Jay Salato

Jay, no club over $45 and no free clubs: Liverpool on top, Villa and Dortmund at $20, six clubs at $10, Brugge at $5, the widest middle a $150 budget allows. Opta gives Liverpool 5.8% for the title, and the projection is 50.9 bonus points, 157th of 266, at 32% average ownership. Nobody shares more than seven of your ten. Villa at 34.5% to reach the quarterfinals is the forecast's favorite of the middle.

Two Tuesday games were yours on both sides: Club Brugge against Aston Villa, where a Villa result was the rarer one with 87 entries holding Brugge alone, and Dortmund against Villarreal, where a Villarreal result was the rarer one with 93 holding Dortmund alone. Lille against Real Betis had you among 26 holding Lille alone. Wednesday, Liverpool host Atletico with you among 33 holding Liverpool alone.

The Leaguel desk, Sep 7, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT