European Championships.. Summit between Bayern, Dortmund and City faces Liverpool
On Saturday, European football's domestic leagues will see strong games, particularly in the Bundesliga, which is awaited by a thrilling clash at a summit between Bayern Munich and Dortmund, and the Premier League, where Manchester City face Liverpool.
The German summit between the top teams tomorrow will be the occasion of more than one opportunity against Bayern Munich, whose corridor during the break, due to the European Nations Cup qualifiers, saw a real earthquake after management terminated the contract of young coach Yulian Nagalsman, replacing him with former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel.
The Bavarian club seeks to regain the lead from rivals Dortmund, at the top of the 26th stage, on the Bavarian club's turf, in the first match of Tuchel, who was a former head coach of leaders Dortmund with 53 points, against Bayern's 52.
If the first leg carried a lot of excitement, with four goals shared by the two sides in a 2-2 draw, tomorrow's game could be an opportunity for strong Dortmund, seeking to thwart the Bavarian giants' bid for the 11th league title in a row.
Dortmund enter the game in an excellent position after winning nine of their 10 league games in 2023, while Bayern in the same period have five wins from ten games. Tuchel, who will appear in the first trial with Bayern, said: "It's a huge game for all of us. It is a matter of confidence-building and proactiveness ".
The former Dortmund manager added: "There is no greater challenge than starting my reign here with a game against Dortmund. It is the biggest match in German football, and it has an additional element given the current status of the league standings table. "
In the Premier League, they meet tomorrow at the top of the 29th stage competition, Manchester City, with "heavy" Liverpool hosts, while leaders Arsenal will try to take advantage of any stumble on City's chasers to get closer to their first title since 2004.
Arsenal will be lurking on any lapse from the City-Liverpool summit, when they greet Leeds United tomorrow as the league wheel returns to rotation after a near 12-day hiatus due to the international window.
Arsenal appear on track for a first league title in 19 years, having secured six successive wins in the Permirlig to move 8 points clear of City II (69 versus 61).
The London club played more than their chasers, having to travel to Manchester to face Spanish coach Pep Guardiola on 26 April, but his fate remains in his hands.
Manchester City refuse to concede their title without a fight, winning their last six games in all competitions and scoring 13 goals in their last match against Germany's Leipzig in the Champions League and Burnley in the Cup. But there is little margin for error in City's bid for a fifth league title in six seasons.
City are enjoying a relatively easier run than Arsenal on paper in the final metres of the league, but their focus is distracted in the Champions League quarter-finals at an early summit against Bayern Munich, the English FA Cup semi-finals against Sheffield United, while the Gunners farewell continental from Europa League and the Cup.
In order to remain in close proximity to Arsenal, City must overcome Liverpool's sixth-placed hurdle for the first time in the league in two years.
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