GOAL US unpacks the main weekend storylines from the Premier League, La Liga and other top competitions in The Euro XI
Can we jump to conclusions? Are the pieces just perfectly in place for most of Europe’s top leagues?
Liverpool played Everton – the definition of a trap game. But they saw them off, late pressure notwithstanding. Man City and Arsenal then did the Reds an almighty favor by playing out a 1-1 draw in which either manager could have set up a team to win, but neither looked like they really wanted to.
Liverpool are five points clear and not playing well (yet). Further down the table – yes, down – Man United won their game against Chelsea and then tried really hard to lose it. In Germany, Bayern Munich are scoring for fun. And even if PSG-Marseille is postponed until Monday because of heavy rain, there’s no doubt that the Parisians will walk it.
Of course, much can change here. Liverpool could start losing. Arsenal could decide they want to win. City could win 20 in a row and no one would bat an eyelid. Until then, though, we’re left admiring from afar. But that might not be such a bad thing.
GOAL US presents The Euro XI, with 11 key observations from the weekend.
