Last season many were surprised with the results of some clubs in the most important championships. For example, Bologna, Girona and Stuttgart reached the Champions League. Two months have passed since the start of the new season and it is very likely that several clubs will win the opening title in their championships.
Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
Eintracht players celebrate a goal
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In 2012, the Frankfurt club returned to the first Bundesliga and since then has never finished a season higher than fifth place in the table. It seems that Eintracht is now aiming for a better result. In round 1, the team could not face the local Borussia in Dortmund by 0-2. After that, the Frankfurt club won four victories in a row and then took points from Bayern (3:3). Now Eintracht occupies third place in the table, but the difference with the championship leader is only one point. Omar Marmoush plays in the team and his performance is impressive. Firstly, he scores more than one goal per game on average (eight goals in six games). Secondly, the forward has already been surprising his rivals for five consecutive days. It seems that with a scorer like that you can count on serious results.
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Osasuna (Spain)
Osasuna gave Barcelona the first defeat in the league
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On the one hand, the Pamplona club occupies fifth position in the Spanish Championship. An excellent result for a modest team after nine days. On the other hand, Osasuna continues to score fewer (13 goals) than it concedes (14). This is the only team in the top 9 with such an anomaly. By the way, only Osasuna beat Barcelona in the Spanish Championship. The only defeat of the leader of the Examples took place in Pamplona: the rival scored four goals at the Catalans (4:2). In 2006, Osasuna, under the leadership of Javier Aguirre, finished the season in the top 4. It will be much more difficult to repeat such a result this season, but a sensation cannot be ruled out.
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Udinese (Italy)
Udinese’s presence at the top of the Serie A standings is surprising
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At the start of this season, Udinese scored the same number of points as Juventus (13 each). After seven rounds in Serie A, the team only lost twice. In both cases he could not face the best clubs: Roma (0-3) and Inter (2-3). Udinese went into the break in fifth place in the table, but only three points behind first place. World champion Florian Thauvin dusts himself off at the black and white Club (three goals in the first rounds of the Italian championship). He now shares first place in the list of the club’s best snipers along with the giant (201 cm) Lorenzo Lucca. By the way, Udinese did not save a decent amount for this forward – 8 million euros.
Brighton (England)
Brighton beat Manchester United and Tottenham
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Brighton’s previous successes are associated with the name of Roberto De Zerbi. It is true that now the coach is trying to raise Marseille. Fabian Hurtzeler, who replaced the Italian, not only did not spoil anything, but also had a great start to the season with the team. We bend our fingers. Brighton beat Manchester United (2-1) thanks to the goal in the 90+5 minute. Hurzeler’s team punished Tottenham and showed character: they turned 0-2 into 3-2. Brighton also took points from Arsenal in London 1-1. Not a bad set for seven rounds. The team entered the top 6 and was only defeated by Chelsea. Former Manchester United footballer Danny Welbeck has had a good start to the season in a Brighton uniform, scoring four goals.
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Reims (France)
Reims broke into the top four of Ligue 1
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The presence of PSG and Monaco at the top of the Ligue 1 table is no surprise. But the presence of Reims there is a big surprise. The team started with a defeat in the match against Lille (0-2), after which a streak of six games without losing followed (four wins, two draws). Furthermore, Reims took points from both PSG (1-1) and Marseille (2-2). Each of these opponents are in the top 3, with Reims currently in fourth place in the table. The team is now managed by Luka Elsner, who last season worked with Daler Kuzyaev’s Le Havre. At the beginning of the season, Keito Nakamura, a Japanese player acquired for 12 million euros, is playing well. The Asian footballer scored in four games in a row.
“Empoli” (Italy)
Empoli have only conceded four goals in Serie A
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Yes, Empoli only occupies tenth place in Serie A. It doesn’t seem like anything unexpected. There are two things that surprise. First, the team only lost once in seven rounds. Secondly, Empoli only lost four goals. What happened a year ago? The team lost six times in seven rounds and conceded 16 goals. Despite such a terrible start, Empoli retained its place in Serie A, but did so with great difficulty. In the summer, the team changed its coach and Roberto D’Aversa, who arrived, immediately achieved good results.
Freiburg (Germany)
Freiburg scored more points than Bayer Leverkusen
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During the years of Christian Streich’s work, Freiburg reached the European Cup several times. The team finished last season in tenth place and the coach himself left his position. Freiburg entered the new season with Julian Schuster. The team had a serious failure: it was burned in the home game against St. Pauli (0-3). But this rival is now not far from the relegation zone. Otherwise, Freiburg seems pretty decent. The team entered the second autumn break of the German championship in fourth position. He now has more points than Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart.
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