Football Roundup
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welcome to our new season and a fresh look at some of the new money clubs around europe and how they have started the season.
Anderlecht - The Paars-wat currently sit top of the belgian league and the new management appointment of Solskjaer seems to be paying off, with Duvan Zapata on fire with 6 in 4 games. However they could not get past Leverkusen for champions league football but must be confident of success come the end of the season
Bolton - The Wanderers currently sit second in the Barclays Premier League after 6 matches and look very comfortable in this step up in competition, with record signing Luis Suarez topping the club scoring charts with 4 goals
Southampton - The Saints are 6th in the EPL on 11 points and look to be finally putting last seasons inconsistencies behind them with world record signing Lionel Messi scoring 4 goals in 6 games The Saints must surely be hoping for at least European football this year.
Everton - Everton currently sit 7th but only 4 behind league leaders Man Utd, however Marco Reus has been in stunning form remains to be seen where Martinez takes his men this year.
Newcastle - the magpies have not been consistent in the league so far this season and seem to be adapting to european football, however they currently top a group with Zenit, Bayern and Salzburg in the champions league
Hull City - The latest money bags club currently sit 6th in the BPL with Shane Long finding his best form with 4 goals in 6 matches
Paris - Although having a decent start in Ligue 1 Lorient have stolen a march on the defending champions and PSG currently sit 5 points behind Lorient but they will be confident of catching the early pace setters once Zlatan finds his shooting boots.
Stuttgart - Stuttgart are top of the bundesliga and are looking to usurp the usual suspects at the top of the german game can they maintian there position it remains to be seen.
Schalke - Schalke currently sit 6th in the bundesliga but haven't really found there best form winning 4 and losing 3 but sit second behind Juventus in the champions league and must be hopeful of progressing
1860 Munchen - 1860 have had a solid start considering they have only just been promoted and lie 7th star player Neymar hasn't really kicked into gear yet but after an influx of new signings will be hoping to gel quickly under the new leadership of Roberto Mancini
Ajax - Newly appointed Ajax coach Co Adriaanse is currently 4 points behind league leaders FC Utrecht and with no champions league football this year will be under extra pressure to try and win the league
Atalanta - the newly bought club currently sit top of Serie A on 16 points can they maintain this lead there new owner will certainly be hoping so
Juventus - the reigning european champions lie in 3rd position in Serie A after an ok start but will need to improve to retain their title, they currenlty top their champions league group however and look to become the first team to retain their european title since the inception of the champions league
Inter - The Nerrazurri may not have had the best of league starts but have won 2 out of two in the champions league in a group consisting of Monaco, Barcelona and BATE and will be looking to kick on in the run up to christmas and the January window,
FCP - FCP are top of the portuguese leaue but only on goal difference, Edin Dzeko top scoring for the club. Currently top of there champions league group on 6 points in a group consisting of Man Utd Galatasaray and Vitesse Arnheim.
SLB - SLB sit second in the Portuguese League on goal difference and will be looking to outgun their rivals to retain the league title.
Betis - Betis sit in 3rd position in la liga and after an influx of signings maintaining a champions league place must be the priority, with no one really taking the mantle left by Leo Baptistao who incidently signed for the other spanish new money club Celta in a 40 million pound deal. They drew there openining champions league amtch with Leverkusen and have SLB and Milan coming up.
Celta - Celta currently sit 5th with a game in hand on the teams above them which if they win will go second, Madrdi are looking like walking away with the league once ore but Celta will be aiming for a champions league place.