We’re in the international break now (boo!), which means there’s little football to watch. Of course, there is League One and League Two football (but we’ll get to that tomorrow).
Instead let’s take a look across some of the other leagues in Europe.
La Liga:
Spoiler alert: Barcelona and Real Madrid occupy the top two spots in the league, respectively. BORING! Less boring? Osasuna making a top-four run. Know nothing about them, though, so I can’t offer any analysis. Mauricio Pochettino’s boyhood club Espanyol is at risk of getting relegated.
Serie A:
Speaking of former Tottenham managers, Antonio Conte’s Napoli is currently top of the table in Serie A. But if you’re looking to see who the goals leader is, that would be Mateo Retegui at Atalanta.
Ligue 1:
Not much to say here. PSG are first.
Bundesliga:
Leverkusen’s undefeated days are gone. Last year’s champs currently sit fourth in the table. Bayern Munich unsurprisingly are first, with an 8-2-0 record and Harry Kane as the league’s top scorer so far with 11 goals. Eric Dier was on the bench in the most recent 1-0 win against St Pauli. Also I nearly forgot Michael Olise is there now.
Eredevisie:
I guess any season in which Ajax aren’t on top is a bad season for Ajax. So consier this a bad season for Ajax, seven points back of PSV. I haven’t seen Utrecht near the top of the table in a while, so that’s kinda neat.
Turkish Super League:
In another league with former Spurs players, Galatasaray are on top. And you might have seen this strange clip of some super dribbling (and a bicycle kick) from Davinson Sanchez lately.
Pretty happy for him. And how could we neglect Jose Mourinho, whose Fenerbahce are currently five points adrift of Big Dav’s club?
Belgian Pro League:
I hate Genk. They and West Brom produced two of my least favourite Spurs matches I ever attended. The one with Genk, of course, was the 2017 Europa League aggregate defeat at Wembley Stadium when Dele was given a straight red card. I’d much rather Vincent Janssen’s Antwerp win the title.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Bad Self Portraits, by Lake Street Dive
And now for your links:
Harry Kane disappointed after nine withdrawals from Nations League squad
Dan KP: Lee Carsley responds after Kane criticies Nations League dropouts
ESPN ranks the top 50 women’s players in the world
