Championship hopes dashed?

The saying goes that the championships are not won in October, which is true, but no matter what anyone says I think that they can easily be lost in October. Having said so I think there are a few big teams that may have just blown their chance of winning their domestic title by giving their rivals a head start. Here are a few who I think are if not totally then more or less out of it.

Borussia Dortmund –Being a Dortmund supporter its makes it even hard for me to say but the cold hard truth is that Dortmund are currently 9 points behind leaders Bayern Munich. What it means is that Bayern will have to lose 3 games or draw 5 games or any combination of that for Borussia to have any chance. Their only hope is that they have to lay Bayern twice and a double over Bavarian giants could help. Tough task ahead for Dortmund and I can’t see it being accomplished.

Schalke 04 – in site of the fact that Schalke won their last league title over 50 years ago they still would have harbored realistic hopes of winning the Bundesliga title. With 7 games gone they are 7 points behind Bayern Munich and have already lost at home to the runaway leaders. They also have tough matches ahead including local derby against Borussia Dortmund. In my opinion all things being equal you can write off Schalke’s title hopes for at least one more year.

LOSC Lille – Lille won the Ligue1 title in 2010 – 11 season, but since there has been a massive overhaul at the club with many big name players leaving, the likes of Gervinho, Cabaye and Hazard have all left. Last year the club finished 3^rd behind eventual champions Montpellier and big spending Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and up till the penultimate week had a chance of winning the league. Now as things stand they are 9 points behind leaders Olympique De Marseille and look shadow of a team that won the league in May 2011. So as far as this season is concerned, for me, title hopes cremated.

A C Milan – Like Lille, A C Milan won the Serie A title in 2010 - 11 but last season came second to eventual winners Juventus who went unbeaten throughout the last season. In addition Milan have sold two of their best players to PSG in Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovich. Milan are currently 12 points behind leaders Juventus and Napoli and can’t seem to buy a goal at home. For me their hopes are all but gone.

Real Madrid – I had to literally pinch myself before writing this but I must be honest. Real Madrid are currently 8 points behind league leaders and their bitter rivals Barcelona and have looked really poor in their matches so far this season. Barcelona will have to lose 3 games or draw a hatful of games and even then Real will have to improve a lot to have any chance. Real fans may not like me saying this but Atletico have a fair chance of finishing above their city rivals. In my opinion Realwill do well to focus on Champions league and Copa Del Rey.

It’s never over until the big fat lady sings and if she hasn’t sung already she is on her way to the stage. You never say never in football but one must be pragmatic and see it on the face value and that tells me that it needs a miracle. So, tough on these teams but you only get what you deserve and for this season based on performance so far all they will get is a wooden spoon. 

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