Group F: Haaland is scary

The best sports direction of Germany has done it again: once again, the faithful fans of the BVB faces his fifth Champions consecutive without passing rooms with enthusiasm. It was possible to retain Sancho Y Haaland, Captain Reus is once again available to Favre after going through an ordeal of injuries and the arrival of Bellingham Y Meunier They put the icing on the black-yellow cake. There is equipment to stand up to any giant in the world. What happens is that the Borussia does not usually compete like a great. Rather modest teams like the Augsburg already put in evidence the borusser behind during the recent start of the Bundesliga. If the line of three formed by Can, Hummels and Akanji offers guarantees, gunmen in attack will resolve the ballot on more than one occasion. Haaland Y Sancho are the threat of a new Dortmund that, finally, he wants to eat again at the table of the great ones.

The star: Haaland

The baby with the most gunpowder Bundesliga. In 19/20 he scored 44 goals between Salzburg Y Dortmund, where now you need to continue to stand out to make the leap to a great. Very powerful in the race, fast, left-handed, good in the area, smart outside, it is undoubtedly the great nine of the future that there is right now in Europe. The big ones raffle it and it is not ruled out that a multimillion dollar transfer will be the protagonist in the next markets. It deserves it.

The coach: Lucien Favre

Discussed by many in the Dortmund, although he has managed to consolidate his team as the second of Germany And it is not a little. It lacks a little more regularity, the same as the club in general, to be somewhat higher. Already in the Gladbach had a prominent role, which allowed him to reach the Dortmund. In the second most powerful team in the Bundesliga has left great moments with other more doubtful. That's the problem.

Cheek, speed, verticality, youth … Dortmund It is the same as always, although with players that this time it seems that they are called to be great stars of the future. It is the case of Sancho Y Haaland, two super talents who are firing up in the club and whom the Dortmund you will want to retain even though it may not seem easy. A fast-paced team with spaces and speed, but not very consistent in defense and in general. That's what kills him.

After having raised six titles (three Italy Cups and three Super Cups) since Lotito took over the reins of the club in 2004, Lazio has managed to return to the Champions for the first time in 13 years. She did it thanks to a great season, which until the stoppage due to the coronavirus saw her fight with Juventus and Inter for him scudetto. The unknown, now, is just the first participation for the group of Simone inzaghi to the most important continental competition, which entails more physical and mental expenses. The coach's 3-5-2 still depends on his three stars, Luis Alberto, Milinkovic-Savic Y Ciro Immobile, and the market did not lengthen the workforce as expected. The quality of David Silva would have been a huge help for a team that now has the experience of Pepe Reina. Of course, in the big events the biancocelesti almost never disappointed. Knows the Juventus, which they removed Super Cup of Italy in 2017 and 2019.

The star: Luis Alberto

Yes Immobile scores so many goals, he owes much to the Spanish, king of the assists of the Calcium. The laziale game always passes through the feet of the ‘Magician’. With absolute freedom of movement, although always more comfortable starting from the left, he has found in Italy and in football that is apparently as different as Italy, the ideal place to mature. Called even in his day for the Selection, he is likely to return if he continues like this.

The coach: Simone Inzaghi

His brother eclipsed him as a player, but he is ahead as a coach. Has led to Lazio at levels that seemed unattainable. And he has done it by playing well. Its three plants have allowed it to provide the team with a very interesting architecture to be a competitive set. In addition, above he has known how to take advantage of footballers such as Luis Alberto or Immobile, who have taken a leap in quality led by the technician laziale.

Very compensated team, with several important players per line, always competitive and very sharp in attack thanks to the presence of Immobile. The bands have been one of the hallmarks, but with Luis Alberto he has gained a lot in terms of inside play these years and has been noted in his ability to open opposing defenses. Perhaps the only one but is that the team disappears on key days, something that has prevented them from fighting for more important things.

Two titles in the last four years in Belgium for a Witches that returns under its jurisdiction and that has managed to settle even in the Champions. The team that leads Philippe Clement it has recovered from an institutional crisis that did it a lot of damage in the previous decade. Now, with young players who dazzle Europe, try to take a step forward like the one you took last season fighting against PSG Y Real Madrid in a group in which he was also Galatasaray. The 2-2 tie at BernabeuIn fact, it is considered a feat in recent times for the entity. The funny thing is that he has not made signings and that his only reinforcements are young players who come from the subsidiary. Some attacking footballers like Diatta or Emmanuel dennis will be the protagonists, in addition to their main star, the good attacking midfielder Vanaken. Some doubts behind for a competition of such a high level as the Champions, despite the fact that a veteran follows in the goal: Mignolet.

The star: Vanaken

Powerful, with arrival and clearly become the leader of the team, he continues in Witches even though he has had countless opportunities to get out. International with Roberto Martinez, which is saying a lot. Although he was born in Belgium, almost all his formative stage was carried out in Holland with the PSV. After returning to his country, he ended up landing at the Witches and his growth did everything else. A very complete footballer with character.

The coach: Philippe Clement

Has gotten the Witches rub shoulders with the best of Belgium and also made the leap to Champions, in which it is growing. Technician highly recognized in his country, especially for his stage as a player in which he was one of the defensive locks of the Witches in the early years of this century. He went through almost all the management positions of the club until he made the jump to the bench, after passing through the Genk.

Very well balanced the Witches, with veteran players like Mignolet and others who are very young, especially in attack, who give him that explosiveness to be able to surprise his rivals. It lacks rennet to compete better in Europe and that is the technician's obsession, that the team gained muscle in midfield with Vormer Y Vanaken, mainly, frankly complete players. Perhaps he does not have a great scorer and that takes its toll, although he does have dangerous and fast players who can attract the attention of Europe.

Absolute dominator of Russian football in recent seasons, that facility to be champion in Russia has not moved to the Champions to be a more competitive team as it was a few years ago. Gone are the economic embezzlements in the form of transfers and now it is signed with more sense and less money. Has arrived Lovren this summer, even so, a great reinforcement for the rear. The best news for Semak is that it maintains the backbone of recent years, with an orderly defense (Lovren-Rakitskiy good central pair), a high-level positional midfielder like the Colombian Neighborhoods and an offensive duo that are unmatched in Russia: the skilled Azmoun and the giant Dzyuba. Other footballers with a big poster like Malcom or Driussi they give the Zenith superiority to dominate in Russia, although it may lack the competitiveness it had before to be a fearsome team in Europe.

The star: Azmoun

Beside Dzyuba, the one in charge of scoring the goals of this team. The Iranian is much more complete, as he is ready in the area and quick to go into space. Good player and already with international experience. He has excelled in World Cups and Asian Cups with the Iranian national team and his career for different clubs in Russia (Rostov, Rubin Kazan) reached its peak when he was signed by Zenit. In Iran it is considered a star.

The coach: Sergei Semak

Whoever was an important player in the context of Russian football has managed to make the Zenith the true ruler of his country, again. Character, clear philosophy and very Russian culture. He left a pleasant memory in his last years as a footballer in the team of St. Petersburg and that allowed him to be an assistant on the bench in his first steps as a coach. Barely a year in the UFA as first technician it was enough for the Zenith bet on him.

An eleven based on his two forwards, Azmoun Y Dzyuba, which condition the drawing to make it almost obligatory a 4-4-2. Does not shy away Semak of talented players also for the bands, with Driussi Y Malcom almost like two more forwards when it comes to attacking. In order to balance all this, the presence of the Colombian is essential Wilmar Barrios. That on paper, because in Europe They will have to suffer much more and for this they have signed a central defender with real guarantees on difficult days: Dejan Lovren.