2 and a half months since the 2023-2024 season ended with Real Madrid's Champions League championship, club football in Europe will return with a new spin. The 2024-2025 season will officially start this weekend in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1, while the Bundesliga will start a week later.
2 and a half months passed quite quickly and fans did not feel there was a big gap because there was EURO 2024 , Copa Amcerica 2024 and then the Paris 2024 Olympics. During that time, the clubs were still running their business. to prepare personnel for the goals set in the 2024-2025 season.
In the Premier League, Man City won the championship of the 2023-2024 season in the final round. That means, Coach Pep Guardiola understands that the challenge next season will be even greater. However, The Citizens did not stir up the transfer market, with only one contract named after Savinho - 25 million euros from Troyes.
No key players left, despite rumors regarding Kevin de Bruyne. Will Man City be caught up with familiar names, or will Guardiola create new features? Chelsea will soon bring the answer when the two teams clash in round 1 of the 2024 Premier League on Sunday (August 18).
But Man United is the team that plays the opening match with Fulham at 2:00 a.m. on August 17 (Vietnam time). The "Red Devils" only made 2 contracts but the financial figure reached more than 100 million Euros, with Leny Yoro (62) and Joshua Zirkzee (42.5). Some stars have broken up, others have returned from loan contracts and then packed up and left, but Man United has not had many changes. They have not had very good friendly matches, even when they win, so Manucians can only hope that Coach Erik ten Hag knows what to do, starting with the match against the team that beat them at Old Trafford last February. via.
Arsenal, after the unfortunate defeat in the 2023-2024 season, they have more determination and strengthen the squad with the "hot item" of EURO 2024, Italian midfielder Riccardo Calafiori. "Gunners" know how to attack but still need more foundation to keep their results.
With Liverpool, they will start a new era with coach Arne Slot, who succeeds and maintains the framework left by Jurgen Klopp. The Kop's friendly results are quite impressive, so Livepudlians can hope for a comeback after losing steam in the 2023-2024 season.
In La Liga, the highlight is of course still the race between Real Madrid and Barcelona. The Royal team added 2 notable players, Kylian Mbappe and Endrick, enough for fans to question what force could stop their attack. Can Barcelona give a valid answer under new Coach Hansi Flick, who replaced Xavi Hernandez and changed the playing style in a more direct way?
The question is similar in the Bundesliga, where Bayern Munich with new Coach Vincent Kompany can reclaim the Silver Plate from Bayer Leverkusen - a team that will certainly be noticed after an impressive undefeated 2023-2024 season.
Premier League 2024-2025 round 1 match schedule
August 17
2:00: Man United - Fulham
18:30: Ipswich Town - Liverpool
21:00: Arsenal - Wolves
21:00: Everton - Brighton
21:00: Newcastle - Southampton
21:00: Nottingham Forest - Bournemouth
23:30: West Ham - Aston Villa
August 18,
20:00: Brentford - Crystal Palace
22:30: Chelsea - Man City
August 19,
2:00 a.m.: Leicester - Tottenham
La Liga 2024-2025 round 1 match schedule
August 16
0:00: Athletic Bilbao - Getafe
2:30: Real Betis - Girona
August 17
0:00: Celta Vigo - Alaves
2:30: Las Palmas - Sevilla
August 18,
0:00: Osasuna - Leganes
2:30: Valencia - Barcelona
August 19
0:00: Real Sociedad - Vallecano
2:30: Mallorca - Real Madrid
August 20
0:00: Valladolid - Espanyol
2:30: Villarreal - Atletico Madrid
Match schedule for round 1 of Serie A 2024-2025
August 17,
23:30: Genoa - Inter Milan
23:30: Parma - Fiorentina
August 18 1:45
a.m.: Empoli - Monza
1:45 a.m.: AC Milan - Torino
11:30 p.m.: Bologna - Udinese
11:30 p.m.: Verona - Napoli
August 19 1:45
a.m.: Cagliari - Roma
1:45 a.m.: Lazio - Venezia
11:30 p.m.: Lecce - Atalanta
August 20,
1:45: Juventus - Como
