Some more domestic leagues.

Kicking this post off, I'd like to begin with the French League. Yes, some will say that it's a league of less quality, but look at the table! Are Lyon or Marseille ruling the league as in years previously? Nope. In fact, they aren't even in the top five. Stade Rennais FC, AS Saint-Etienne, LOSC Lille Métropole, Toulouse FC, and Stade Brestois 29 hold the top five positions after 8 games. Are they big names? Nope. In fact, big name clubs such as Olympique de Marseille, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, and Olympique Lyonnais hold the table positions of 8th, 10th, and 17th;respectively. Quite a poor start for such big name teams, but quite an exciting start nonetheless. Continuing the international league overview, how about the Portuguese League? In predicting this league, its normally between three teams: two from Lisbon, one from Porto, that is SL Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Porto. Thus far this year, only two of the teams have shown some form. FC Porto is at the top of the table with 19 points and Benfica sits 7 points under with 12 points at 2nd place, tied with SC Olhanense and Vitória SC. As for the green and white Lisbon side? They sit at mid-table in tenth place. Concluding this look through some domestic leagues, let's see what's happening in Scotland! Having played 7 matches, the normal rulers of the league hold their normal positions, surprise! Celtic and Rangers are tied with 21 points each. Yes, that's right, they've both started with perfect records. Once more, it seems like they will only be split by the derby matches because the quality of their domestic opposition is once more lacking at best. Their closest challengers are Motherwell FC who have "just" 13 points, meaning they have an 8 point gap between 1st/2nd and 3rd place. So nothing out of the ordinary domestically in Scotland. Shout-out to the Scottish national team who almost managed a draw with World Champions Spain in Euro 2012 qualifying!