Liverpool are currently at the top of the Premier League standings. Arne Slot relies on attacking soccer with high pressure and is in many ways a continuation of Klopp’s ideas. Even if his team concedes first, it does not deviate from the original plan for the game, achieving the desired result. That’s what happened in the opening round of the Champions League. A quick goal at the San Siro didn’t faze the Reds and they continued to bend their line, while Milan crumbled under their pressure and got three goals in return.
Bologna can’t count on three of last season’s leaders at the moment. Joshua Zirksee and Riccardo Calafiori were sold in the summer to English clubs, while captain Lewis Ferguson is still injured. This complicates the work of new head coach Vincenzo Italiano, who, however, is gradually rectifying the unfortunate situation at the start of the season.