The week ended with convincing wins from Bayern, Man U and Como. Yesterday, we also saw the only 2 draws in the first week, with PSV vs Shakhtar and Fenerbahce vs Roma both endings 1-1. Lens beat in the extra time to 10 men Slavia Praha to win the match 2-3.

This first week has seen the higher amount of goals since the format was changed:

• 2023/24: just 48 goals, with previous format of 32 teams.
• 2024/25: 53 goals
• 2025/26: 67 goals
• 2026/27: 69 goals, which leaves 3,83 goals per match.

I think that there is a change and the format of a league has helped to increase the amount of goals. Also, in the last year of the previous format, there were 5 draws in the first week (31,25% of matches). This year, there were only 2 matchups ending in a draw (11,11%). It seems that teams are more aggressive and try to win the match to add more points.

I think it was a good move from UEFA.

Our Pool

This week @Carresan added 10 points thanks to forecasting 4 winners and up to 3 matches the right amount of goals. @Undisciplined , @suraz and @WeAreAllSatoshi followed him closely with 8 points. We are very early in the contest.

Now, UCL takes the first pause till October as there are internationals at the end of September. It will be back on October 13-14th. Stay tuned!

cc: @Undisciplined , @WeAreAllSatoshi , @suraz , @User21000000 , @grayruby , @denlillaapan , @gsc360 , @0xbitcoiner , @guerratotaI , @MB