We are so back. It's been a long summer of sticky, sweaty days chock full of international football and preseason tours, but finally, the European club game has returned. The Premier League , LaLiga , Serie A and Ligue 1 all kicked off their campaigns on Saturday.
In Germany, the Bundesliga season is a week away, but we were still treated to the Super Cup and DFB-Pokal The world's biggest soccer stars made their marks on grounds all over the Old World. And in Suffolk, one of the world's biggest musicians watched from the executives' box. The lead: Flick's dream Barça debut Hansi Flick fielded three 17-year-olds in his first game in charge of Barcelona , but it was veteran striker Robert Lewandowski , who will turn 36 next week, who ensured his former Bayern Munich coach got off to a winning start in testing circumstances at Valencia in LaLiga on Saturday.
Editor's Picks Havertz shows Arsenal they don't need to sign a new No. 9 5h James Olley Real Madrid were already Spanish champions, and then they signed Mbappé. Is LaLiga ready? 8h Alex Kirkland Slot gets winning start with Klopp's stars, but midfield looks a concern for Liverpool 9h Tom Hamilton Lewandowski struck twice after Hugo Duro had opened the scoring as Barça, missing key players through injuries, holidays and registration issues, came from behind to silence the whistles coming from a raucous home crowd on a searing hot Spanish summer night at Mestalla and win 2-1.
Preseason has not been kind to Flick, who rep.
