Weekend predictions: Serie A, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are back on the pitch after the national teams’ Nations League matches.
In the Italian league, Juventus in black crisis will try to recover against Bologna, who have already changed coach. An easy home match for Lazio against Spezia, and the most eagerly awaited matches promising goals are Inter v Roma and Atalanta v Fiorentina.
Speaking of goals, there are two new coaches who represent guarantees of offensive play and spectacle: Marco Rose at Leipzig and Roberto De Zerbi at Brighton who will have a baptism of fire in the Premier League at Anfield against Liverpool.
The other matches
When PSG and Barcelona play with absolute attacking champions like Mbappé, Neymar, Messi and Lewandowski on the pitch, goals are always highly likely. Also watch out for the Manchester derby between City and United:
Predictions: matches with at least three goals in total
- Lipsia-Bochum, Bundesliga, Saturday 15:30
- Liverpool-Brighton, Premier League, Saturday 16:00
- Maiorca-Barcelona, La Liga, Saturday 21:00
- PSG-Nice, Ligue 1, Saturday 21:00
- Manchester City-Manchester United, Premier League, Sunday 15:00
The likely winning teams: predictions
- Freiburg or draw (in Freiburg-Mainz, Bundesliga, Saturday 15:30)
- Lazio (in Lazio-Spezia, Serie A, Sunday 12:30pm)
- Barcelona (in Mallorca-Barcelona, La Liga, Saturday 21:00)
- Juventus (in Juventus v Bologna, Serie A, Sunday 20:45)
- Real Madrid (in Real Madrid-Osasuna, La Liga, Sunday 21:00)
Match of at least one goal per team
- Arsenal-Tottenham, Premier League, Saturday 1.30pm
- Inter v Roma, Serie A, Saturday 18:00
- Werder Bremen-Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bundesliga, Saturday 18:30
- Atalanta-Fiorentina, Bundesliga, Sunday 18:00
- Lens-Lyon, Serie A, Sunday 20:45
