Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino himself said on this occasion that his team will be strong when it is full, because he has 12 injured players in the list, which was supplemented by Caicedo, Cucurella and Madueke, and it so happened that young guys and two goalkeepers are on the bench. I myself think that Pochettino is not the coach who is constantly trying to get results from the players available at the moment at any cost, but a more systematic specialist who builds his team with his own style. But it takes time and patience on the part of the club's management and fans.

I was particularly impressed by the 7 goal, and a beautiful pass performed by Cristante, after which Gianluca Mancini scored. To be honest, in the second half I never had any doubts that Roma would not quit playing and would not just win, but would win with a big score. Whereas in the matches between Inter and Milan, as well as between Juventus and Lazio, there were situations when, after 2-0, the away teams won back one goal and seemed to return to the game, but the hosts tipped the scales in their favor with their third goals. For me personally, it was the 5-1 in the Milan derby and the very big victory of Roma 7-0, which started unsuccessfully in the championship, that turned out to be unexpected.

As for Mbappe personally, I have a strong opinion that neither Mbappe nor Real Madrid know about the future relationship of a labor nature. If Real Madrid were going to sign Mbappe as a free agent for next year, then maybe the club has miscalculated a lot, because now most likely everything is going to the fact that Mbappe will extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain with clear guarantees that PSG will not interfere with the transfer of a football player for next year. Another question, knowing the background, I think no one will be surprised if Mbappe stays at PSG at all next year or moves to another top club that will offer better financial conditions than Real Madrid. As for Osimhen, it was clear in advance that Napoli would do everything in its power so that the player would not leave immediately after the victory, and Real Madrid would not offer the amount that Aurelio de Laurentiis would not be able to refuse. So now Ancelotti has to be wise with tactical schemes and I must say that it turns out to be quite good so far. Another question is whether this is enough for the Champions League.

Come on, it's not worth making far-reaching conclusions at the start of the championship yet. On the contrary, I was struck by the routine with which Napoli equalized the score in the match, having still not played his best match as a team. It's a bit of a pity for Genoa, because the team led with a two-goal advantage, but still the class of Napoli players is higher. Although I believed before the start of the championship and continue to believe now that Napoli will not be able to retain the championship title and the start of the championship only strengthened me in this opinion. But still, everything is possible in football and the gap from the leaders is not even close to critical. The best impression so far is from the game and the results of Inter, but this is only the beginning of the way.

Atletico Madrid is still feverish at the start of the season, it's not for nothing that the head coach of the team Diego Simeone said after the match that this is most likely the worst match of Atletico under his leadership. By the way, it is ironic enough that Joao Felix, who scandalously left Atletico on loan to Barcelona, on the contrary, participated in the defeat of Betis by scoring his first goal in the game and in general for Barcelona. Also, I would still not drop Atletico Madrid from the championship race yet. Judging by the experience of previous years, only this team has recently been able to constantly impose competition on Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Luis Enrique said after losing the match with Nice that he was happier than after the match with Lyon, which Paris Saint-Germain won 4-1, because Enrique saw the team fighting until the last minute. Well, let's put it down to the costs that have to be endured when building a new team. I also think that the Qatari sheikhs are still a little tense because the 5 points scored in 8 rounds of the championship are the worst result of the club since they bought the club.

It was not necessary to expect miracles from Pochettino and that immediately the team under his leadership would give results. Only four rounds of the championship have passed and it will still change in the standings many times. Todd Boehly had previously behaved like a pure businessman buying just football players without due consideration for the tactics of the team and, as a result, the usefulness of the player to a team like Manchester United.

Let's still not compare these players, because in my opinion, Osimhen spent a more impressive season for Napoli than Leao for Milan, and it's not a fact that the top clubs in Europe are willing to pay such an amount for Osimhen now, the clubs of Saudi Arabia are out of brackets. I still think that if Manchester City offers about 100 million for a football player, then Milan will think hard about this offer and even rather agree because for Italy this is a cosmic transfer amount. The long term of the contract just allows us to talk about about this amount, because if there was a year left until the end of the contract, it would be worth talking about the amount twice as much. However, it all depends on how Leao will prove himself before the winter transfer window, because the footballer was famous for the inconstancy of the level of his game before, so his transfer value can both soar and collapse.

This is exactly the derby, and here it does not matter at all what statistics the teams had before and what place they occupy at the same time. On the other hand, the formal host of the match, and therefore of the stadium, is Inter, and therefore it should have a clear advantage in the number of fans, and therefore stronger support, which gives some advantage. Nevertheless, despite the equally successful start in the championship, I consider Inter to be the favorite of the match. We will also see how Milan can do without Giroud, and this player showed himself very clearly at the start and this is undoubtedly a significant loss for the team and a minus in the chances of success for Milan.

