A night of football carnival! Manchester City won 3-0, Haaland scored, Arsenal won the first championship 3-0, Serie A champion narrowly won 3-2, De Bruyne scored twice

The five major European leagues in the 2025/26 season are about to start. Recently, major European clubs seize the time to conduct warm-up matches to make final preparations for the new season. In the early morning of this morning, in the final of the Chiefs' Cup, Premier League giant Arsenal played against La Liga powerhouse Athletic Bilbao at home. Blue Moon Manchester City's first warm-up match after the Club World Cup, with Palermo. In addition, Serie A champion Naples played against La Liga team Girona at home. Each team has joy and sorrow, and some are happy and some are sad.

Arsenal vs. Athletic Bilbao

Gunners Arsenal won the runner-up in the Premier League for three consecutive seasons. Arteta has spent more than 1 billion euros to rebuild the team since taking office, but has always missed the league championship. In the transfer market this summer, Arsenal signed new players such as Yorke, Maduaike, Zubimendi, Norgao, and Kepa. The team's net worth is as high as 1.3 billion euros, second only to Manchester City. Arsenal's goal in the new season is the Premier League championship. Athletic Bilbao finished fourth in the La Liga last season and successfully entered the new season of the Champions League. In the 35th minute, Zubimendi made a cross from the right, Yorke headed the ball to the front point, and the ball hit the back corner, Arsenal led Athletic Bilbao 1-0. In the 37th minute, Arsenal counterattacked and Ode made a tall pass. Martineli got the ball and rushed to the penalty area. Facing Saka next to the goalkeeper who was passing the ball, Saka pushed the ball with his right foot! Arsenal led Athletic Bilbao 2-0 with 2 goals in 2 minutes. In the 82nd minute, Saka made a pick pass, Havertz inserted into the high-speed long drive and scored directly, with his left foot on the left side of the penalty area and scored! Arsenal defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-0 and won the first championship of the new season.

Palermo VS Manchester City

Manchester City suffered a Waterloo last season, and the great achievements of the Premier League's four consecutive championships were ended by the Reds Liverpool. The UEFA Champions League did not even enter the quarterfinals. In this summer's Club World Cup, Manchester City even stopped at the quarterfinals and was eliminated by the Asian team Riyadh Crescent. In the transfer market, Manchester City missed De Bruyne's best stand-in, Wilz, and only signed new players such as Serki and Reindes. The team's lineup is to be tested in the new season. In the 25th minute, Manchester City attacked from the right, and Lewis dribbled the ball to break through Haaland at the top of the arc. The latter took a step and scored directly, Manchester City led 1-0. In the 59th minute, Manchester City attacked from the right, Savignho passed the ball on the right side of the penalty area, Reindes got the ball and shot directly into the net, Manchester City led 2-0. In the 82nd minute, it was Manchester City's attack from the right. With one continuous shot at the top of the arc, Mukasa assisted Reindes to easily push and scored a double hit, Manchester City beat Palermo 3-0.

Naples vs Girona

Naples successfully won the Serie A championship last season under the leadership of Conte. After Conte took office, he sold the two superstars in the team Osmeon and Kvaraci Ghelia. However, with his last moment's efforts, Naples successfully reversed Inter Milan and won the league championship. This summer, Conte stayed at the persuasion of the club's boss, and Naples' lineup remained relatively stable. In the

game, Napoli opened fire in the first half, De Bruyne scored twice, Di Lorenzo scored a blitz, Napoli led by three goals, Stuiani then scored two goals in a row, and Napoli led 3-2 at the end of the half. Both sides attacked and defended each other in the second half, but the score was not rewritten. In the end, Napoli narrowly defeated Girona 3-2.