Manchester City’s fall from grace in the Premier League has been a dramatic one over the festive period. Defeats against Crystal Palace and Leicester have seen the Citizens slip seven points behind league leaders Liverpool.
Premier League clubs had a net transfer spend of £877.9 million during the 2018-19 offseason. The summer spend was affected by the shorter transfer window offered to managers. The early window closure has arguably made the current season even more thrilling as clubs couldn’t make panic purchases.
Last season Dortmund started their Bundesliga campaign off in stellar fashion. BVB topped the table in the early months of the season, only for their form to dip, which resulted in them only claiming a Champions League spot by the narrowest of margins.
The appointment of Ralph Hasenhuttl as Southampton was a coup for the Saints. The Austrian did a stellar job turning RB Leipzig into a real force in German football. The 51-year-old is a highly-rated head coach and he is renowned as a boss who produces exciting, attacking teams.
On Tuesday, Manchester United fired outspoken boss Jose Mourinho. The decision was a long time in the making, as United have played a brand of football that has been hard on the eyes in recent months.
When people think about Liverpool, they think of the attacking, high pace football that boss Jurgen Klopp likes his team to play. Maybe they think of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino or even Sadio Mane’s attacking talents.
Anybody who has watched Everton this season will testify that the Toffees have improved immensely this season. However, in the last few games, the Merseysiders form has dipped.
Bournemouth are enjoying a steady campaign in the Premier League this season. On Tuesday night, the Cherries ended a run of four straight league defeats by recording a 2-1 win over Huddersfield at the Vitality Stadium.
Championship leaders Norwich City are unbeaten in their last eight league games. Manager Daniel Farke has seen his Canaries rattle off seven wins during their undefeated run to climb into first place.
Manchester United welcome Arsenal to Old Trafford on Wednesday 5th December and it is no exaggeration to say this could be the final match in charge of home team for Jose Mourinho.
Liverpool suffered another disappointing result away from home in the Champions League this season as they crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain. Having already lost 1-0 at Napoli and a shock 2-0 loss at Red Star Belgrade, Liverpool must win their final home match at home against Napoli to progress to the knockout stages.
Southampton appointed Hughes manager last March in a desperate attempt to save their season. Just two months prior, Hughes had been sacked by Stoke City amidst their own relegation problems.
The top of La Liga is tight, with just one point separating reigning champions Barcelona at the top and Alaves in fourth spot. Yes, that’s right Alaves.
One glance at the record of the German Bundesliga will show Bayern Munich as the runaway all-time leaders. The Bavarian’s have lifted the Bundesliga title 28 times in their history. The second best club is Nurnberg who have won 9 titles, well adrift of Bayern Munich.
As we enter the November international break it seems as if normality at the bottom end of the Premier League table has been restored. There was a strange sense of calm as of late due to the fact that no manager had been given his marching orders.
Top European club teams often complain about the international break and for Tottenham Hotspur, they will be very disappointed to see their players leave to join their country.
On Sunday afternoon, Chelsea and Everton drew 0-0 at Stamford Bridge. While the focus will be on the home side dropping points, it should be noted how well the Merseysiders played in the capital.
Sunday’s Manchester derby looked to be a potential obstacle for Manchester City to negotiate in their quest to retain the Premier League title. Meanwhile, the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea were hoping that Manchester United could record a win on their neighbour’s home patch.
Spanish football fans are used to seeing the La Liga title race being between just two clubs by mid-November. In recent years, the top two teams – typically Barcelona and Real Madrid – have found themselves well away from the rest of the La Liga pack by this time of year. However, this season has been turned upside down and heading into the winter period, just four points separate the top six teams.
Last season German giants Bayern Munich made a poor start to their Bundesliga campaign and sacked iconic Italian boss Carlo Ancelotti. Club hero Jupp Heynckes parachuted in to save the day by turning the team’s fortunes around and winning the title.
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