Other Domestic Leagues 2023/24
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Savi
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A little round-up from some other leagues around Europa who are finishing/finished
Ukraine
Shakhtar wrapped up their 3rd straight title yesterday with a 1-0 win over 2nd place Dynamo Kiev, their top prospect Georgy Sudakov scoring the GWG. Still two games to go but Shakhtar have a 7 point lead over Dynamo. Surprising Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih will finish third. But as you can expect the league has been a bit of a mess.
Turkey
With two games to go, Galatasaray (99 pts) can win the league at home against close rivals Fenerbahce (93 pts) if they avoid defeat next week on Sunday.
Greece
PAOK beat Olympiacos 2-0 today in a game that was recently postponed and now are within 1 point of leaders AEK.
With two games left it's AEK (75 pts) in the lead, with PAOK (74), Panathinaikos (71) and Olympiacos (70) right behind. The next round will see Olympiacos host AEK, and PAOK host Panathinaikos.
AEK finish at home with a relatively easy game against Lamia, while PAOK go to Aris FC for the heated Thessaloniki derby.
Denmark
This one is going to the wire as well, with 4 teams still very much in contention with only 3 games left. Reigning champions Copenhagen are tied for first place with Midtjylland, both Brøndby and Nordsjælland are just two points behind. The next round will a 1 vs 2, and 3 vs 4 matchup. After that, Brøndby seems to have the easiest schedule, while Copenhagen and Nordsjælland still play eachother on the final matchday.
Czechia
The Prague derby between Sparta and Slavia ended in a 0-0 tie this weekend which is mostly good news for Sparta, they still have a 4 point lead over Slavia and with only three games to (and two of them at home) are in a great position to become back to back champions.
Switzerland
Young Boys are closing in on their 6th title in 7 years, holding a six point lead over 2nd place Lugano with three games left.
Austria
Sturm Graz are on the verge of breaking RB Salzburg's streak of 10 consecutive titles. They hold a two point lead going into the final round. Graz play at home against Austria Klagenfurt, the bottom team in the playoffs and a team they have already beaten in their away game, 4-0. Salzburg are also at home, against 3rd placed LASK, they have to win and hope Graz doesn't. Salzburg holds the tiebreaker over Graz should they finish on equal points.
Croatia
Dinamo Zagreb took home their 7nd straight title yesterday with a 1-0 win over Osijek. Hajduk and especially Rijeka put up a good fight and kept it close for most of the season, Rijeka were actually in the lead after a fantasic streak of 13 wins in 14 games, but then collapsed and lost three straight including a deciding game against Dinamo.
Russia
I doubt many people are still checking in on the Russian Super League, might be worth mentioning that after winning 5 straight championships, Zenit are only in 2nd place at the moment after going winless for 4 games and have been overtaken by Dynamo Moscow. There are two matchdays left. Dynamo only finished 9th last season, if they can hold on it would be their first title since winning the 1976 Soviet League.
Ukraine
Shakhtar wrapped up their 3rd straight title yesterday with a 1-0 win over 2nd place Dynamo Kiev, their top prospect Georgy Sudakov scoring the GWG. Still two games to go but Shakhtar have a 7 point lead over Dynamo. Surprising Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih will finish third. But as you can expect the league has been a bit of a mess.
Turkey
With two games to go, Galatasaray (99 pts) can win the league at home against close rivals Fenerbahce (93 pts) if they avoid defeat next week on Sunday.
Greece
PAOK beat Olympiacos 2-0 today in a game that was recently postponed and now are within 1 point of leaders AEK.
With two games left it's AEK (75 pts) in the lead, with PAOK (74), Panathinaikos (71) and Olympiacos (70) right behind. The next round will see Olympiacos host AEK, and PAOK host Panathinaikos.
AEK finish at home with a relatively easy game against Lamia, while PAOK go to Aris FC for the heated Thessaloniki derby.
Denmark
This one is going to the wire as well, with 4 teams still very much in contention with only 3 games left. Reigning champions Copenhagen are tied for first place with Midtjylland, both Brøndby and Nordsjælland are just two points behind. The next round will a 1 vs 2, and 3 vs 4 matchup. After that, Brøndby seems to have the easiest schedule, while Copenhagen and Nordsjælland still play eachother on the final matchday.
Czechia
The Prague derby between Sparta and Slavia ended in a 0-0 tie this weekend which is mostly good news for Sparta, they still have a 4 point lead over Slavia and with only three games to (and two of them at home) are in a great position to become back to back champions.
Switzerland
Young Boys are closing in on their 6th title in 7 years, holding a six point lead over 2nd place Lugano with three games left.
Austria
Sturm Graz are on the verge of breaking RB Salzburg's streak of 10 consecutive titles. They hold a two point lead going into the final round. Graz play at home against Austria Klagenfurt, the bottom team in the playoffs and a team they have already beaten in their away game, 4-0. Salzburg are also at home, against 3rd placed LASK, they have to win and hope Graz doesn't. Salzburg holds the tiebreaker over Graz should they finish on equal points.
