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Bayern Munich suffered both at the start of last season, when the Bavarian team was going through a real crisis when manager Hans Dieter Flick took over their leadership. No one expected Bayern’s success with Flick in light of their lack of coaching experience, so many definitely ruled out having the team’s head coach job, given the club’s historic size compared to their little experience. However, Flick managed to fix Niko Kovac’s scattered scorecards, and put his mark, which returned to Bayern with a historic triple. The coach, who arrived as a temporary solution, outperformed other coaches who did not achieve what he did with the Bavarian giants, such as Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti.
The perfect season has had negative consequences this year, given the exceptional circumstances that football is going through. With Bayern reaching the final of the Champions League last season, and participating in a large number of matches, the Bavarians’ preparation period has been shortened to three and a half weeks between the final and the opening match of the League. German, which negatively affected the preparation of the players. Bayern were clearly far from their level this season, especially in the opening matches, and this reflects the sudden defeat they suffered at the hands of Hoffenheim (4-1). Despite the lack of time and the lack of preparation, in addition to the fact that the team provided the services of some outstanding players such as Thiago Alcantara, Ivan Perisic and Felipe Coutinho, Bayern managed to get back on the right track. Three wins in four games put Bayern in first place as they strive to start the Champions League in the best possible way.
On the other hand, Atlético de Madrid’s start was a bit slow compared to its good transfer market, with Diego Simeone’s team winning two wins and two draws in 4 league games. The good side is the team’s defense, which finally regained its balance, after keeping a clean sheet in the last 3 matches, which is Simeone’s strength, for which he was always famous on the football field, but Today’s match will witness a more difficult test, given that the opponent has one of the strongest offensive systems in the world. Simeone continues to look for the right combination that usually balances the team, especially after leaving midfield midfield player Thomas Partey, noting that he had a transfer market that is the best in the team’s last years, after incorporating Luis Suárez and Lucas Torreira .
Bayern are suffering the curse of injuries as Leroy Sane, Chris Richards and Tangoy Nyanzu are expected to be absent. On the other hand, the Atlético de Madrid coach will not be able to use the services of the Croatian side Versaico due to the injury.
The two teams had met 4 times previously, and the record was completely even, with Bayern Munich winning two and losing two. Today’s game will be largely balanced, and may be decided by one of the forwards (Luis Suárez or Robert Lewandowski), who are among the best forwards in the world. There is no doubt that he will be very strong physically, due to the quality of the players and the way the coaches play.
Ajax X Liverpool
In another match, preseason champion Liverpool will visit Ajax Amsterdam today (10pm Beirut time). A match in which the North West England team hope to overcome local disappointments, while the Dutch seek to forget last year’s slump.
Liverpool come into play with many defeats. A disappointing draw in the Merseyside derby against Everton, an extension of the team’s series of struggles. And “made things worse”, the injury to strong Dutch defender Virgil van Dyck in that match, which may take him away from most of the season’s benefits (he had a cut to his cruciate ligament).
On the other hand, Ajax will enter the game after beating Heerenveen (5-1) at the weekend. A brace for captain Dusan Tadic and goals from young Mohamed Kudos, midfielder Davy Klasen and Brazilian forward Anthony sealed the victory for coach Eric Ten Hag’s team. Ajax are well balanced this season and ready to go far in all competitions.
Liverpool enter the game with many defeats, the first of which is the absence of Van Dyck and Alison
Injuries dominate today’s game as Van Dyck, goalkeeper Alison Becker, Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara and English international Alex Oxlade Chamberlain are absent from Liverpool. A very difficult situation for German coach Jürgen Klopp, who will have Gómez and Matip in defense, and in the middle in Henderson and Fabinho.
On the other hand, Ajax enters their first European meeting without two great players who made history with the club two seasons ago, when the Dutch club reached the semi-finals of the tournament, namely Donnie Van de Beek and Hakim Ziyech, where the two they joined Manchester United and Chelsea, respectively.
Liverpool enter the game after a winless month as the Reds failed to win the last 3 games. Furthermore, Liverpool face the possibility of losing three consecutive Champions League games for the first time since 2014.
The two teams have lifted the Champions League trophy 10 times against each other, and this is the first time they have gone head-to-head in 54 years. In the absence of absences, Ajax seems to be the closest to victory, but the sophistication of coach Juergen Klopp keeps the conflict open until his death.
In other games, Real Madrid are a great guest against Shakhtar of Ukraine, and Inter Milan will visit Borussia Monchengladbach of Germany, while Emirates Stadium in Manchester hosts a strong match between City and Porto.
Today’s highlights
■ Champions League
Salzburg x Lokomotiv 19:55
Real Madrid x Shakhtar Donetsk 19:55
Bayern Munich x Atlético de Madrid 22:00
Inter Milan – Borussia Moenchengladbach 22:00
Manchester City x Porto 22:00
Olympiacos x Marseille 22:00
Ajax Amsterdam x Liverpool 22:00
METIeland x Atlanta 22:00
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