Monday, March 14, 2011

Domestic standings 3/14/2011.

Yes, Bayern welcome Inter Milan to Germany while Marseille say hello to Manchester United and England, but the domestic action has been great this year! In Scotland, the Old Firm dominate with Celtic only two points ahead of Rangers with 'Gers having a game in hand too. There is then a ten point gap between Rangers who have 65 points and third place side Heart of Midlothian who hold 55. Down in England, Manchester United have three points over Arsenal who have a game in hand and 57 points. Manchester City barely holds third, with 53 points from 29 games while Chelsea are only two points behind from 28 games. Spurs occupy fifth with 48 points from 28 games while Liverpool have 42 from 29 in sixth. Over in FranceLille lead with 'just' 52 points while closest challengers Stade Rennais have 49. Lyon and Marseille both have 48 points all having played 27 games. Over east in Germany, Dortmund still command the Bundesliga with 61 points from 26 games while second place Leverkusen only have 52. Hannover hold third by only two points since Bayern have somewhat resurged domestically; earning 45 points from their 26 games, while Mainz have slipped to fifth with 43 points. Over in the Netherlands, PSV Eindhoven have played 27 games and have 58 points, occupying the top of the domestic table. Twente have just one point less while Ajax have been bumped to third with 55 points from 27 games. Italy meanwhile has quite a race on its hands as AC Milan and Inter are not alone in the title race: Napoli are just a point behind Inter who are five points behind AC who have 62 from 29 matches. Udinese Calcio have actually pushed into fourth with Lazio falling two points behind them. Roma occupy sixth while Juvetus holds seventh. Finally, in Iberia, Portugal is predictable while Spain is sensational: Porto have a crushing lead over all of their rivals in Portugal with a thirteen point cushion over Benfica, the Lisbon powerhouse this season, and a 28 point lead over third place Sporting. Porto's 65 points comes from only drawing two games and winning all of their others. In Spain, Barcelona lead Real by five points with both sides having played 28 games and holding 75 and 70 points respectively. Valencia's 54 points is the closest challenger to the top two with Villarreal in fourth.

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