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December. Eintracht-Bayern-5:1

Eintracht Frankfurt has particular scores to settle with Bayern. Four years ago they defeated the favorite 5:1 in response to a defeat by a similar score. But the recurrence of such a result is a surprise. Especially when the difference in the standings is notable, and until yesterday Tuchel’s team had no attacking problems in the Bundesliga. But Thomas was too smart. But the son of Klaus Toppmöller, the mentor who guided Bayer to the Champions League final, prepared his Eintracht for an effective match. Coach Dino, named after Zoff, had recently worked as Nagelsmann’s assistant. And now he has taken revenge on the Munich club for his colleague. Eintracht filled the empty spaces on the pitch perfectly, while Bayern suffered in defense and attack, because Choupo-Moting was not the best replacement for Musiala and Müller. With a defense like that Bayern will not reach the final Champions League.

October. Newcastle- PSG – 4:1

In France this year several opponents have scored three goals against the Parisians. Including Monaco with Golovin in February. But they overwhelmingly beat Luis Enrique’s new team only once; Newcastle did it before the injury epidemic. The return match turned out to be scandalous. In favor PSG Polish referees invented a penalty that never happened: bouncing the ball into a defender’s hand was considered a violation of the rules. They are trying to save Mbappe for the playoffs Champions League, where his team likes to be eliminated in the first round. But in England the referees didn’t help, Donnarumma missed four goals and the Magpies achieved a team victory that their fans will remember for a long time. There will be an interesting result in the “death group”, and PSG received a sting of arrogance.

May. Manchester City-Real Madrid-4:0

After this match, Ancelotti almost left his job at Real Madrid. But I took a break. And Perez waited for passions to subside, turning his attention to the Mbappe transfer saga. Kylian didn’t come, Carlo stayed, he can extend his contract if he returns the championship won last season by Xavi to Madrid. But another Catalan, Guardiola, snatched the title of European champion from Real. Bernardo Silva scored twice, Benzema and Modric lost impressively to the English champions, who were chasing the continental crown. Even under maximum pressure the old Real Madrid did not break. But in Manchester they were destroyed before half-time, scoring two goals.

April. Manchester City-Arsenal-4:1

Championship match, before the match Arteta had a one-point lead over Guardiola. Although the Gunners dropped the cup even before the head-to-head clash, it gave them an advantage. Josep bounced back in the 33rd round, as his team began to take shape to reach the Champions League final. De Bruyne scored a brace, Haaland scored in the central match, which rarely happens with the Norwegian. Now it is the “citizens” who suffer and lose points nuclear submarine, and in the spring they were in perfect order with Stones and Gundogan in key roles. Arteta impressively lost to the teacher, the score in shots on goal was 9:2, and the Gunners’ attempts to control the ball did not help defeat the opponent. The title flew away, Guardiola took the treble.

April. Barcelona-Real Madrid-0:4

Xavi had a landslide victory over Ancelotti, but the old Carlo responded to his young colleague. In the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, Los Blancos, after a 0-1 home defeat, found the strength to beat them at Camp Nou. The last El Clásico in the big arena before the massive reconstruction ended in humiliation for Lewandowski, Busquets and Araujo. Goalkeeper Ter Stegen conceded three goals from unstoppable striker Benzema and Vinicius added another goal. Barcelona’s defense, almost flawless last season in La Liga, failed at the crucial moment of the Cup, when a home draw was enough to reach the final.

March. Liverpool-Manchester United-7:0

The central exhibition of this collection. Manchester Unitedlet’s remember, the ninth club in the rankings of UEFA, above Barcelona and Atlético. But the Europa League points were of no use against finalists Liverpool Champions League. The Reds destroyed a historic enemy, in which Ten Hag’s team helped them. Doubles from Salah, Gakpo and Nunez, as well as Firmino’s goal, showed the difference in readiness that the teams have brought into the new season. If in the summer Klopp managed to rebuild Liverpool after the failure nuclear submarine – did not qualify for the Champions League, so even a ticket to the prestigious tournament did not help Ten Hag. This match will not be forgotten, we are talking about the biggest defeat in 145 years of history Manchester United.

February. Liverpool-Real Madrid-2:5

Klopp also lost a lot. They suffered at Anfield Road against a team that Guardiola would later dismantle piecemeal. Klopp realized that the team song with Henderson and Fabinho had been sung, Liverpool needed to be rebuilt more thoroughly. Vinicius and Benzema left Van Dijk and his teammates no chance. Furthermore, it is important to note that the British fell into a trap. They scored two goals immediately, Nunez and Salah shocked Courtois before the fifteenth minute. Liverpool considered themselves winners, but against Real Madrid, even if Bellingham is not yet on the pitch, these tricks don’t work. In the return match the Spaniards won again, but much more modestly: 1:0.

January. Manchester City-Chelsea-4:0

The World Cup is over. Potter took a pause to think about the game. But even in the match in which the “citizens” played against non-essential players, Chelsea conceded four goals. On the pitch Kepa, Koulibaly, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mount, Havertz and Ziyech. Many are no longer at the London club and that debacle has had an impact. But even with the new players, Chelsea is not playing any better. In addition to the elimination from the League Cup by the “citizens”, there were also defeats against “Newcastle” and Manchester United V nuclear submarine with a score of 4:1. There are challenges for all tastes and they recently lost to the Magpies. Howe questioned Pochettino’s choice as head coach of a team that has spent more than a billion pounds on new players including wages, but has at least fallen short of Aston Villa in terms of organization and recent results .

There is a year in which only Inter and Manchester City avoided sensational defeats among the big successful clubs. But Bayern, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool and PSGnot to mention Chelsea and Manchester United, missed greatly and delightfully. Everyone lost by three goals or more.