We are now at the half way point of the Group stage of the 2014-15 Champions League. There's no doubt four teams have stated their claims more than the other 28 so far:
Real Madrid & Barcelona from the Spanish La Liga
Bayern Munich from the German Bundesliga &
Chelsea from the English Premier League
Interestingly enough, these four teams are also the 4 winners of the last 4 seasons of the Champions League.
But as the only 3 leagues which enjoy up to 4 teams in the Champions League, let's see how the three respective leagues have performed at this half way point:
La Liga, represented by Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid & Athletic Bilbao:
7 wins 1 draw 4 losses 26 goals scored 13 goals conceded: 22 points
EPL represented by Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool & Arsenal:
5 wins 3 draw 4 losses 19 goals scored 14 goals conceded: 18 points
Bundesliga, represented by Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke & Leverkusen:
9 wins 2 draw 1 loss 28 goals scored 8 goals conceded: 29 points
It is interesting to note that Bundesliga teams, on the back of Germany's World Cup win, have had their best start to the European season in many years so far, notching 6 wins on Match Day 3 in Champions & Europa League.
The EPL teams on the other hand have had their worst start in recent memory, and the over all record would look much worse if it wasn't for both Arsenal & Liverpool winning in added time.
It will be interesting to see how this table will shape up at the end of the Group stage and by the end of the season.
Nevertheless, it is fast becoming clear that the top 4 winners of the last 4 seasons are creating a gap between themselves & the rest which include the likes of PSG, Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, Juventus & Arsenal
