All eyes will be on Ewood Park when Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers face each other in the opening match of the season. The Riversiders finished the last season just below the playoffs berth, and, no doubt, the club’s main goal is to secure a top-six finish this time out. The club chiefs, though, have been anything but active in the summer transfer window, with Ethan Walker and Callum Brittain being the only two players to join the Riverside Stadium outfit. However, the club management did well to keep hold of key attacker Ben Brereton, who is likely to prove a handful for the opposition back-line.
Porto will look to kick off the new season in style when they take on Tondela in the Portuguese Super Cup at Estadio Municipal de Aveiro. The Dragons defeated Monaco in their last warm-up game, and it is no surprise the bookies see them as hot favourites to win the trophy. The club chiefs did well to sign the likes of David Carmo, Gabriel Veron, Stephen Eustaquio, and Joao Marcelo in the summer transfer window, while Vitinha, Fabio Vieira, and Francisco Conceicao are no longer parts of the team.Tondela, on the other hand, failed to record a win in pre-season, and given their poor H2H record with Porto, anything but a routine home win would be considered.
After winning their 36th Eredivisie title last term, Ajax will look to kick off the new season in style when they take on PSV in the Dutch Super Cup. The Amsterdammers did well to sign the likes of Steven Bergwijn, Calvin Bassey, Francisco Conseicao, and Owen Wijndal in the summer, but key attacker Sebastian Haller is no longer part of the team. As always, all eyes will be on Serbia captain Dusan Tadic, who is likely to prove a handful for the opposition back-line.
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