Domestic Leagues, opening and continuing. 8/5/2011.

Well possibly the biggest news is that the German Bundesliga is back up and running! The league officially started today with Borussia Dortmund getting off to a flying start. Currently, they lead Hamburg 3-0 after 2 goals from Kevin Grosskreutz on either side of Mario Gotze's 29th minute goal. The 2nd half isn't looking too much better for Hamburg. The Dutch league is also starting today as Feyenoord defeated Excelsior 0-2 with a goal from Guyon Fernandez in the 55th minute and an error from Leen Van Steensel in the 71st. In Russia, the domestic action continues at a blistering pace with most teams having played 18 games. Moscow is very well represented thus far: CSKA Moskva lead the pack with 41 points while Zenit St. Petersburg are in 2nd with 36. A point behind them is Dinamo Moskva. Romania's domestic league is also in swing with a 3-way tie for 1st as Dinamo Bucuresti, CFR 1907 Cluj, and Universitatea Cluj each have 6 points from their first 2 games. Scotland is also in action with 4 teams having 4 points from 2 games while Celtic have yet to play their 4th (thus having the opportunity to take the lead of the league as they currently have 3.) The teams with 4 points are: Motherwell, Rangers, Dundee United, and Saint Mirren. Shakhtar Donetsk lead the Ukrainian Premier League with 10 points from 4 games. Vorskla Poltava and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih are tied for 2nd with 9 points each. The Czech Republic is currently being led by Dukla Praha who have amassed 4 points from 2 matches. The list of teams that will probably overtake them is quite large as Sparta Praha, Bohemians 1905, FK Teplice, FK Pribram, and FC Hradec Králové each have 3 points having played their openers and won. The Swiss league on the other hand has a tie for 1st with FC Thun and Luzern each holding 7 points from 3 games. FC Sion have 6 from 3 and FC Basel and BSC Young Boys have 5. Best of luck to all of the teams in the new season!