Five things to watch across Europe in the 202122 season
It feels as if 2020/21 hasnt even ended as we gear up for the 2021/22 season.Some notable European leagues, such as the Jupiler Pro-League from Belgium and Austrian Bundesliga, kicked off just before the last week of July alongside the qualification rounds of the three continental competitions. Even French football was back before the ended.Either way, we will be getting right into the thick of things as far as the 2021/22 campaign in Europe goes this weekend as four of the big five leagues will be in action, and three will be kicking off.Lets get excited for the season by looking at one thing to watch from each of the leagues. (Oh, and well throw in some Quinnen Williams Jersey bonus predictions just so we can look like fools come the end of the season).Luk Whos Back for a Title RaceIf you havent heard, Romelu Lukaku is back at Chelsea. This opens up several fascinating po sibilities for the Blues and makes them a seriously formidable side, as Sportslens explored:Throw defending champions Manchester City who will be , a Manchester United side that will have and in their ranks and a Liverpool team with actual fit senior centre-backs in the mix, and you get a serious title race on your hands.This could very much go right down to the wire, but there must be a winner so we will pick Man City.Almost all of their squad already knows what it takes to win a league title (something that cannot be said about Chelsea or Man United). If they manage to land Harry Kane (mind you, thats a very big if), it is hard to envision anyone but themselves having the ability to stop them.The Race for Best of the Rest in FranceWe dont really need to tell you to watch Ligue 1 for Me si, Kylian Mbapp, Neymar and the rest of the Paris Saint-Germain side, so heres another reason.Some might call it a Farmers League, but there is an excellent crop of talent out there even if you exclude PSG. Mike White Jersey Last seasons champions Lille have suffered some lo ses in terms of personnel, most notably through manager Christophe Galtier leaving, but they have exceeded expectations by holding on to most of their core squad.Meanwhile, their rivals have strengthened, including Nice who signed the likes of Calvin Stengs and Melvin Bard alongside Galtier, Monaco who strengthened a squad that took them to the Champions League with Myron Boadu and Jean Lucas among others.Marseille have gone big by bringing in William Saliba, Matto Guendouzi, Cengiz nder (all on loan) and Lonrad de la Fuente to name a few besides manager Jorge Sampaoli, and Lyon who have recruited Peter Bosz to lead them.We sure wont be making any predictions for the runners-up spot, but we do have a feeling that PSG could win the league because, well, theyre rather good. And they signed Lionel Me si.The Managerial Merry-Go-Round in GermanyNobody does a managerial merry-go-round quite like the Germans. Well do our best to explain, so try to keep track of whats happened.Bayern Munich replaced German National Team-bound Hansi Flick with Julian Nagelsman, who was succeded at RB Leipzig by Salzburgs Je se Kyle Phillips Jersey Marsch.Interim Dortmund manager Edin Terzi has taken up the role of technical director after he was replaced by Boru sia Mnchengladbachs Marco Rose, which caused Die Fohlen to rope in Eintracht Frankfurts Adi Htter, who in turn was replaced by Wolfsburgs Oliver Glasner, who finally looked outside Germany to pick up Mark van Bommel.There were a fair few other changes, including Gerardo Seoane coming in at Bayer Leverkusen, meaning that all of last seasons top-six are heading into this campaign with a new man in charge.Nagelsmanns slow pre-season with Bayern might have given a bit of hope to Dortmund (who replaced Jadon Sancho with Donyell Malen in an indirect manner) and Leipzig (who now have a clinical finisher in Andr Silva along with a few other exciting signings) as far as the title race is concerned.Still, we feel that Bayern have enough quality to pull through, and its important to not read too much into such early days, but things could certainly be a lot closer than in the past.Normal Service Resuming in ItalyLast year was quite the anomaly in Serie A as Juventus nearly decade-long dominance came to an end with Inter winning the title, but a repeat of that in 2021/22 will surely be quite a shock.Inter have lost some of their core title-winning squad including Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Hakimi, along with manager Antonio Conte, so defending their crown will be quite a tall order.Juventus havent done much in the way of transfer busine s, but they did replace Andrea Pirlo with Ma similiano Allegri, so they will surely be in with a strong chance.To add to that, AC Milan will be keen to make up for the opportunity they mi sed last time out after topping the table for long Greg Van Roten Jersey periods of the season. Atalanta will always knock on the door, and Lazio and Roma could pose a threat, having recruited Maurizio Sarri and Jos Mourinho.With all the ups and downs, we feel that Juventus are best positioned to restore their status as the best side in Italy, but again, things could go right down to the wire.What you should be looking forward to the most, though, is watching Venezia play in their home kit.https://twitter.com/VeneziaFC_EN/status/1420761062048034824Farewells and Reunions in SpainTheres a lot happening in Spanish football at the moment, most notably with giants Real Madrid and Barcelona caught in some serious financial troubles.That has caused them to lose legendary figures such as Sergio Ramos and Lionel Me si in the same transfer window, along with other important players such as Varane.Los Blancos have also seen Zinedine Zidane depart, paving the way for Carlo Ancelotti to return for a second stint as their manager.Their most notable signing has to be David Alaba, while Barcelona have brought in several players, including Memphis Depay, Sergio Agero and Eric Garca.But, of course, there is nothing in this universe that can replace Me si, let alone a mere mortal.All of this bodes very well for Atltico Madrid, who we are backing for the title given that they are the defending champions and have some form of stability, with the only real transfer activity being the signing of Rodrigo De Paul.Sevilla were quite close to the top-three last season, so they may look C.J. Mosley Jersey to take a step up this time around. Villarreal also look alright (although a title challenge might be a stretch) but if all goes to plan for them, it is hard to see anyone stopping Diego Simeones side making it back-to-back La Liga succe ses.
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