The Run In – Match Day 33

It’s that time of season we all love or hate, the final run in, the push for glory or the panic to avoid the trap door, 6 games left to decide if we’re polishing up our silverware or polishing up our CV’s.

In what has been yet another quality season at T100  very little is yet decided in the shake ups at the top and bottoms but the coming games will soon change all that and this is the first of this seasons’ countdown.

At the top it’s a 2 horse race for the title with Bayern trailing by two and half lengths to Barca who are looking like coasting in at a canter.  With 5 points between them it is hard to see the Spanish giants dropping that many points in 6 games when they’ve dropped only 9 in 32 so far this season.

Both of the above are already assured of SMFA Champions Cup football next season but who will join them is still in the balance. After unusually inconsistent seasons both Real and Juve have bobbed in and out of the top 4 but currently hold those berths being closely Dortmund and Liverpool, whilst PSG have an outside chance of being in contention their current poor form would indicate that is unlikely.

Arsenal, Lazio and Napoli are realistically out of that race but likely to secure SMFA Shield places, Porto have secured a place courtesy of their  T100 Shield win, Valencia and Chelsea have a lot of ground to make up to be in contention but both could still qualify by winning this seasons tournament.

At the dark end of the table Fiorentina look doomed, defeat on Sunday and victories for Man City and Fenerbahce would confirm their relegation, Leverkusen too look highly unlikely to avoid the drop and must win all their remaining games and hope results above them go their way.

Schalke, Man Utd, Man City and Fenerbahce are divided by 3 points as they battle to avoid the drop, Atletico have seen a current run of form starting to pull them clear but they together with Chelsea, Porto and Valencia are not yet safe.

Arsenal, Lazio and Napoli all just need 2 points to mathematically confirm their Div 1 status for next season.

It’s hard to look beyond the current top 3 of Milan, Monchengladbach and Spurs for automatic promotion, however which one of them will take the title is far from being decided.

Senit, Roma, Ajax and Shakhtar currently hold the play-off berths but Sevilla, Newcastle, Spartak, Inter, Wolfsburg and Everton will all harbour hopes of gaining ground during the run in.

Whilst at the bottom nobody is going to be relegated this Sunday Sporting must start putting together a run if they are not going to be playing in Div 3 next season. Basels recent run of good form see’s them with a fighting chance of survival along with Boca and Loko all currently in the bottom four, whilst mathematically nobody up to 6^th are currently safe in reality it is likely that only Lyon, Benfica and CSKA are in danger of being dragged into the mix.

In a tight division nothing looks like being decided early.

Villa look likely to get automatic promotion but both Genoa and Internacional have both hit a bad run of form at the tail end of the season, all down to Athletic in 7^th are in contention with play-off hopefuls realistically extending down to Marseille in 11^th.

At the base defeat for Bordeaux and victory for Monaco will see the French club all but doomed, St Etienne look likely to follow but not imminently, the likely other contenders for the drop currently look to come from Udinese, Hoffenhem, Monaco, Swansea and Stoke whilst nobody up to PSV in 5^thare currently mathematically safe.

In the crazy World that has been Div 4 this season absolutely nothing is close to being decided.

Whilst Villareal look the only decent odds on bet for promotion anyone down to Sassuolo in 16^th could make the rise.

Going the other way there are currently no teams showing they intend to be favourites with only 8 points between 10^th and 20^th.

This division looks certain to go to the wire.

The Champions look likely to be either Kyiv or Olympiacos with the battle to join them in promotion being between Flamengo, Liege, Brugge and Celtic.

Play-off contenders together with those mentioned above look likely to come from Celta Vigo, Zagreb, Hertha, Rubin Kazan and Santos.

Augsburg are current favourites for the wooden spoon but West Brom, Partizan and Levante will be looking over their shoulders.