Aston Villa are actually only one point behind Liverpool now and there have been some really interesting games played between them in the recent years. However while Liverpool are giving me the impression of being better than the previous season I hope to see them not leaving any points in this game.

Liverpool are going to keep Salah in the team for this season too as it seems. Because they don't want to sell him to Al Ittihad no matter they improve their offer. This is positive news for Liverpool as they are keeping their best player. This might still be Salah's last season here maybe so I hope to see him making a huge effort before leaving.

Roma are currently not much different than Lazio about starting badly to the season now. Mourinho is in his last year of his contract now and if they fail in doing better this season they can part ways with him probably. It is still the first weeks of the season of course. There so many more games to come.

But the earlier they improve their performance the better. The board and fans must be waiting for a Champions League ticket by finishing in top 4 this time. Finishing below this isn't going to be any improvement for Roma clearly. This squad is capable to be in top 4 fight normally.

I won't be hopeful about Dortmund to make it to the title this season. They aren't a team that can stay in the title race until the end regularly. The previous season was a rare example of that and they couldn't even make use of that opportunity. I think they have missed their chance to become champions in the near future big time as a result.

Bayern Munich seem far better now. Kane's starting to adapt much earlier than the expectations is making things easier for Bayern Munich. I don't think they will be inconsistent like in the previous season. I will be expecting a more comfortable title from them this time.

Villarreal are getting even worse in form now. This time we have witnessed them losing by 3-1 to Cadiz. Maybe you will say that it was due to the red card but Villarreal's performance was already not very convincing until then. Cadiz were really dominant in the first part of the game. Villarreal had only superiority in ball possession but it doesn't help all the time.

Only 1 win in 4 games is really worrying for Villarreal however they can change this situation. They just need to work harder. Villarreal aren't one of the weak teams in the league. They are just out-of-form now which can be fixed in time.

I was also not surprised by this score. Milan were already the better side before the game started. They are more different this season which can be easily understood from their start to the season. Roma were already a team that they were able to beat away before. While Roma were in trouble Milan needed to make use of their vulnerabilities.

This was what Milan did here today. The first half was completely under Milan's control. Roma's xG was like near zero. Especially after getting that red card Milan started to play more cautiously but even this wasn't any help for Roma to get some points.

While I was wondering whether Chelsea would sign back Felix Barcelona intervened and finished the deal. However it is a loan deal and there is no buy option as well. Because there was really no way Barcelona were signing him permanently now. Even if they have money you know their situation according to La Liga FFP rules.

But at least there could have been an optional buy clause for Felix. Barcelona's situation won't stay like this forever in the end. If he impresses Barcelona officials then they could have signed for a more sensible price. Now if this happens I think Atletico Madrid would increase his potential fee.

Things are going on really well for Liverpool so far. It seems like there is really an improvement in team performance this season. Klopp was expected to improve a lot after not being able to qualify for the Champions League by finishing outside top four. This isn't only Klopp's failure of course. The team were like unwilling for a long time during the season.

Now they can even beat Newcastle away with 10 players by making a comeback. This can be seen as a great progress as a result. This week I think they will beat Aston Villa in Anfield as well. I hope to see them being competitive for the title this time.

Napoli are still a strong team despite changing their manager. They are still a very dominant team in their games in the league. But we haven't seen them play in a big game yet. We will see it tomorrow against Lazio. As far as I remember they lost to Lazio home in the previous season. This game can be quite interesting because of that.

But no matter what I'm expecting them to fight for the league title until the end. Considering their group in the Champions League they should be easily advancing to next round there as well. Maybe they can even finish the group as the leader.

After Haller Dortmund have another experienced striker like Füllkrug. He was the top scorer of the Bundesliga in the previous season with 16 goals. He drew some good attention of bigger teams by this performance. His name was rumoured with Bayern Munich as well in the past but now he is a Dortmund player for 13 million euros transfer fee.

The thing Dortmund are lacking in is finishing now. They need to be able to score more than one goal in a game considering their results in the first two games. Maybe Füllkrug can also make a good level of contribution to help this side of the team improve.

Of course there would a player to replace Vinicius but the most important thing is whether they can make sure of not feeling the absence of him too much. This doesn't seem very possible in my opinion. He will be missing at least a few games in his injury time period. He can miss at least one of the Champions League group games as well.

Vinicius is one of the most important players with Bellingham for Real Madrid now. Therefore there is no way they aren't feeling his absence much. His individual skills have been the savior for the team many times so far. Bellingham will have a bigger responsibility in his absence.

