Slovan has not given up the championship title in their country to anyone since 2019. The Bratislava Kings fully justify their nickname and by the eighth round they are habitually leading the standings, four points ahead of their nearest pursuer. But Vladimir Weiss’ team got off to a poor start in the Champions League, getting five goals from Celtic in Glasgow and managing to respond with only one goal at 0:3.
Over the six starting rounds of the Premier League, Manchester City have not suffered a single defeat and only lost points on two occasions. But the Champions League team did not start so successfully. In the first match, City lost points, failing to beat Inter at home. Guardiola’s squad completely outclassed their opponents in terms of possession, but for more than 90 minutes they were unable to get a result, settling for a scoreless draw.