Portal "EuroFootball.com" - the most interesting weekend match facts. The upcoming round of the "Premier" League will start with the clash between "Tottenham" and "Manchester City". There will be no shortage of intrigue in the match between "Leicester City" and London's "Arsenal", especially since Claudio Ranieri's proteges are currently one step ahead of the "gunners". In Italy, the clubs "Napoli" and Turin's "Juventus" will test their strengths against each other, as well as the current league leaders Milan's "Inter" and "Fiorentina". In the "La Liga" championship, the battle will be between the third-placed "Villarreal" and fourth-placed Madrid's "Atletico". In Scotland - the duel between Glasgow's "Celtic" and Edinburgh's "Hearts". First part "Serie A": "Napoli" - Turin's "Juventus" (September 26, 9:45 pm) - "Napoli" has been struggling to play against the Turin team - they have only managed one victory in their last 9 Italian league matches (2014, a 2-0 victory). - In the previous season, "Juventus" won both league matches with the same result of 3-1. - "Juventus" has only triumphed once in their last 8 matches at the "San Paolo" stadium, while the home team has won 5 times. - "Napoli" can boast of a productive attack in front of their own fans. In the last 7 matches, they have scored 22 goals (an average of 3.14). - "Juventus" has had a poor start to the season, earning only 5 points in the first five rounds. Such a poor record has not been seen since the 1994/1995 season. - A single victory in the first five matches of Serie A - Juventus fans have not seen this since the 1984/1985 season when the "Old Lady" finished in 5th place. - One win, two draws, two losses in the first 5 rounds - this was also the record of Juventus in the 1970/71 season when they finished in 4th place. - The defense of the Turin club has been unusually leaky. They have conceded goals in 8 of the last 9 Serie A matches. "La Liga": "Villarreal" - Madrid's "Atletico" (September 26, 9:30 pm) - "Villarreal" has only managed to win once against their future opponents in the last seven matches (1 draw, 5 defeats). They have not scored in four matches. - Coach Marcelino has struggled against "Atletico" - three wins in 11 matches while coaching in La Liga. - "Atletico" has been performing well in the Spanish league matches. In the last 10 matches, they have not suffered a defeat (5 wins, 5 draws) and have conceded goals in only three matches. - Diego Simeone's team continues their "clean sheet" streak - three matches in a row; the best result since May 2013. - "Villarreal" equalled their best start in the club's history - 13 points in 5 matches. The last time they started so successfully was in the 2008/2009 season. - At the "El Madrigal" stadium, the "Yellow Submarine" has won four matches in a row, scoring 9 and conceding 3 goals. - In the "Villarreal" squad, there are 7 players who have managed to score goals this season (the most in the Spanish league). "Serie A": "Inter" - "Fiorentina" (September 27, 9:45 pm) - "Fiorentina" and "Inter" have shared three wins each in the last three seasons. - Last year, the "Viola" won both matches, while before that, it was "Inter". - Last season in March, at home, "Fiorentina" lost 0-1 to Inter, breaking the streak of 12 wins at the "G. Meazza" stadium against the Florence club. - The last time both teams played a draw at the Milan arena was in 1996 (2-2). - The only time Inter won the first five league matches was in 1966/1967 when they finished in 2nd place after Juventus. - "Fiorentina" continues their winning streak in Serie A - 9 wins in the last 10 matches, with only 1 defeat against Torino. - The "Viola" managed to keep a clean sheet against "Carpi". Prior to that, they had conceded goals in 7 consecutive away matches. - The last time Fiorentina started the league so successfully was in the 1998/1999 season (4 wins in 5 matches), finishing 3rd that year.
