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A night of sorrow and joy in football! Club World Cup champion Leverkusen 2-0, Inter Milan reversed 2-1, Newcastle failed 2-2

8:25am, 9 August 2025【Football】

The five major European leagues in the 2025/26 season are about to restart. Major European clubs are using the rare offseason to warm up. The New World Club Cup champion, Premier League giant Chelsea faces Bundesliga powerhouse Leverkusen at home Stamford Bridge Stadium, Inter Milan plays Monaco away, and Premier League newcomer Newcastle is Espanyol. Each team has joys and sorrows, and some are happy and some are sad.

Chelsea vs. Leverkusen

Chelsea is a giant team in the Premier League. Since Burleigh took over Stamford Bridge Stadium, Chelsea has been buying people in the transfer market to renew the lineup. Last season, Chelsea ranked fourth in the Premier League and returned to the Champions League after many years. In addition, in the European Cup, Chelsea finally won the championship. In this summer's Club World Cup, Chelsea passed the championship and finally won the championship, achieving the only championship in the world football world.

Leverkusen won the Bundesliga championship and the runner-up in the previous two seasons, but in the transfer market this summer, Leverkusen encountered a major change. Coach Alonso went to Real Madrid to coach, and Tenghach became the new coach of the pharmaceutical factory. In terms of lineup, Leverkusen's midfield core Wiltz left the team for more than 100 million euros. In addition, players such as Flynnon, Zachar, Allman, and Kosonu left Leverkusen one after another. In the 18th minute, Cucurelia launched an attack from the left. At the first point, Palmer shot and hit the crossbar and bounced out. The 18-year-old Estewan, who followed up at the back, made the net and scored the first goal of his career, and Chelsea led 1-0. In the 90th minute, Chelsea attacked from the right, Antve got the ball and suddenly accelerated to go back to the bottom. Pedro followed up and adjusted his low shot into the net, and Chelsea secured the victory 2-0.

Monaco VS Inter Milan

Monaco is a traditional powerhouse in the Ligue 1 league. It ranked third last season and entered the Champions League. Inter Milan collapsed at the last moment of last season and missed the Serie A championship. In the Champions League, Inter Milan finally reached the final, but was swept by Paris Saint-Germain and missed the championship. In this summer's Club World Cup, Inter Milan stopped in the quarterfinals. In the 2nd minute of the game, Monaco made a counterattack. Akliusch responded to Birez's cross strike at the front of the penalty area. After a slight adjustment, he scored a long shot. Monaco led 1-0! In the 35th minute, Calhanolu tackled Vanderson in a fight in the frontcourt, and the latter fell to the ground in pain. Calhanolu received the second yellow card, and two yellows and one red were sent off! In the 60th minute, Inter Milan launched a counterattack. Lautaro dribbled the ball and entered the penalty area and shot. Inter Milan equalized. In the 80th minute, Boni intercepted the ball in the midfield and dribbled the ball all the way. Then he shook the defensive player and broke into the penalty area and shot. Inter Milan overtook, 2-1!

Newcastle VS Espanyol

Newcastle has been buying people in the transfer market since being bought by Saudi Arabia's 100 billion yuan, and the team's strength has also steadily increased. It ranked fifth in the Premier League last season and entered the Champions League again. In the transfer market this summer, Newcastle bought Ilanga, but the number one star on the front line Isaac is in trouble for leaving the team and is very likely to leave the team. In the four warm-up matches this summer, Newcastle failed to win in one game. In the

game, Fernandez assisted Exposito to score the first goal in the first half, and Espanyol took the lead away. Just 4 minutes later, Miley assisted Taguet to equalize the score, Puado missed a penalty, Murphy scored in the second half, and Newcastle overtook the score. Before the end of the game, Kirk scored a goal, and finally Newcastle drew 2-2 with Espanyol. In this summer's warm-up match, it was hard to win.