Watching stand: Liverpool starts Premier League opening match, Manchester United Gunners forward team fights

Welcome to watch the first episode of the 2025-26 season. This article will cover important European football matches from August 16 to August 19:

August 16 03:00 Premier League Liverpool vs. Bournemouth

The two teams have faced each other 24 times in history, and Liverpool has the upper hand with 19 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Among them, the Bournemouth Reds have maintained a complete victory in the last five games, and in the two Premier League rounds last season, the Reds scored 5 goals and maintained a zero-block. At Anfield Stadium, Liverpool won 10 wins and 1 draw against Bournemouth in 11. Last weekend, Liverpool lost to Crystal Palace in the Community Shield and missed the championship. This game is the opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League season. Liverpool, as the defending champion, ended the entire season with a four-round victory after winning the Premier League title in advance last season.

Therefore, Liverpool urgently needs a victory to give a good start to the new season. In this game, Liverpool midfielder Heraffenberg was suspended, Bradley and Gomez were absent due to injury, and Wiltz, Ekitic, Flynnon and Kelkez are expected to make the Premier League debut of the new team. As the player with the most goals (9 goals) in the first round in Premier League history, Salah, the Premier League Golden Boot winner, was still highly expected. For Bournemouth, Sinister, Cook, Christie, Junar and Cruivet Jr. were absent due to injury. Three new players including Diakit, Petrovic and Truffel are expected to make their debut in the summer window. Semenyo and Evannielsson are the team's main scoring points.

August 17 00:30 Premier League Wolves VS Manchester City

The two teams have met 131 times in history, with Manchester City having 56 wins, 26 draws and 49 losses. Among them, Wolves have maintained a complete victory in the last 3, and have achieved an overwhelming result in 9 wins and 1 loss in the past 10 matches. This summer, Wolves' warm-up match was a mess, losing all in the last three games. Including the final stage of last season, the team has lost 8 consecutive games, including no wins in four consecutive league rounds; Manchester City entered a vacation state after playing this summer Club Cup, and only one warm-up match was played before the Premier League started. Therefore, Manchester City, who had been relaxed for more than 40 days, immediately entered the Premier League, and its condition is unknown.

In this game, new players such as Wolves forwards Lopez, Arias and Wolfe are expected to make their new team debut. After Cunya left the team, Larsen, who performed well last season and officially bought out in the summer window, will be highly expected. For Manchester City, Rodri was absent due to injury. Two new players, Reindes and Sherky, had already made their debut in the Club World Cup. They are expected to make their Premier League debut. On the offensive end, Haaland may be the only player on the team's forward line, because Malmu, who joined in the winter window, has not even found the Bundesliga form yet.

August 17 01:30 La Liga. Mallorca vs Barcelona

The two teams have faced 75 times in history, with Barcelona winning 46 wins, 12 draws and 17 losses. They completed a double kill against Mallorca last season, and have won 16 wins and 2 draws in the past 18 matches. As the first game of the new season, defending champion Barcelona strives to get off to a good start. The team won all four warm-up matches this summer and scored 10 goals in the last two games.

In this game, Torre, who was signed by Mallorca from Barcelona, is expected to make his new team debut on the old owner; in Barcelona, Ter Stegen, Dani Rodriguez and Lewandowski face injuries, and new players Joan Garcia and Rashford are not allowed to register for the time being. Whether they can play depends on whether the club moves quickly. Once they cannot play, the Red and Blues will most likely continue to rely on Yamal and Rafinia last season on the offensive end.

August 17 02:30 German Super League Cup Stuttgart vs Bayern

Bayern doubled Stuttgart in the Bundesliga last season, and only lost 1 in the last 12 matches. Last season, Stuttgart won the German Cup and Bayern won the Bundesliga championship. The two teams will compete for the German Super Cup championship in the first main game of the new season. Last year, Stuttgart participated in the German Super Cup for the second time in history, but eventually lost. This year they continued to compete for the second championship in the team's history. Bayern participated in the German Super Cup again after two years. They strive to win the 11th championship in the team's history. Earlier, Bayern swept Tottenham 4-0 in the warm-up match and showed excellent form. In this game, Stuttgart new players Assinion, Yovanovic, Andres and Darvich are all expected to make their debut. On the offensive end, Ondav, Waltermad and Demilovic are all important scoring points of the team. They scored 47 goals together last season. For Bayern, Dias and Jonatan Ta are expected to make their debut, and the former's forward combination with Kane and Olisse is highly anticipated.

August 17 21:00 Premier League Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace

The two teams have faced each other 63 times in history, with Chelsea winning 35 wins, 17 draws and 11 losses. Among them, the last 18 games of Crystal Palace have achieved 16 wins and 2 draws. The only two draws were won last season. In both Premier League rounds, both sides shook hands 1-1. This summer, both teams have won important honors. Chelsea won the new version of the Club World Cup, which is in full swing and is working towards the Premier League championship in the new season. Crystal Palace defeated Liverpool and won the Community Shield Championship for the first time.

In this game, Chelsea striker Jacquesson was suspended and Colewell was absent due to injury. Gitense, Harto, Estewan and Essugo, introduced in the summer window, are expected to complete the new team's debut. Forward Joao Pedro, who shined in the Club World Cup, will be the Blues' sharp knife to attack the city in the new season, and Neto and Palmer are also important scoring points of the team. In Crystal Palace, Lead, Dookure, Kamada, Francha and Nkatia are absent due to injury, and both Guy and Eze are facing transfers and leaving the team. If they are unable to play, it will have a great impact on the team..

August 17 23:30 Premier League Manchester United vs. Arsenal

The two teams have faced each other 243 times in history, with Manchester United leading with 99 wins, 55 draws and 89 losses. Among them, Arsenal only achieved 2 draws and 1 loss in three matches last season (winning in the penalty shootout is considered a draw), and there are no winning results in the past 6 matches. In the past two seasons, Manchester United has been unable to win Arsenal at home, with only 1 draw and 1 loss.

This summer, Manchester United remained unbeaten in the warm-up match after July, showing good form, with Arsenal losing 2 games in 5 warm-up matches. This season, Manchester United's league goal is to compete for four, and after the shameful result of 15th last season, they need a good season to inspire. As for Arsenal, after three consecutive seasons of Premier League runner-up, they are eager to become Premier League champions after 22 years, so both teams hope to get a good start.

In this game, Manchester United goalkeeper Onana and Lima were absent due to injury. Three new players, Seshko, Mber and Cunya, are expected to start together. They spent the team 225 million euros and are expected to form a quartet with B Fee. Their performance will likely determine whether the team can score points on Arsenal; in Arsenal, Jesus and Calafiori are absent due to injury, Subimedi, Zhekelais, Maduaikelais, Mosquera and Nellgao are all expected to make their debut in the Gunners, especially Zhekelais and Maduaikelais. The forward line formed by them and Saka will be the key to whether the team can win.