Day: September 28, 2021

Juventus has finally started winning matches in their league and head into this game against Chelsea on a run of consecutive league wins.
They also opened their Champions League campaign with a win at Malmo, but they know it would be harder for them to get another win against Chelsea.
They beat Sampdoria 3-2 at the weekend, but that win came at a cost as they also lost Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata to injuries.
Both players will miss this match and that would be a significant blow to Juve’s chances of winning it.
Massimiliano Allegri has played down the importance of this game, but he would still not want his team to lose at home against the European champions.
Chelsea has finally lost their unbeaten start to this season with the Blues losing 1-0 to Manchester City at the weekend.
That match saw Pep Guardiola teach other managers how to beat the well organized Chelsea and Allegri might borrow some lessons from it to deal with them in this match.
The Blues have top quality players and Romelu Lukaku knows Juventus well from playing for Inter Milan before this season and he could be the key player for the English club in this game.

Manchester United will look to put their recent poor run of form behind them when they host Villarreal for this game.
Both clubs have a recent history with the Spanish club beating United to win the Europa League last season.
Aston Villa beat United 1-0 at their home at the weekend and that result means they have lost three of their last four competitive matches, having also lost to West Ham in the League Cup and Young Boys in the Champions League.
The Red Devils have added Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho to their squad in the last transfer window and they are expected to be doing better and to win trophies in this campaign.
Villarreal has built on defeating United in the Europa League final by impressing in La Liga.
They held Real Madrid to a goalless draw at the weekend and would be inspired to get a win against this poor United side in this match.
Unai Emery’s side remains unbeaten in their league, although they have won just one of their six league games so far.
They started their Champions League campaign in impressive fashion after picking a 2-2 draw against Atalanta on matchday one and will look to do better in this match.

AC Milan and Atletico Madrid will square up against each other in this second group game with both defensively strong sides set to play a boring match.
Milan lost their opening group game 3-2 to Liverpool in a game that saw the English club surprisingly open them up more than expected.
They will play against an Atletico Madrid side that hardly tries to be too adventurous and they will probably be the more attacking team in the game.
Despite winning La Liga last season, this campaign has been a poor one for Atletico in their league.
Their last game before this match ended in a shock defeat in the league against bottom-of-the-table Alaves.
That is hardly a good way to prepare for a game of this nature, but Diego Simeone will drill his team to go for the win in this match.
Atleti drew their first Champions League group game against FC Porto and would be keen to avoid a defeat in this match as that could set them back in their bid to be one of the two teams that reach the next round from the group.
These teams met in the Champions League in 2014 and Atleti won Milan home and away.

PSG will host Manchester City in this Champions League encounter hoping to earn the first bragging right in their group.
Both clubs have been the latest teams to try to win the competition after money helped them attain the status of two of the biggest clubs in Europe.
However, the Champions League has eluded them even though they have reached the final separately in the last two seasons.
This campaign offers them the chance to win it again and now that PSG has Lionel Messi in their squad, it would be an interesting game.
The French giants have won all their league matches this season, although some of them have been by very close margins. They will look to impress in Europe as well and beating City will boost their confidence.
City started their league season with a 1-0 loss to Tottenham, but they have remained unbeaten since then and they come into this match after beating European champions, Chelsea 1-0 at the weekend.
Pep Guardiola’s side needs a goalscorer, but they would be confident of getting goals from the likes of Raheem Sterling in this game.