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Life is a funny thing. You organize and scheme with the hope that your preparations will have you ready for whatever lies ahead, but as Mike Tyson once said, "Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face." And when you're a big club dealing with marathon-long seasons, truer words have never been spoken.
This upcoming weekend will mark over two months since the start of the Premier League and LaLiga (and just less in the Bundesliga), so with that in mind, we take a closer look at five teams across Europe that started with specific hopes and objectives to see whether they're keeping up with preseason promises or flailing after the first couple months.