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August 17, 2018
Girona vs Real Valladolid – La Liga 2018/19 season opener.
Reims vs Lyon – French Ligue 1 (Round 2) Both teams have a win to their name and Reims could pull a major upset if the can win their first two matches after promotion to Ligue 1. Lyon is a pre-tournament title contender. It could be a disastrous start for Lyon to drop points this early in the season.
August 18, 2018
Chelsea vs Arsenal – another London derby in the English Premier League. Chelsea will be looking to extend their winning record in the season, while Arsenal will be looking to bounce back from opening day defeat.
Chievo Verona vs Juventus – 2018/19 Italian Serie A opening match.
Lazio vs Napoli – to major players in the Italian Serie A title race go head to head. Last season’s 5th place finisher vs the 2nd place finisher.
Barcelona vs Alaves – Barcelona will begin their Spanish La Liga title defense season at home against Deportivo Alaves.
Monaco vs Lille – Both Monaco and Lille looking to double their victories in the Round 2 of the French Ligue 1. Monaco has the expectations of keeping up the pace with the top teams in the league and Lille has ambitions of not being in another relegation battle at the end of the season.
August 19, 2018
Sassuolo vs Inter Milan – Inter Milan has done their business over the transfer window and will be expecting to do better than last season’s 4th place finish in the league. Despite an 11th place finish at the end of last season. Sassuolo has had success against Inter Milan in their 3 most recent matches, winning all three by a goal.
Torino vs Roma – Roma kicks off their season
Real Madrid vs Getafe – A Cristiano-less Real Madrid begin La Liga season at home against Getafe. We get a chance to see how Real Madrid cope with a new manager and a new goalscorer
August 20, 208
Valencia vs Atletico Madrid – The final game of the first round of the 2018/19 La Liga round a blockbuster between top four finishers from the previous season. The second best team in Spain visits the 4th best team in Spain.
