Ranking Surprise Package Teams Across Europe This Season
There have been some teams punching above their weight, and others who have returned to the top table unexpectedly this season - we take a look into those sides who currently are on course for more than they expected before a ball was kicked, and whether it's sustainable
Ranks FC - A Football Podcast · Dean Jones, Jack Collins
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Show Notes
Hello Rank Squad!
We're now getting to the point of the season where we can start to take league tables a bit more seriously, and in doing so, we can see that there are a few teams who are a little (or a lot) higher in the table than they might have expected before a ball was kicked. So, today, we're exploring six of those teams across Europe's top five leagues - why expectations might have been lowered, how they've got to where they are, and whether their current situation is sustainable.
We take a look at Bournemouth and Sunderland in the Premier League, AS Roma in Serie A, RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga, RCD Espanyol in La Liga and RC Lens in Ligue 1, to see what's going down.
Before all that, we have a quick look back at El Clasico this weekend, where Real Madrid saw off Barcelona 2-1 at the Bernabeu; as well as the fallout from Lamine Yamal's comments, and Vinicius Jr's flare up with Xabi Alonso that has dominated the post-game discourse.
It's Ranks!
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