I did a thread like this a while ago, basically summarizing how the leagues across Europe are shaping up, or in some cases, how they've finished up, like in some of the Scandinavian leagues such as Norway where Rosenborg recently secured their latest title.
England - everyone's waiting for Leicester to crumble, it hasn't happened yet, they could've won today against Man United though unfortunately Ranieri blundered by starting Okazaki over Ulloa, Okazaki is the latest in a line of Japanese flops in England, and on United's goal Schweinsteiger was too physical for him. Tomorrow Chelsea have an important match against Spurs, Spurs are looking very good this season I must say, if Chelsea are to have any hopes of securing a CL spot, gaining a result from this match is of vital importance. There's some talk Spurs could compete for the title, but of course, a CL place is far more realistic.
Italy - Juventus started the season in horrendous fashion, I believe some of their fans were already calling for Allegri's head some weeks ago, but they appeared to have steadied the ship having strung together a series of wins. Roma have been considered one of the title favorites but you wonder if they're going to bungle it yet again, their fans have no confidence in Rudi Garcia, Napoli are doing well post-Benitez, Inter keep grinding out the results, the title race in Italy is quite interesting I must say.
Spain - The way Barcelona are playing, it seems impossible that anyone can stop them from taking another Liga crown. Also I just read that Tiago will be out six months for Atletico, a massive blow for them. The race for that final CL spot is quite interesting, some surprise teams in the running, such as Basque outfit, Eibar. Takashi Inui was their record signing this season from Eintracht Frankfurt but unfortunately he's found himself on the bench recently. Celta Vigo have also done well, though perhaps their form has dipped of late. Villarreal is another team of note. Valencia have been inconsistent, well, maybe their fans will just say they're been shite. Expect Sevilla to push up the league standings once they can focus purely on domestic matters.
Germany - as everyone knew, Bayern will comfortably take the league, so the interest lies in the remaining European places, and the relegation spots. Dortmund will finish 2nd, Wolfsburg and Gladbach currently occupy the remaining slots, and they seem like safe bets, Leverkusen perhaps can challenge, what's notable is the placings of capital club Hertha [5th] and recent strugglers HSV [6th], certainly no relegation battle for them this time. Hoffenheim is rooted to the bottom, also very disappointing seasons thus far for Stuttgart, Werder, Hannover and Frankfurt.
I'll cover some more leagues later.
As things stand across Europe.
England - everyone's waiting for Leicester to crumble, it hasn't happened yet, they could've won today against Man United though unfortunately Ranieri blundered by starting Okazaki over Ulloa, Okazaki is the latest in a line of Japanese flops in England, and on United's goal Schweinsteiger was too physical for him. Tomorrow Chelsea have an important match against Spurs, Spurs are looking very good this season I must say, if Chelsea are to have any hopes of securing a CL spot, gaining a result from this match is of vital importance. There's some talk Spurs could compete for the title, but of course, a CL place is far more realistic.
Italy - Juventus started the season in horrendous fashion, I believe some of their fans were already calling for Allegri's head some weeks ago, but they appeared to have steadied the ship having strung together a series of wins. Roma have been considered one of the title favorites but you wonder if they're going to bungle it yet again, their fans have no confidence in Rudi Garcia, Napoli are doing well post-Benitez, Inter keep grinding out the results, the title race in Italy is quite interesting I must say.
Spain - The way Barcelona are playing, it seems impossible that anyone can stop them from taking another Liga crown. Also I just read that Tiago will be out six months for Atletico, a massive blow for them. The race for that final CL spot is quite interesting, some surprise teams in the running, such as Basque outfit, Eibar. Takashi Inui was their record signing this season from Eintracht Frankfurt but unfortunately he's found himself on the bench recently. Celta Vigo have also done well, though perhaps their form has dipped of late. Villarreal is another team of note. Valencia have been inconsistent, well, maybe their fans will just say they're been shite. Expect Sevilla to push up the league standings once they can focus purely on domestic matters.
Germany - as everyone knew, Bayern will comfortably take the league, so the interest lies in the remaining European places, and the relegation spots. Dortmund will finish 2nd, Wolfsburg and Gladbach currently occupy the remaining slots, and they seem like safe bets, Leverkusen perhaps can challenge, what's notable is the placings of capital club Hertha [5th] and recent strugglers HSV [6th], certainly no relegation battle for them this time. Hoffenheim is rooted to the bottom, also very disappointing seasons thus far for Stuttgart, Werder, Hannover and Frankfurt.
I'll cover some more leagues later.
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