10 bold predictions for European football in 2015

2014 was a brilliant year for football. Many milestones were reached, records broken and the unexpected became the norm. It was a roller coaster year for those who enjoy the beautiful game.The most notable occasions were Atletico winning the La Liga, Real Madrid winning the Champions League, Arsenal ending their trophy drought, Liverpool qualifying for the Champions League and the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The year 2014 packed a punch and then some.The 2014-2015 season too has been off to a brilliant start and it is now showing suggestions of great  in 2015 when it encounters when we reach the finale. Now, it is very hard to predict how things can go in football, especially when the game itself is so unpredictable. but here's an attempt at some of the most outrageous things that could happen.Keep in mind that these are predictions and bold ones at that. With that said, here's to a brilliant 2015. 

#1 PSG to finish outside top 3 in Ligue 1

Things haven't gone exactly to plan for Laurent Blanc and his double-winning charges. After winning the title last season, it was expected that PSG would ease to another title after Monaco's misadventures in the title market, but the Ligue 1 has stepped up to offer them more than a challenge.

Buoyed by the recruitment of Marcelo Bielsa, Marseille have dominated the league from the off. A bygone conclusion morphed into a two horse race and then a three horse race when Hubert Fournier's Lyon joined the race. Marseille and Lyon now sit above PSG in the table with 41 and 39 points respectively. It is not a lot more than PSG's 38, but then again they're not subject to the same pressures as PSG. Blanc and his players have come under increasing scrutiny with every week spent not occupying the top spot.

PSG's troubles do not end with the teams above them. Christophe Galtier's AS Saint Etienne have slowly crept their way to put themselves into a position to challenge for the Champions League places. St-Etienneare currently two points behindLe Parisiens and look potent enough to go ahead ofthem in the coming months.