Losing win of Bavaria
The German Championship started at the home stadium of the team that has won this tournament for seven consecutive years. Bayern hosted Hertha in their field. They wanted to call the favorites of the match out of habit, but they did not deserve such a title. Defeat from Borussia in the Super Bowl of the country, parting with leaders in the summer, slurred transfer campaign - with such baggage, the wards of Niko Kovacs approached the new Bundesliga draw.
In the offseason, Bayern faced the challenge of finding a replacement for Arjen Robben and Frank Ribery. Initially, it was assumed that this role was destined for Leroy Sana'a from Manchester City, but the trauma of the young German confused all the cards. As a result, a few days before the start of the Bundesliga, Ivan Perisic was leased from Milan Inter, and a few minutes before the match with Gerta, news appeared that Felipe Coutinho would transfer to the Munich camp on loan from Barcelona.
The start of the match at the Alliance Arena gave hope for success. Robert Lewandowski took the ball in midfield, gave it to partners and fled into the penalty area, where he waited for an assist. The Polish striker for the fifth time in a row scored in the opening match of the German championship. But the advantage of “Bavaria” did not last long. A quarter of an hour later, the home team was already losing. Hertha players couldn’t score in Munich for six years, but Dodi Lukebakio and Marco Gruich did it. The defense of the Bavarians, which was significantly strengthened in the offseason, loudly failed.
All the same Lewandowski saved the situation. He earned a penalty for a foul of Gruich, who for some reason began to literally strangle his opponent, although he was away from the corner. The Bayern player himself approached the ball and scored a penalty. For the remaining half hour, the hosts did not distinguish themselves, and they had to be content with a draw.
Defeat of Barcelona after the goal of the 38-year-old striker
Following the German championship started the championship of Spain. He was also opened by the current winner of the Barcelona tournament, only she had to go on a trip to Bilbao to the local Athletics. There were no Catalans in this game. The composition was absent Coutinho, who needs to resolve issues with relocation to Germany, and injured Lionel Messi.
Ernesto Valverde went further and launched two young players into battle, pushing back the former leaders. Instead, Sergio Busquets in the starting lineup was Franky de Jong, and instead of Ivan Rakitić - Carles Aleña. Mentor of Barcelona did not deny himself the pleasure of releasing his main rookie Antoine Griezmann.
However, in its current form, the team turned out to be very unplayed. Athletic started the match with several dangerous moments at the gates of Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Luis Suarez tried to answer the home team, having hit the post after an inaccurate transfer of the defender. However, a few minutes later the Uruguayan left the field due to an injury, he was replaced by Rafinha, who soon hit the crossbar. During the break, Valverde began to return to the usual combination of players, releasing Rakitic, but Athletic had already played enough to give a sensation.
After standing in the second half, the last minute in the composition of the Basque came 38-year-old Aritz Aduris, for whom the current season will be the last in professional football. The veteran enthralled the fans at San Mamez when in the 88th minute he hit in the fall, hitting the right corner of Ter Stegen's goal. The dumbfounded Catalans did not even have the opportunity to even the score in the final moments of the game. Thus, the La Liga 2019/20 season opens with a sensation, as Athletic beat Barcelona for the first time in six years as part of the Spanish Championship.
Merciless Lyon
Meanwhile, in France continues to score “Lyon”. In the first round of the French championship, the wards of the debutant coach Silvinho inflicted a major defeat on Monaco 3-0, punishing him for playing in the minority. Even worse, the “lions" managed a week later with the "Angers". At home, the Lyons scored twice as many unanswered goals.
The crushing defeat was launched by the 21-year-old Ussem Aua, who was then retrained as a dispatcher for Memphis Depay. The transfer of Algerian Dutch striker turned into his double. Moussa Dembele also scored two goals, and together they led the scorer race with three goals. In the end, the newcomer of the club, Jean Lucas, left his name on the scoreboard. The young Brazilian came on as a substitute and scored in the third minute, making the score 6-0. “Lyon” won the biggest victory since February 2017, when with a difference of six goals he defeated AZ in the Europa League.
The second victory of Slutsky and the goal of Karavaev
The Netherlands Championship is already gaining momentum. While other leagues are only opening their doors, the third round has started in Eredivisi. Open it was awarded to Vitesse, who received Zwolle in his field. Before the start of the new season, there were fears that it would be difficult for Leonid Slutsky’s team without rented newcomers from Chelsea - Londoners cannot acquire new players, and therefore they cannot give out ballast, especially when the club suffers constant setbacks in England.
But even without infusions from outside and in the context of a limited budget, Vitess started very well. A draw with Ajax was followed by a victory over Willem II, and now Slutsky’s wards temporarily top the standings. With the modest Zwolle, who had already suffered two defeats, the team did not experience any special problems and scored three points, scoring as many goals.
Immediately after the warm-up first half, Vyacheslav Karavaev gave a pass to someone else's penalty area, and the captain of Zwolle Etienne Reinen played with his hand. A penalty was awarded, the drawing of which took several minutes. At first, Tim Matauzh struck too weakly, so the goalkeeper was able to repel the blow, but Brian Linssen finished the ball. Immediately, the judge canceled the goal, and his author was given a warning - the attacker entered the game too early. Matavzh interrupted and this time he coped with the task.
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The game came under the control of Vitessa, and Karavaev again got a chance to prove himself. Matavzh gave the Russians a pass into the box, and the defender scored his second goal in three years of playing in the Dutch championship. Although Zwolle was revived for a while, their chances of saving the game melted after the third goal. Lynssen, with the filing of Matawj, still struck the gates of others. “Vitesse” scored seven points following the results of three rounds and is still in first place, waiting for the games of competitors.