summary of the international conference
Premier League:
The 22-23 Premier League is one of the most competitive in recent years, especially due to the notable improvement of several teams in the lower half of the table. On Matchday 1 it was newly promoted Fulham who left very good feelings against Liverpool, while Brighton impressed at Old Trafford. In the second match we saw Crystal Palace draw at Anfield and on this third matchday we had two new surprises. Jesse March’s Leeds thrashed Chelsea (3-0) in a game in which he exhibited all the virtues of the Red Bull school that the American coach wants to install in his team. Leeds ran non-stop, drowning out Chelsea with their high pressure and punishing all their mistakes to claim a prestigious win. Manchester City, meanwhile, were surprised by a combative Newcastle, who proved once again that the real star signing of the Saudi project is their manager, Eddie Howe. Since he arrived in January of last season his team has only improved and the match against the champions is a good test of the level of his team. They went ahead 3-1 but a brilliant reaction from City, who equalized in just five minutes, deprived them of victory. On Saturday, the victories of Tottenham and Arsenal stand out. Conte’s men defeated Wolves with a goal from Harry Kane while Arsenal continue to leave very good feelings and beat Bournemouth 0-3 in another great performance by their star signing, Gabriel Jesús. Manchester United and Liverpool will close the day this Monday in the first big test for Ten Hag after the first two disasters against Brighton and Brentford.
A league
In Italy, Inter and Napoli won again. Inzaghi’s men defeated Spezia 3-0 with another good performance from the fearsome Lukaku-Lautaro duo that gave them the scudetto two years ago. Napoli, meanwhile, defeated Monza 4-0. The southern team shows another year of its ability to rearm. It has lost its two stars, Koulibaly and Insigne, and it is possible that it will also lose Fabián Ruiz, but Spalletti’s men continue to play the happy football that last year allowed them to compete for the title practically until the end of the season. The current champion, Milan, faced a duel of greater substance than their rivals. He was visiting Bergamo and the game turned uphill for him when Malinovsky put Atalanta ahead in the first half. Bennacer tied in the second, but the Rossoneri could not confirm the comeback and the first points of the season were left. In another of the outstanding games, Sarri’s Lazio did not go beyond a goalless draw against Torino. Juventus and Roma will play their matches this Monday against Sampdoria and Cremonese respectively, with the aim of not losing the trail of their rivals.
Bundesliga
We are only in the third day of the Bundesliga, but everything indicates that once again the fight for the title will have little emotion. All the Champions teams lost, Leipizg 2-1 against Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkunsen was beaten 0-3 against Hoffenheim and Dortmund starred in a real debacle. They were winning 2-0 in the 89th minute and ended up losing 2-3 to Werder Bremen. All this happened on Saturday and the next day, as if it were a warning, Bayern thrashed Bochum 0-7, with a brace from Sadio Mané and Matthijs de Ligt’s first goal since his arrival in Munich. Despite the departure of Lewandowski, the Bavarians are a true steamroller and in this second year of Naggelsman on the bench, with his most oiled ideas, it does not seem that anyone can dispute his dominance in the German country.
Ligue 1
It seems that Christophe Galtier has found the key for PSG. Last season there was a debate about how Pochettino could defensively sustain the weight of his attacking trident and although he succeeded at certain times, the Champions League tie against Real Madrid showed the problems of the Parisian team not to break between the midfield and the midfield. attack. To solve the problem, Galtier has designed a line of three central defenders that allows him, on the one hand, to give flight to his offensive lanes Achhraf and Nuno Mendes, and on the other hand, to place Messi as a midfielder with Mbappé and Neymar ahead of the Argentine. So far the experiment is working like a charm. PSG count their games by victories and yesterday they thrashed Lille 7-1, who were champions two seasons ago, precisely with Galtier on the bench. We will have to wait for the development of the season, but everything indicates that this new PSG will have no rival in France and their eternal goal of the European Cup seems more possible than ever, with a frightening trident.
