Home Stretch

We're in the home stretch of most European domestic seasons, with roughly eight or so matches remaining for teams in powerful leagues in England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France and Holland.

Bayern Munich, and PSV Eindhoven have five and four point leads, respectively, but are expected to comfortably cruise to titles in Germany in Holland. Lyon have an insurmountable lead in France, as do apparently Inter in Seri A, though Roma are still technically in striking distance only six points back, but Inter appear to have fegained their form and should also cruise to a second consecutive scudetto. Real Madrid are also comfortable atop La Liga with a seven point cushion ahead of Barcelona, who without Leonel Messi show no signs of mounting a late surge.

So really, the league I love to focus on, the English Premiership, is the only one with any real suspense surrounding it. Currently both Chelsea and Manchester United have games in hand over Arsenal, but both clubs play tonight, which will round at the fixtures at 30 apiece. Assuming both win (Chelsea are at White Hart Lane, so no guarantees there), United will move three points clear of both Arsenal and Chelsea. Arsenal, having suffered four consecutive draws in league play, will be astonished to see their London rivals equal on points heading into their derby match on Sunday if Chelsea do in fact win tonight. So now we can officially state that the title is a three-horse race, though United have certainly emerged as clear favorites with Arsenal's recent stumbles. It's still up for grabs though, and these three clubs all still play each other, so there's a lot of points to be had either way. Don't miss the big four square off against each other this Sunday. No way Liverpool walks in to Old Trafford and walks out with a result, right?