We are starting the week with a Luton - West Ham game. West Ham are seeming interestingly good this season. They are one of the teams with making the best start in the league now. This is a big improvement for a team that were quite close to the relegation zone in the previous season. They still won the Conference League title of course but you know what I mean.

This game is a great opportunity to maintain the current winning streak. Luton are really weak now as we have seen in both of their games so far. While West Ham are in wonderful form by beating teams like Brighton and Chelsea I expect another win here. Their odds are 1.75 by the way which is very tempting.  

Al Ittihad continue to increase the amount they are offering to Liverpool. But there is still not a positive answer by Liverpool. They just want to keep him for the season. But next summer they might change their mind on this topic. Because Salah will have one year left on his contract and they might not convince Salah for another extension maybe.

Therefore after this season we can really see him signing for a Saudi Arabia team. It would be really sensible for Liverpool to sell him like that while they can make a lot of money from his transfer fee. Saudi Arabia teams are already eager to splurge on these stars.

Maybe Newcastle came from the last pot to Group F but they can't be underestimated even a bit. Because the progress they have made recently is really big. Maybe they haven't been a regular in the Champions League for many years. But I don't still expect them to have big difficulties in adapting to the tournament.

Even against PSG they can stay solid. In England at least. But PSG are really not very consistent these days. This makes me think about different scenarios for the group but let's see. There are still many weeks until the games start.

It was an unexpected thing to see for me that Newcastle let Liverpool make a comeback and win against themselves despite playing with 10 players. This week must be the time to make up for this bad result. They couldn't start well to the new season either by the way because of having tough games already.

But I feel like this week will be the one they win. Brighton are going to host them. Brighton seemed really problematic against West Ham home last week. Newcastle can manage to take advantage of this situation as well. The odds are close to each other but I think Newcastle will manage to win this game.

I agree on Origi. He couldn't play much effective so far. While Giroud is in a great form now it seems really difficult for Origi to find a chance in the starting eleven. Okafor would even be Milan's prioritized choice about coming from the subs rather than Origi. Therefore who knows maybe Origi's future isn't bright here.

As long as their target is a striker like Taremi I think they should go for him anyway. When Giroud is out-of-form Taremi can be a trusted man in the same position. He is also a great scorer now.

The horrible run by Sevilla continues. This time they are playing an away game against Atletico Madrid. Most probably they will lose once again. I really wonder what the reason behind this bad performance is now. Because they actually made a good improvement with Mendilibar in the second part of the season.

They won even the Europa League title I mean. Will we continue to see another similar scenario this season? They didn't start to the previous season well either. However they need to be more competitive in the La Liga. I don't think the board are happy with their effort here.

Bayern Munich might seem to have a comfortable game this week but they should still be very careful. Because Gladbach have been a challenging opponent for them in the recent years. In their last 5 head-to-head games all Gladbach didn't lose to them and won 4 of those games at the same time. This should be enough to help Bayern Munich be more aware this time.

Gladbach couldn't make a good start to the season. But we never know how good they can play in this big game. They would try to benefit from their psychological superiority to Bayern Munich here. But I think this time Bayern Munich will put an end to this bad streak against them with the help of Kane.

Chelsea are thinking about bringing back Felix according to rumours. He was a loanee there the last time for one season. But I can't say that he was able to adapt completely yet. But he was promising anyway. I think that he deserves a second chance in the Premier League. Besides Chelsea would make use of an extra decent striker now.

Liverpool are also rumoured with Felix actually. It depends on Salah to leave for Saudi Arabia though. If this happens Liverpool can also intervene the deal. Felix's priority is Barcelona and it will be other European teams if possible. If none of them happens then Saudi Arabia will be his new target most probably.

PSV were incredible today. The second half was just totally different. I was waiting to see a close score at the end honestly. Because a similar scenario was happening to the previous season. Once again the first leg in Rangers' home ended up with a 2-2 draw. I thought the whole matchup would end very close.

However PSV were completely different in the second half today. They increased their tempo a lot and scored 4 more goals. A big destruction by 5-1 must be the best way to revenge on the previous season as well. But most importantly the fans must be really happy now.

It looks like Tottenham can get another win this week. Because technically their next game is a comfortable one for them. Burnley are in a really bad condition now. They couldn't collect any points yet and their defense is horrible. Tottenham on the other hand continue to surprise people despite selling Kane.

Tottenham really impressed people by what they did to Manchester United. As long as they maintain their focus I don't expect a surprising result against Burnley either. I don't know how they can maintain a good form but their odds of 1.85 for the win is very favourable to bet on.