Two months into the European soccer season, let’s check in on Man United, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Barcelona to see whether they’ve lived up to preseason expectations.
Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen crushed hosts VfL Bochum 5-0 on Sunday to stretch their remarkable unbeaten run across all competitions this season to 50 consecutive matches.
There they all were, sitting next to each other on a couple of benches in their practice attire, all of them smiling. Lionel Messi was sipping on a drink at one end, Luis Suárez next to him, then Sergio Busquets, then Jordi Alba on the other end.
