Premier League vs. Serie A, Ligue 1 vs. LaLiga, Bundesliga vs. MLS
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The time for talking is over — let the battle commence! It’s time for our managers to pit their teams representing the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Major League Soccer and Liga MX against each other for global supremacy in ESPN’s Battle of the Leagues, presented by EA Sports FIFA 22.
Group A kicks off with Bundesliga vs. Major League Soccer and Ligue 1 vs. LaLiga, while Group B will see Premier League vs. Serie A and Liga MX vs. Eredivisie played out on EA Sports’ FIFA 22.
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You can catch up on the tournament rules and format here, then check out below to see the team selections, tactics and prematch chat before watching highlights of the matches with the managers’ real-time reactions.
Jump to: Bundesliga vs. Major League Soccer | Ligue 1 vs. LaLiga | Premier League vs. Serie A | Liga MX vs. Eredivisie | Match stats & standings
GROUP A
BUNDESLIGA vs. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER 
MANAGERS’ PREMATCH BRIEFINGS
Gab Marcotti (Bundesliga)
“Obviously we’re playing two up from with Haaland and Lewandowski, so I want to make sure they’re well-supplied with service and that will be the job of my wide players, both full-backs and wingers. Diaby has pace and trickery, while Angelino and Kostic on the other side offer quality. With such attacking options out wide, I’ll need a solid base, so I’m counting on midfielder Witsel to shield defenders Hummels and Ginter. Oh, and I think we’ll be devastating on set pieces. I think we have a lot of direct players rather than necessarily creators and that’s fine: I want to get the ball forward quickly.
“With these guys, frankly, if Nedum plays a flat back four, I love Lewa and Erling one-on-one against a centre-back each. If he plays wing-backs, Kostic-Angelino on one side and Diaby-Mukiele on the other will simply overload them and pump balls into the box. Nedum was very proud…
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Source : espn
