After a long wait for a new season, it is now upon us. The excitement
is here again with the best of footballing games, coming from
different countries in Europe.
The pre-season games have given the teams match fitness and help
discover some weaknesses or lapses in teams. While the transfer market is still open till the second day in September, players can still be signed to cover those areas, and fit in, into coaches philosophies.
The DFB-Supercup was won by Wolfsburg, after they defeated the league champions (Bayern Munich) on penalty shoot out, to kick start the German Bundesliga season.
PSG also defeated Lyon in the Trophee des Champions. Two nil was the scoreline to claim their third consecutive trophy, ushering the
League 1 season.
In England, the FA Community Shield will be coming up today at Wembley stadium. Arsenal and Chelsea would be clashing for the fourteenth time under Jose Mourinho, and his Arsenal counterpart, Arsene Wenger has
never tasted victory in any of their meetings. The two managers are
known for the jibes they often throw at each other, and the scenario
that played out at Stanford Bridge last season when Chelsea hosted
Arsenal.
On the pitch, the two sides have added to their squads. Arsenal have
signed the ex-Chelsea goalkeeper (Cech), and would be expected to
start against his former employers, while Chelsea have replaced the
departed keeper with Begovic from Stoke City and Drogba with Falcao.
Arsenal would have to do with Alexis Sanches, while Chelsea would also
consider resting Cahill and Costa due to injuries.
Would Wenger gets his first win over Mourinho, or would it be Mourinho
extending his lead.
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