Croatia
Dinamo Zagreb took home their 7nd straight title yesterday with a 1-0 win over Osijek. Hajduk and especially Rijeka put up a good fight and kept it close for most of the season, Rijeka were actually in the lead after a fantasic streak of 13 wins in 14 games, but then collapsed and lost three straight including a deciding game against Dinamo.
Russia
I doubt many people are still checking in on the Russian Super League, might be worth mentioning that after winning 5 straight championships, Zenit are only in 2nd place at the moment after going winless for 4 games and have been overtaken by Dynamo Moscow. There are two matchdays left. Dynamo only finished 9th last season, if they can hold on it would be their first title since winning the 1976 Soviet League.
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Ex-Barcelona youngster Edgar Ie accused of having his TWIN play in his place & faces DNA test as scandal engulfs Romanian giants Dinamo Bucharest | Goal.com
Ex-Barcelona youngster Edgar le stands accused of having allowed his twin brother to take his place when signing for Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest.
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Wee Baby Seamus
Yo, Goober, where's the meat?
rocksEx-Barcelona youngster Edgar Ie accused of having his TWIN play in his place & faces DNA test as scandal engulfs Romanian giants Dinamo Bucharest | Goal.com
Ex-Barcelona youngster Edgar le stands accused of having allowed his twin brother to take his place when signing for Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest.www.goal.com
It's 99% BS, but Ie's been so bad when he played that it's believable. This is the team that had Aleix Garcia a couple of years ago and was often keeping him on the bench, so it might end up being true, Dinamo (team of the police department during the dictatorship) is the laughing stock of Romania.
And speaking of the Romanian league, Rapid, another Bucharest team, is close to handing the reins to Neil Lennon.
And speaking of the Romanian league, Rapid, another Bucharest team, is close to handing the reins to Neil Lennon.
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Scomerica
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Obviously means nothing outside of Scotland but given how tribal scottish football is it means everything there.
Wee Baby Seamus
Yo, Goober, where's the meat?
People might say “it’s Scotland”, but for Celtic to catch up to Rangers as they have is still quite remarkable.
Listened to this at lunch today. Souness can be hit or miss, but it’s funny when Jordan gets under his skin. That said, I agree with Souness that Rangers aren’t that far off.
Scomerica
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Interesting summer ahead. Celtic are sitting on piles of cash but the board seem to get absolutely complacent from periods of strength and large parts of the club need modernised and moved away from nepotism/jobs for the boys/family. Their summer/winter transfer windows were an absolute shambles, no player really hit. It took Rodgers about half a season to look comfortable being back and Hatate, CCV and some others were injured for long parts.
I hope they get the right scouting/director of football in. Most signings have been gash since Ange's first season. If they can hit on signings then I think we can push ahead. The money is there but the squad definitely needs some major surgery- GK, LB, CB, holding mid, Forward, possibly another winger needed. I imagine they sell O'Reilly.
Rangers also need a rebuild but money is tighter to do that. If they don't qualify for the Champions League they probably need to sell Butland to the highest bidder. Not sure what other player can get big money to fund signings.
Savi
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Two games left in the Belgian League and still wide open
Anderlecht beat Genk 2-1 this weekend, and as usual it was more about suffering and surviving for them as they have done so many times this season
Yesterday Club Brugge and Union SG played out a fantastic game, one of the best of the season, which ended in a 2-2 tie. Bad result for both of them actually as Brugge lose first place and Union now only has a small chance left to win the title. Brugge also lost star striker Thiago for the rest of the season.
Anderlecht and Brugge are now tied with 46 points (Anderlecht holds the tiebreaker) while Union SG has 43 points
Next weekend Union SG travels to 4th place Cercle Brugge, if they don't win that game, Anderlecht can clinch the title if they beat Brugge on Sunday night.
if Brugge beats Anderlecht, they can win the title the next week with a win or tie against Cercle Brugge
Anderlecht beat Genk 2-1 this weekend, and as usual it was more about suffering and surviving for them as they have done so many times this season
Yesterday Club Brugge and Union SG played out a fantastic game, one of the best of the season, which ended in a 2-2 tie. Bad result for both of them actually as Brugge lose first place and Union now only has a small chance left to win the title. Brugge also lost star striker Thiago for the rest of the season.
Anderlecht and Brugge are now tied with 46 points (Anderlecht holds the tiebreaker) while Union SG has 43 points
Next weekend Union SG travels to 4th place Cercle Brugge, if they don't win that game, Anderlecht can clinch the title if they beat Brugge on Sunday night.
if Brugge beats Anderlecht, they can win the title the next week with a win or tie against Cercle Brugge
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gary69
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Well, in the end Rangers showed that they can do well, especially that guy who scored the third, winning goal. Whether he meant it or not, it curled in nicely.
