The new round of competition in Europe's five major leagues is over, the defending champions are not having a good time, and all the defending titles have failed at the end of the season? Not without the impossible!
In the Premier League, Manchester City eliminated Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup, but in the league, the defending champions of the Blue Moon are already five points behind the Gunners with one more game, and if the direct meeting in the early hours of February 16 cannot be won, then I am afraid it will be difficult to win the title.
In La Liga, defending champions Real Madrid were forced to draw by Real Society in this round, and after 18 rounds, they are already 5 points behind leaders Barca, coupled with the loss of the Spanish Super Cup and the absence of the title, confidence and morale are at a disadvantage, Ancelotti's team wants to defend the title, it is becoming more and more difficult.
In Serie A, although Inter reversed 2-1 in this round, defending champions AC Milan lost 2-5, while Napoli 2-1 Luxma, still leading by 13 points in the standings, is very likely to win the first league title since 1990!
In the Bundesliga, Bayern, which has won 10 consecutive titles, suffered three consecutive draws, although it is still at the top of the table, but only 1 point ahead of second-placed Union Berlin, 2 points ahead of Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg 3 points, it can be said that the most fierce competition in the five major leagues, the hegemony of the king of the south is probably coming to an end.
In Ligue 1, Grand Paris have won eight titles in their last 10 seasons, but after losing to Rennes and drawing with Reims, they are only three points ahead of second place and their position is not secure. Perhaps with the ability of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar, PSG can finally win the top, but the difficulty is definitely increasing.