I have an ambivalent attitude to this. Still, being a coach of a top club is a separate profession. If you can afford to be a dictator and sole master of the situation for average ordinary players in an ordinary club and build a star team, then the situation in top clubs is a little different when you still have to adapt to your leading star and, most importantly, literally expensive players. If Ten Hag succeeds in Manchester United to be the main star and achieve results at the same time, then honor and praise to him. Otherwise, he may get a hidden discontent and rebellion on the ship, because with all due respect, this is not Ajax and the Premier League is a completely different level.

Let's be honest that Bayer Leverkusen was lucky with the appointment of an eleven-meter strike. However, the goal of Bayern Munich was quite unexpected, because for me personally, the match was already rolling towards a draw and the second half was quite boring, but that's why football is so beautiful that within a few minutes everything turned over, it seems, to another strong-willed victory of Bayern Munich, but Leverkusen found the strength for the final assault and was rewarded for it.

It is not necessary to exaggerate the advantage of Bayern Munich over Manchester United so much because the German team is also not all right, which is further evidence of the last match and the home draw with Bayer. Yes, Bayern looks like a more solid team so far, but anything can happen in a separate match, and so far, in my humble opinion, Munich does not look like the team that is so much higher class that it can win any game. Moreover, the Champions League matches are generally a separate story with a separate attitude from the teams that participate in it.

And what's strange about that? This is a typical situation for the current Barcelona and I wouldn't even be surprised if the club's management then asks Frankie de Jong to pay for the right to play at a great club himself, since he didn't want to move to another club at the time and help the club with his transfer I recall the recent story of Dembele's transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, when the player seems to receive half of the transfer amount, simply because Barcelona still owes the player a salary.

As far as I remember, it seems that Jaydon Sancho has some problems in his relationship with ten Hag and because of this getting into the main team. Also, I hope I don't have to explain elementary things to you about why some people are the team's cage, and others are the closest reserve, and not vice versa. Therefore, injured players and players who drop out of the team for other reasons are always a headache for any head coach.

The departure of Messi and Neymar and clarity with Mbappe, on the contrary, can strengthen the power of the team and finally build the team chemistry that will finally allow Paris Saint-Germain to become the club that can claim the title of the winner of the Champions League. A lot already depends on the figure of the head coach in the person of Luis Enrique, whether he will be able to build the right game and chemistry in the team. But still, it may take some time and affect the game of teams not only in the Champions League, but also in domestic tournaments, not for the better. The most important thing is that the club management has enough patience, and not as it was before.

Oh, I would still be in no hurry to call Bayern Munich the absolute favorite of the group. Despite Bayern's successful start in the Bundesliga and Manchester United's not-so-successful start in the Premier League, it's still worth making a discount on the start of the season for different championships. Still, in my opinion, the Premier League is more competitive and therefore stronger than the Bundesliga, and therefore Manchester United's chances of leading the group are at least no less than Bayern Munich.

I would argue about the ease of Bayern Munich winning the Bundesliga without Kane, and last season serves as a vivid illustration of this In the meantime, we can say with a certain degree of confidence that Kane's adaptation to the new team is going well and Bayern Munich has received a welcome replacement for Lewandowski, who will make the attacking power of the team much stronger not only in Germany, but also at the international level. The most important thing for Kane and the team is that he immediately started scoring, because if anything, everyone will immediately remember about the 100 million-plus euros and the not-so-beautiful departure of Mane, almost exile.

It also seems that Liverpool can join as a likely buyer in the event of Salah's departure to Saudi Arabia. As surprising as it may have sounded before, but Barcelona in this potential deal looks worse financially than not only Liverpool, but also Benfica. Now the main question is what Joao Felix himself thinks about these new contenders, after all, the English Premier League is the English Premier League, and Benfica is not a foreign club for a football player.

By the way, Lukaku's desire to play exclusively in Serie A, which is already becoming pathological, can play against him, given the narrowing number of applicants for a football player. Well, let's see if Mourinho will be able to revive the shattered career of a football player, unless everything breaks down again at the very last moment, given the bad luck of a football player not only in life, but also in matches. For a few more months, the option with Roma and Lukaku seemed the most incredible.

If Newcastle don't give up and keep playing their football, then the results will come. Yet Manchester City and Liverpool are not ordinary clubs and losing to them with a minimum score is quite acceptable. You may not be lucky in some cases, but still the advantage in the game will still bear fruit later. And bad luck in some cases may well be converted later into luck in other cases. The championship has just begun, everything is ahead and everything can be corrected in your favor.