Because Lund is absent and there aren’t enough central defenders, they had to abandon their usual three-center-back formation and switch to a traditional four-back lineup. Now forced to adapt to four defenders, Norlin is not skilled at it, and the players are struggling to adjust, which weakens their combat effectiveness.

Barcelona is really short on forwards now — Agüero, Dembélé, Fati... Although Barcelona lacks forwards, Benfica is also missing a key defender: Veríssimo.

Normally, newly promoted teams tend to perform much better at home than away due to unfamiliarity with away grounds; typical examples include Espanyol, Rayo Vallecano, or Leeds United last season.

There are three situations that might cause some confusion: First, in their last encounter, the two teams drew 2-2 with no clear winner. Both sides had many injuries — Napoli was missing 7 players, while Leicester City had 6 absentees, including several key players.

Last season, Udinese was a tough opponent for AC Milan. Given that last season was already challenging, today Milan faces an even bigger test with six key players absent.

Brentford is truly a remarkable team, the resilient Bees. This season, Brentford lost two major forwards and their head coach. Mboma, who scored 20 goals and provided 7 assists in 38 Premier League matches last season, left for Manchester United with a €75 million transfer fee. Visa, who netted 19 goals and gave 4 assists in 35 Premier League games, transferred to Newcastle for €57.7 million. Meanwhile, the head coach Flick was poached by Tottenham but has since been dismissed by them.

A brief recap of yesterday's four games: 1. UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg: Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City. City dominated for 180 minutes but was crushed within 90 seconds.

Many fans wonder why Tottenham is so fierce when facing Manchester City and Liverpool. Manchester City is the most aggressive team, with Guardiola’s style pushing the formation forward, making defenders take on more midfield organizing duties to create numerical superiority in the opponent’s half.

A few days ago, Juventus’ match against Genoa made many fans lose faith in Serie A, and some influencers even called it “Serie Fake.” In such a murky atmosphere, who suffers the most? That’s why I haven’t talked about Roma’s Serie A games for a long time. Dare to discuss it now?

Some friends asked, Gerrard is a Liverpool legend captain; at this crucial moment when his old club is fighting for the title, would he hold back? That underestimates Gerrard—he holds himself to the highest standards.