Barcelona kick off their LaLiga campaign against an Elche side that they tend to enjoy playing against, winning each of the last 14 head to head meetings between the sides - stretching all the way back to 2014.

Barcelona came away 3-1 winners in this fixture last season, racking up an xG of 6.44 from 30 shots on that occasion. They limited Elche to just nine efforts, laying the foundations for another strong performance in this clash.

Hansi Flick now has the likes of Rodri, Cancelo, Adeyemi and Gordon to call upon following Barcelona’s summer business and I think they’ll get off to a strong start here against an Elche side who can’t quite seem to find a way to beat Barcelona.

PSG will be eager to get back to winning ways in their opening game of Ligue 1 after losing out on the French Super Cup to Lens, who registered a 1-0 victory despite conceding 23 shots and and xG of 1.71.

Luis Enrique’s side boasted the strongest away record of any side in Ligue 1 last season, winning 11 of their 17 away games and netting 33 goals in the process. No side scored more goals on the road than PSG in the French top flight last season, and that firepower may prove too much for Rennes to handle.

PSG have won four of the last five head to head meetings between the sides. They did lose this fixture last season, but the underlying numbers from that game would suggest that Rennes were quite fortunate to come away 3-1 winners, losing the xG battle (3.58-1.36). 

I can see this being a very chaotic game between two sides that have had a lot of change over the summer and landed on two managers that want to play with intensity and press high up the pitch.

Bournemouth were one of the most entertaining sides to watch in the Premier League under Iraola, but his style does take some time to be effective and it’s quite a swing from the more controlled approach that Liverpool utilised under Arne Slot.

Liverpool’s pre-season games were a good example of this, they gave up two goal leads on two occasions against Leeds and Monaco - with both of those games seeing at least five goals in total.

The recent head to head meetings between these sides also offer promise for goals. Six of the last seven head to head clashes have seen 3+ goals, with the exception of one 2-0 Liverpool win at Anfield a few seasons ago.

PSV got back to winning ways against Excelsior last time out after only getting a point in their opening fixture of the campaign at home against Fortuna Sittard, which was a real surprise for the defending champions.

They have another favourable fixture to build momentum here against a Groningen side that they have beaten in each of the last five head to head meetings between the sides, most recently coming away 2-1 winners on the road with an xG of 2.44.

PSV also put four goals past Groningen in this fixture last season. They tend to be really dominant at home having lost just two of their 17 matches in front of their home fans last term, winning 13 of these games and scoring more goals than any other side in the division at home (58).