Gabriel Jesus, Fernandinho and Benjamin Mendy.
