Game 64 - Week 13

A little over halfway through the season, both leagues are looking more open than ever.  Gerard O'Brien's Bayern lead the European by a point from Dnipro after a goal difference boosting 4-1 win at Benfica this week.  Jamie Maycroft's side are second after a narrow home win over Chris Burton's Monaco, Higuain's early penalty the difference between the two sides.  Glen Pine's Basle are level on points with Dnipro after they twice came from behind to win 4-2 at bottom of the table Inter.  New York Red Bull are third, Patrick Lyons' side leapfrogging James West's Milan by beating them 4-1.  Just two points separate the next five clubs, all in danger of relegation.  Four of them played each other this week - PSG and Lazio drawing 2-2, Real battering Lazio 4-1.

Spurs lead Rangers by a point in the Prem, both sides held to draws this week though.  Anthony Brockway's Tottenham drew 1-1 at Glen Pine's Bournemouth, Rangers held 1-1 at home by Kieran Hundal's Everton.  Wolves are up into third after a 2-0 win at home to Aston Villa, with Scarborough fourth - Craig Rathey's side doing much better than their last time in the top flight.  Chelsea are fifth after a 3-0 home win against Liverpool, five points off the top but still very much in the title race.

Game 75 - Week 23 - Lukaku Fires Everton To Promotion!

Marc Cushnie's Everton are back in the Premier League after a playoff victory this week.  After a narrow 2-1 semi final win over Ipswich they faced John Ferguson's Aston Villa in the final, Villa having beaten Bolton 4-2.  Villa finished third in the table, Everton fourth, so perhaps they were slight favourites, but there wasn't too much in it - and in the end one player made all the difference.  Lukaku scored after just three minutes at Wembley to put the Toffees in front, Skrtel levelled for Villa but the big Belgian striker added two more to earn Everton a glorious victory.

 Borussia Dortmund saw off Santos 1-0 in the Euro playoffs, Dortmund having beaten Parma 2-1 in the semi final.