Watching stand: Manchester City competes in Tottenham for the top spot in the Premier League, Real Madrid and Barcelona strive for two consecutive victories

Welcome to the second period of the 2025-26 season. This article will include important European football matches from August 23 to August 25:

August 23 02:30 Bundesliga Bayern vs. Leipzig

Bayern has won 2 wins and 2 draws in the past 4 matches. Last weekend, Bayern defeated Stuttgart 2-1 in the German Super Cup and won the championship again after two years. Leipzig defeated Sandhausen 4-2 away in the German Cup, and both teams got a good start in the new season. This game is the opening match of the new Bundesliga season, and both teams are eager to achieve good results. Currently, Bayern has full wounded soldiers, Davis, Yohiko Ito, Musiara, Pavlovic and Lemmer are absent due to injuries. Dias, who made his debut in the German Super Cup, will make his Bundesliga debut. He and Kane are the team's main firepower points on the offensive end. In Leipzig, Gomi, Henrichs, Hedara, Maximovich and Klostermann were absent due to injuries. Oponda, who performed well last season and Diormand, who scored in his debut, are the biggest threats to the Southern Star defense line.

August 23 03:00 Premier League West Ham VS Chelsea

The two teams have faced each other 122 times in history, with Chelsea winning 55 wins, 23 draws and 44 losses. West Ham has maintained a complete victory in the last three games, and has only lost 1 in the past 7 matches. In the last round of the league, West Ham suffered a 0-3 away defeat, and Chelsea tied 0-0 at home by Crystal Palace. Both teams were eager to win the first Premier League victory in this round.

In this game, West Ham wingers Somerville and Guillerme were absent due to injury. New player Peters is expected to make his Hammers debut in the summer window. On the offensive end, captain Bowen's performance will determine whether the team can get points. He has scored 10+ goals in the past four seasons; in terms of Chelsea, Colewell, Lavia, Badiacile and Adarabioyong are missing injuries, and the team's firepower is concentrated on Pedro and Palmer, and they need to regain their form in the Club World Cup as soon as possible.

August 23 19:30 Premier League Manchester City VS Tottenham

The two teams have met 174 times in history, and Manchester City has won 69 wins, 37 draws and 68 losses. Among them, they defeated Tottenham 1-0 away in the second leg of the Premier League last season, thus ending the two consecutive losses in the confrontation. At the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City has only won 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in the past four games, and suffered a 0-4 home defeat in the league last season.

In the last round of the league, Manchester City and Tottenham both showed strong firepower, with the former sweeping Wolves 4-0 away, and the latter defeating Burnley 3-0 at home. After the first round of the Premier League, Manchester City and Tottenham ranked first and second respectively with the advantage of goal difference, which also means that the winning side is likely to occupy the top spot.

In this game, Manchester City midfielders Rodri, Kovacic, Savignho, Foden and Gvadior all face injuries. In the first round of the new season's league, Haaland showed good competitive form, scoring 2 goals in his total, and new player Reindes scored his first goal in his Premier League debut; in Tottenham, Dragus, Kulusevski, Madison, Hill, Solomon and Udoggi were absent due to injuries. In the first round of the Premier League, Richarlison, who performed poorly in the previous season, exploded and scored 2 goals. The "Curinan" combination formed by him, Kudus and Brennan Johnson is highly anticipated.

August 24 00:30 Premier League Arsenal vs Leeds United

The two teams have met 127 times in history, with Arsenal having 53 wins, 33 draws and 41 losses, of which the last 14 Leeds United have achieved 12 wins, 2 draws and unbeaten results. In the last round of the league, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 1-0 away, showing strong strength and deserved the favorite to compete for the championship. As a newly promoted Leeds United defeated Everton 1-0 at home.

In this game, Arsenal forwards Jesus and Havertz were absent due to injury. After the new players Dzekelish and Maduaike performed poorly in the first round, they urgently needed to prove themselves in Leeds United, otherwise the outside world would doubt more and more. Saka in the past few seasons has been the key to whether Dzekelish and Maduaike can score goals, because the Gunners' Prince is good at assisting; for Leeds United, new players Björ, Bornau and Lewin were absent due to injury. Another new player Nmega came on as a substitute in the first round and scored the final goal. He is expected to be entrusted with important tasks in the game against the Gunners.

August 24 03:30 La Liga. Levante vs. Barcelona

The two teams have faced 45 times in history, with Barcelona winning 32 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses. Among them, Levante has won 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 games, and only 1 defeat in the past 8 matches. In the first round of the league, Levante, as a newly promoted team, lost 1-2 to Alaves at home, while defending champion Barcelona defeated Mallorca 3-0 away, showing strong strength.

In this game, Levante's new players Maturo, Koalip, Aliaga and Olasagasti are expected to complete their new team's debut. Tolian, who made his debut in the first round and scored his first goal, is expected to be entrusted by the team to continue to be entrusted with important tasks. For Barcelona, ​​Lewandowski is absent due to injury, but this will not affect the attack of the Red and Blues. The trident composed of Yamal, Rafinia and Ferran Torres all scored goals in the first round of the league, while new player Rashford made a debut in La Liga.

August 24 23:30 Premier League Fulham VS Manchester United

Manchester United has only lost 1 in the last 22 matches against Fulham, and has maintained a complete victory in the past 8 times. In the first round of the league, Fulham drew 1-1 away with Brighton, while Manchester United lost 0-1 to Arsenal at home, neither team made a good start. Since Manchester United is set to compete for the fourth place in the Premier League this season, they strive to score 3 points in the game against Fulham. In this game, Fulham defender Robinson was absent due to injury. Munis, who scored in the first round of the league, was the biggest threat to the Red Devils' defense line, and Jimenez also has certain scoring ability.. Onana and Lima are absent due to injury. Sheshko, Mubermo and Cunia, who spent 220 million euros this summer, have the opportunity to achieve results with Fulham.

August 25 03:30 La Liga. Ovido vs Real Madrid

The two teams have met 85 times in history. Real Madrid has won 55 wins, 16 draws and 14 losses, of which only 1 of them lost in the past 12 matches, but the two sides have never fought since 2002. In the first round of the league, Ovido, as a newly promoted player, lost 0-2 to Villarreal away, and Real Madrid defeated Osasuna 1-0 at home.

In terms of strength, Real Madrid is obviously better than Ovito, but the Galaxy battleships performed poorly in the first round of the league, while Ovito is also limited in strength. Real Madrid's offensive players are expected to regain confidence in this game. In this game, Real Madrid defender Rudiger returned to the game with a release from the ban. Bellingham, Enderick and Camavenga are expected to continue to be injured. Mbappe is expected to score in a row. Vinicius has the chance to win the first goal of the new season, and Rodrigo is likely to be unable to play. He is currently waiting for a transfer. In Oviedo, Fres, Alvito Reina, Dentonker and Earia are expected to make their debuts.