For this key week, Inter will not be able to count on Nicolo Barellawho suffered an injury during the defeat in the ‘derby della Madonnina’ against AC Milan (2-1).
Los ‘Rossoneri’ They arrive at that match in crisis and with coach Paulo Fonseca pointed outand although the three points against their staunch rival gave them breath, they also have a key week ahead of them in several competitions.
AC Milan (7th, 8 points) He is in charge of opening the day receiving Lecce (17th) today, before a difficult trip to the fiefdom of Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, a key match for the Lombard club’s aspirations in the Champions League after its initial defeat against Liverpool (3-1) at San Siro.
The leader Torino will host Lazio on Sunday (8th, 7 points) while Napoli (2nd, 10 points), free from European competitions, will try to remain hooked on the top positions thanks to an affordable ‘a priori’ commitment against the Monza (19th).
Bologna (13th) and Atalanta (12th), two other Italian teams in the Champions League but in low hours in the domestic championshipor, they will face each other tomorrow, hours after the visit of Juventus (4th, 9 points) to Genoa (16th).
On the other hand, after five days of Ligue 1; Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Monaco lead the table with 13 points, the start of an exciting three-way battle, just when the competition needs to regain its attractiveness.
Ligue 1 has had turbulent months, until DAZN bought the rights to broadcast the competition at the beginning of July for a price –8 games for 400 million euros a year– well below initial estimates
The permanent parade of stars for PSG is far away, whose final point was the departure of Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid this season.
With the current champion looking to manufacture new figures, in the words of his coach Luis Enriquethe differences with its rivals are reduced.
Marseille are emerging as serious alternatives, promoted by a prestigious European coach like Roberto De Zerbi, and Monacoa consolidated project, capable of breaking Barcelona’s undefeated record this season in their first Champions League match (2-1).
PSG will open the sixth round today by hosting Rennes (8th), a dress rehearsal before traveling to London to clash against Arsenal on Tuesday in the second day of the Champions League.
A day later Monaco will follow, also at home, against a Montpellier that is moving in the lower zone (15th). The Principality’s team travels to Zagreb in the Champions League to face Dinamo.
Knowing the results of their rivals, Marseille closes the date on Sunday at the Strasbourg court (10th), with the possibility that Adrian Rabiot, their surprising latest addition, will play his first minutes.
The former PSG and Juventus midfielder, starter for the French national team, will allow Marseille, which also does not compete in European competition, to take a leap in quality, an advantage over its rivals for the Ligue 1 title.