The new year gets underway with football’s continuous story being told as Serie A and the Bundesliga come back from their “breaks”.
Friday
United vs Villa — 2 of the most in-form teams in the league
Saturday
Spurs vs Leeds — Mourinho vs Bielsa
Betis vs Sevilla — Seville derby
Hertha vs Schalke — Big pressure on the big strugglers
Real vs Celta — Stuttering champs against the most in-form team in Spain
Sunday
Atalanta vs Sassuolo — 2 inspiring unconventional overperformers
Chelsea vs City — Big stakes in a big 6 clash
Monday
Southampton vs Liverpool — Two clubs linked to each other, rather stifled