Predicting the winners of the top 5 European leagues
Smack dab in mid-March, we have a clearer idea of what to expect in the top-five European leagues this season.
We have seen some nail-biting matches, brilliant individual performances, and controversial refereeing decisions. All of which have helped shape the most-revered league tables.
Today, we will give you a prophecy for the final stretch and predict which teams could come out on top at the end of the season.
Here are the five teams who could end up organizing a title celebration parade in May 2022:
#5 Paris Saint-Germain – Ligue 1
Last summer, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) signed Lionel Messi as a free agent from Barcelona, forming a fearsome front-three of Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe.
Their aim was to conquer all competitions, especially the Champions League. A defeat to Nice in the French Cup killed their hopes of a treble. Last week, they endured another heartbreak, this time in Europe.
A devastating 3-1 defeat (3-2 on aggregate) to Real Madrid in the Round of 16 return leg saw them crash out of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Messi and Neymar were criticized for their performances and for not doing enough to preserve the two-goal aggregate lead that Mbappe had awarded them.
Neymar has scored just two goals in the knock-out stages of the Champions League since joining PSG.
€222m for two goals when it really matters. 🤣
Is he the worst signing of all time? 🤔 https://t.co/l7lY22HGku
Having been knocked out of the two leading cup competitions, PSG have no option but to focus on winning the Ligue 1 title. Last season, Lille beat them to the punch in the race for gold. This time, the Parisians have ensured that the title race does not go down to the wire.
They currently have a 15-point lead over second-placed Marseille and should lift the title with games to spare.
PSG have endured a couple of defeats over their last five league matches, but aren’t expecting them to drop too many points in the next 10 matches.
#4 Bayern Munich – Bundesliga
Over the last decade, Bayern Munich have turned the Bundesliga into a one-horse race. Sure, Borussia Dortmund have given them a scare from time to time, but BVB have not managed to keep up the pressure until the end.
Courtesy of Dortmund’s inconsistent showings and Bayern’s unquestionable brilliance, the Bavarians have won the last nine editions of the Bundesliga. And save for an unprecedented turnaround, Julian Nagelsmann’s men would celebrate their tenth consecutive title at the end of the 2021-22 campaign.
The German champions currently have a seven-point lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who have a game in hand.
Their success cannot be attributed to a single player, as everyone in the Bayern team has performed admirably this season. If we still had to pick someone, we would have to go with "The Best FIFA Men’s Player" Robert Lewandowski.
this shouldn’t be normalized btw https://t.co/SU818qmCQJ
The Polish striker has been in blistering form in the German top-flight this season, scoring 29 times in 26 games.
His exploits in front of goal have made him the leader in the European Golden Shoe race with a whopping 58 points.