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With Lautaro, Pavard, Dybala and Malen all missing, Chivu, Gasperini and Allegri must rebuild their attacks on the fly, while Juventus weigh a two-striker switch and Frosinone's Antonio Raimondo keeps scoring.
A year on from his £116m move, Wirtz's stop-start Liverpool career invites a look at the attacking midfielders the club considered instead, and at how little any of them prove the rival case.
Aldo Serena says Nick Woltemade's link-up play suits Luciano Spalletti's Juventus, but the German still has to learn when to hold the ball rather than release it.
Data from The Analyst (Opta) shows why Chelsea, unbeaten in 13 WSL games and boasting the division's best defence, are rated overwhelming favourites against a Tottenham side still searching for a first win over 'big-four' opposition since 2023.
Antonio Raimondo scored three times as Frosinone beat Sassuolo 4-2, with repeated defensive mistakes from visiting goalkeeper Arijanet Muric central to the result, Football Italia reports.
Napoli's coach and his Belgian playmaker disagreed visibly on the touchline during a 3-1 loss to Villarreal, with Gazzetta dello Sport reporting Allegri grew furious as De Bruyne ignored instructions to drop deeper.
Rafa Benitez tells Gazzetta dello Sport that Italy has the players to compete but has lost the defensive culture that once defined its football, pointing to a tactical shift since 2019.
Massimiliano Allegri plays down his touchline exchange with Kevin De Bruyne and signals a possible rotation up front as Napoli visit a struggling Venezia side under new coach Davide Nicola.
After a 4-3 collapse against Club Brugge, Cristian Chivu accepts blame for Inter's defensive fragility while defending the high-press approach and confirming Lautaro Martinez's return date.
Xabi Alonso's side arrive at Hill Dickinson Stadium with the division's leakiest defence and its sharpest early-game attack, against an Everton side still searching for consistent conversion.
City's first home game since being found guilty of breaching finance rules ended in a 4-2 Champions League defeat to Pep Guardiola's Paris Saint-Germain.
Nick Woltemade scored his first open-play goal for Juventus and says playing alongside Randal Kolo Muani makes defending them harder, but Luciano Spalletti continues to use the pair as alternatives rather than a partnership.
