Best time for Paris to win the Champions League? Real Madrid, Bayern can also fight against Barcelona 

In this summer’s transfer window, English clubs sign a big-name player or a rising star almost every three days. ESPN reported that this seems to lead to an idea: We do not need the Premier League, because the Premier League is already a Premier League.

The Premier League is by far the richest football league in the world, with clubs spending a record $2.2 billion in the summer window, more than Ligue 1, Serie A and Bundesliga combined. While off-field economic advantages have slowly translated into on-field competitive advantages, it hasn’t really hurt these clubs.

According to the 2021 financial data, Barcelona currently ranks second in wage expenditure among European clubs, Real Madrid is third, Bayern Munich is sixth and Juventus is ninth. It is worth mentioning that the top spot is not an English club, but Paris Saint-Germain.

At present, the players of the major clubs have returned to the national team, ready for the upcoming international competition. ESPN analyzed the status of major clubs outside the Premier League during this period.

Juventus: It couldn’t have been worse…right?

If you think Manchester United is the epitome of overspending, look no further than Juventus. Below is the 2021 Serie A wage data:

After seven league games this season, Juventus are now eighth in the Serie A standings. However, the actual situation is much more serious, and a lot of strange things can happen in a short period of time.

To a certain extent, the trend in modern football and what all the top teams do is to put pressure on the opposition and then get into the opposition third with the ball and counterattack with speed if necessary. But Allegri’s tactical premise is: “What if we don’t?”

In the first seven games of the new season, Juventus has a pressing rate of 13.57, ranking fifth in Serie A, ahead of Jose Mourinho’s Roma (16.81).

Sure, you can’t play like other teams, and there might be some value in the twists and turns, but Juventus didn’t really do that either. Instead, their opponents frequently attacked their box and produced brilliant shot after shot.

According to statistics, the speed of Juventus holding the ball is 1.35 meters per second, which is the sixth slowest speed in Serie A. Therefore, they cannot defend, control the ball, control the field, and attack.

Perhaps, Juventus is due to the injury of Chiesa and Pogba, but as you can see from the salary chart, they are at least twice as pointed as any other Serie A team except Milan City.

Juventus played a more aggressive style under Pirlo two years ago, but the Bianconeri sacked him because his results did not match his performances. Juventus brought Allegri back, but the team’s performance and results became worse. But, in fact, Juventus still has the resource advantage in the remaining games, and randomly letting fans manage can’t be worse than it is now.

Bayern Munich: They are good

Since 2010, Bayern have scored less than 13 points only twice in their first seven Bundesliga games. In the 2010-11 season, they scored eight points in seven games and finished third in the league. This year, they have won 12 points from their first seven rounds, five points behind leader Union Berlin, and are not yet in the Champions League in the standings.

Still, they are the best team in the Bundesliga. With just 27 games remaining and five points behind the top of the table, things could be made more difficult, but the authorities still see a 75% chance of Bayern winning the title. It is worth mentioning that they have completed ten consecutive league championships before.

In the Champions League, they defeated Inter Milan in the first round of the group stage. Then, they beat Barcelona at home in the second round of the group stage. But the 2-0 score doesn’t tell the whole story. In that game, Barcelona did have an advantage on the scene, but Bayern’s high-speed attack in the penalty area was very quality, and their defense was also in place.

What they need to focus on this season is how to win the Champions League.

Barcelona: They are back

Of course, from the current point of view, Barcelona has indeed recovered its strength. They sold their future, though, and now it looks like the option isn’t bad either.

According to statistics, Barcelona leads La Liga in all aspects. They control the pitch better than any other team in La Liga, they break through opponents with ease when scoring goals, they create the most anticipated threats, and they defuse the other teams as well. Coupled with the end of Lewandowski in front of goal, they will compete with Real Madrid until the last moment.

At the Champions League level, in Barcelona’s game against Bayern, there were 71 touches in the penalty area: 33 for Barcelona and 38 for Bayern. In other words, at the Allianz Arena, Barcelona’s midfield concept is somewhat vague. This season, Barcelona’s first choice in midfield is Busquets, but his position behind Pedri and Garvey is increasingly limited.

Facts have proved that Inter Milan built the team with a midfield as the core, and their midfielder is responsible for ball possession and opportunity creation. While Barca remain favourites to qualify for the Champions League group, the next two games against Inter should challenge their biggest weakness.

Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League is a real possibility this season

This season, the “Paris Trident” is getting better and better. In the first seven league games, Messi has completed 41 passes into the box, no one else in European football has even reached 30.

So it’s all easy to understand, Messi gets the ball into the box, Neymar makes the assist, and then Mbappe ends the game. The scary thing is that they can also have other roles at the same time. Mbappe can drop back, then take the ball and pass it to Messi or Neymar. Messi’s shooting ability is also among the top in Europe, and Neymar can complete some deep passes.

In addition to these three players, Paris has other high-level players with an All-Star roster that includes Ashraf, Verratti and Ramos.

Unlike previous coaches, Paris coach Galti seems to have realized that he has the most talented players in the world, and he has brought sparks between Messi, Neymar and Mbappe. However, whether they will be successful in the Champions League knockout stage is unknown.

Real Madrid: fantastic

Last season, Real Madrid won La Liga and the Champions League. But looking back at the game, it’s hard to replicate, they were bombarded against Barca, Paris, Chelsea and Manchester City, and their goalkeeper Courtois made a record save in the Champions League final . In addition, the 33-year-old Benzema ushered in his best solo season in the past 15 years last season.

However, Benzema was injured. However, this season they seem to be doing better than last season. Casemiro left the team, and then Real Madrid brought in Joan Armeni to replace him. They also signed Rudiger, who was the two or three best centre-backs in the world last season, Rodrigo and Valverde have improved, and Vinicius is still one of the best wingers in the world one. When those factors all add up, you get a team that creates a lot of quality chances and makes few mistakes. So far this season, they remain unbeaten in La Liga.