Zdroj: West Ham United
The league season is in its middle. It is quite clear which teams can still fight for the title and which teams no longer have this chance at all. In some competitions, the title is even 90% decided (Ligue 1 and Bundesliga). The English Premier League or the Italian Serie A, on the other hand, offer an exciting fight for the title.
The King of the Premier League will be decided between Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea
Even before the season, these teams were among the biggest favorites for the title. So far, everything is going according to paper assumptions. Manchester City can count on the great quality of all posts and a well-balanced staff. Liverpool has Salah in their life form, Reds also helped Van Dijk return. Chelsea bets on a certain defense game and coach Tuchel’s great tactical maneuvers.
After the 19th round, the mentioned three are divided by only 6 points. The title fight is open. The leader of the competition is Manchester City. Thanks to nine wins in a row, he got into a slight blockbuster. Liverpool and Chelsea, on the other hand, made several losses.
In the near future, these teams will have to do without their key players. It will be interesting to see how they deal with these absences. The biggest favorite for the title is Manchester City, the Guardiola coach team is in excellent shape. If he maintains this performance, he will win the 4th league title from the last 5 years.
Bayern is unbeatable again
The league autumn in the Bundesliga turned out as expected. Bayern reigns again, the German giant can be proud of a nine-point lead over the second Dortmund. Lewandowski has an ageless form (19 goals). Dortmund or Leverkusen also pay extra for uneven performance, Leipzig is a disappointment of the season. It is already practically decided. Bayern is aiming for another defense and winning the 10th title in a row.
The dominant ride of Real Madrid
A title battle last season? A very exciting duel, between the Madrid Athlete and Real decided only the last round. Eventually, the team of coach Diego Simeone became the champion. It was a big deal for Atlético, they achieved their first title after 8 years.
It will not be such a balanced duel this season. The defending champion pays for the unbalanced performance. Barcelona has lost Lionel Messi, a new era is beginning, the club’s financial situation is not good. In her case, the decline in performance is perfectly understandable.
Weakened competition makes great use of Real Madrid, which is absolutely sovereign this year. 19 matches, 46 points. The leader of the competition is winning in 1st place with a luxurious lead of 8 points on the second Seville. The white ballet did a great job of exchanging the two-stop pair (Militao and Alaba perfectly replaced Ramos and Varan).
The ageless Modrič and Kroos show excellent performances, and the productive Benzema is rampant in the attack. Vinícius Junior is experiencing a game awakening. The return of Carl Ancelotti to the Real bench was also a big positive. If Benzem et al. there will be no violent performance crisis, so the Real Madrid title should no longer escape.
Balanced Serie A
In the Italian league, on the other hand, it has certainly not been decided yet. Halfway through the competition, Inter Milan is the leader (46 points), but AC Milan breathes on his back (loss of 4 points). This is how a great duel of two irreconcilable rivals is looming. Milan AC has been waiting for the title for 11 years.
With a gain of 39 points, Naples is in third place, only the fourth Atalanta is one point worse. However, these teams do not have such quality or performance. Sooner or later, they are likely to drop out of the title battle. It can thus be expected that the battle for the Italian king will take place between Inter and AC Milan.
The bigger favorite is the defending champion. However, AC is not advisable to underestimate, moreover, he has Zlatana. Ibrahimovic, 40, is still firing sharply, and is able to shoot that dream title all by himself.
PSG is heading for another title
Last season, Lille was the unexpected champion, reaching her first league title in 10 years. The French Paris Saint-Germain failed so unexpectedly. But this season it doesn’t look like any surprises anymore. The French hegemon strengthened brutally during the summer (the arrival of Hakimi, Wijnaldum, Donnarumma, Ramos and Messi).
The quality of the team is huge. The performances of Messi et al. Although they are not so brilliant, fluctuating performance does not ruin their chances of winning the title. PSG has already scored 46 points, followed by Nice by 13 points. Another title is on the way, last season’s failure will not be repeated.
Source: Twitter, Wikipedie
