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Two major events were arranged in three days in the Premier League. Liverpool and Chelsea had encountered a test, one champion and the other fell

9:31am, 18 June 2025【Football】

Although major European leagues have entered a rest period and only the first Club World Cup has just begun, the Premier League has arranged two "big events" in three days, which is worth noting. Last season, Liverpool and Chelsea both encountered a test, and one of them won the championship and the other fell behind, and they could only barely get a seat in the Champions League.

This week, the second transfer window of the Premier League summer officially opened, and fans can see various transfer information. Since each team participating in the Club World Cup can get a short transfer window to adjust the lineup. In order to avoid "profit" between Manchester City and Chelsea, the Premier League, which represented the Premier League, began on June 1, adding a transfer period of only 10 days, which has now ended.

According to the latest news released by the Premier League official website, in the last transfer window, the more important signings include Manchester United brought Cunha from Wolves, Manchester City also brought Nuri from Wolves, Lyon's Sherki and AC Milan's Reindes, Liverpool brought Flynnpon, Chelsea brought Drapp from Ipswich, Arsenal has been temporarily unstoppable, all of them are leaving players.

The previous transfer window was specially arranged. From June 16th to the early morning of September 2nd, the "normal" transfer window had already begun. Perhaps, the biggest difference between the two transfer windows is that the transactions in the previous transfer window can be calculated in the previous fiscal year. Most of the transactions in this transfer window will be calculated in the next fiscal year. Different effects can be reflected in the financial regulations of PSR and FFP.

From now on, the signings in the new season will enter the real competition period. Whether heavyweight players such as Wilz will come to the Premier League, how big is the change in Manchester United's lineup, and who is Arsenal's "first signing"? I believe it will surface one after another. Within three days, another important time point is coming. The Premier League is scheduled to announce the full schedule of the new season on Wednesday, and at the same time, it also made many explanations on the arrangements for the new season in advance.

Next season, starting on Saturday, August 16th and ending on May 24th next year, ensure that there is enough preparation period before the World Cup is held. Like the past, there are 38 rounds of competition in the new season, of which 33 are held on the weekend and the other 5 are held in the middle of the week. In particular, no competitions are arranged on December 24.

From the end of last season to the beginning of the new season, there will be up to 83 days of rest, and there will be more than 60 hours between any two games in the new season, ensuring that the players have enough rest time. Compared with last season, the start and end time periods of the new season are almost the same, and the changes will not be too big.

fans are more concerned about what the team they like are scheduled. Last season, Liverpool and Chelsea both encountered a difficult "devil schedule" at the beginning of the season. Two new coaches, Slot and Maresca, faced huge challenges at the beginning of their term.

In mid-October last year, after Liverpool and Chelsea completed a strong dialogue in direct confrontation, Liverpool next met Brighton, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham, during which time, only Southampton and Fulham were slightly weaker opponents. Chelsea started earlier, and during this period they also met Brighton, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, Manchester United, Arsenal and Aston Villa. During this period, Liverpool and Chelsea met almost all the opponents who ended up winning the top eight. Unexpectedly, except for Liverpool's defeat of Chelsea, both teams remained unbeaten against other teams, even if the Champions League and Europa League matches are added. The best manifestation of such a result was that in mid-December, Liverpool ranked first in the Premier League, and Chelsea followed closely behind, as if it were the champion's biggest competitor.

What is even more unexpected is that after experiencing the test of the devil's schedule, Liverpool continued to make great strides and won the second Premier League championship trophy in team history in advance. The biggest regret is that I lost the League Cup final and was eliminated in the Champions League, and there were too few championships.

In contrast, Chelsea became another person after the difficult period, losing to Fulham and Ipswich in a row. They were unable to win five consecutive games. After continuous decline, they completely lost hope of winning the championship. They could only be confirmed to enter the top four in the last round. After two years of absence, they qualified for the Champions League again. Perhaps, the European League champion is the greatest comfort, so what about the current Club World Cup?

It can be seen that Liverpool and Chelsea have no sign of weakness even if they encounter the devil's schedule. Soon, the new season schedule will be announced soon. Which team will encounter a difficult schedule again?