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The Alternative European Champion Trail Although the EFL table provides a reliable guide to which team has been the most consistently successful over the course of the 2007/08 season, there is an alternative way to assess which side should be able to describe themselves as the best in Europe. At the start of the season, Milan were acknowledged as European Champions following their success in the 2006/2007 Champions League, so we will follow their results until their first defeat, at which point their conquerors will take over their title and we will follow their progress until they next lose a match. Following this trail, we can see which team can currently describe themselves as Champions of Europe. Click here to see how Udinese became Alternative European Champions for 2004/05 or here to see how Sevilla became Alternative European Champions for 2005/06, and by clicking here you can see how West Ham were 2006/07 Alternative European Champions. It's just a bit of fun, but here are the latest results: Champions: Milan 26 August 2007 - Genoa 0 MILAN 3 (Serie A) 03 September 2007 - MILAN 1 Fiorentina 1 (Serie A) 15 September 2007 - Siena 1 MILAN 1 (Serie A) 18 September 2007 - MILAN 2 Benfica 1 (Champions League) 22 September 2007 - MILAN 1 Parma 1 (Serie A) 26 September 2007 - Palermo 2 MILAN 1 (Serie A) Champions: Palermo 30 September 2007 - Empoli 3 PALERMO 1 (Serie A) Champions: Empoli 07 October 2007 - Siena 3 EMPOLI 0 (Serie A) Champions: Siena 21 October 2007 - Fiorentina 3 SIENA 0 (Serie A) Champions: Fiorentina 25 October 2007 - Villarreal 1 FIORENTINA 1 (UEFA Cup) 28 October 2007 - Genoa 0 FIORENTINA 0 (Serie A) 31 October 2007 - FIORENTINA 1 Napoli 0 (Serie A) 03 November 2007 - Lazio 0 FIORENTINA 1 (Serie A) 08 November 2007 - FIORENTINA 6 Elfsborg 1 (UEFA Cup) 11 November 2007 - FIORENTINA 1 Udinese 2 (Serie A) Champions: Udinese 25 November 2007 - UDINESE 2 Siena 0 (Serie A) 02 December 2007 - Roma 2 UDINESE 1 (Serie A) Champions: Roma 05 December 2007 - ROMA 2 Cagliari 0 (Serie A) 09 December 2007 - Livorno 1 ROMA 1 (Serie A) 12 December 2007 - ROMA 1 Manchester United 1 (Champions League) 16 December 2007 - Torino 0 ROMA 0 (Serie A) 22 December 2007 - ROMA 2 Sampdoria 0 (Serie A) 13 January 2008 - Atalanta 1 ROMA 2 (Serie A) 20 January 2008 - ROMA 2 Catania 0 (Serie A) 26 January 2008 - ROMA 1 Palermo 0 (Serie A) 03 February 2008 - Siena 3 ROMA 0 (Serie A) Champions: Siena 10 February 2008 - Milan 1 SIENA 0 (Serie A) Champions: Milan 13 February 2008 - MILAN 1 Livorno 1 (Serie A( 16 February 2008 - Parma 0 MILAN 0 (Serie A) 20 February 2008 - Arsenal 0 MILAN 0 (Champions League) 24 February 2008 - MILAN 2 Palermo 1 (Serie A) 27 February 2008 - Catania 1 MILAN 1 (Serie A) 01 March 2008 - MILAN 1 Lazio 1 (Serie A) 04 March 2008 - MILAN 0 Arsenal 2 (Champions League) Champions: Arsenal 09 March 2008 - Wigan 0 ARSENAL 0 (Premier League) 15 March 2008 - ARSENAL 1 Middlesbrough 1 (Premier League) 23 March 2008 - Chelsea 2 ARSENAL 1 (Premier League) Champions: Chelsea 29 March 2008 - CHELSEA 1 Middlesbrough 0 (Premier League) 02 April 2008 - Fenerbahce 2 CHELSEA 1 (Champions League) Champions: Fenerbahce 05 April 2008 - FENERBAHCE 2 Kayserispor 1 (Super League) 08 April 2008 - Chelsea 2 FENERBAHCE 0 (Champions League) Champions: Chelsea 14 April 2008 - CHELSEA 1 Wigan 1 (Premier League) 17 April 2008 - Everton 0 CHELSEA 1 (Premier League) 22 April 2008 - Liverpool 1 CHELSEA 1 (Champions League) 26 April 2008 - CHELSEA 2 Manchester United 1 (Premier League) 30 April 2008 - CHELSEA 3 Liverpool 2 (Champions League) 05 May 2008 - Newcastle United 0 CHELSEA 2 (Premier League) 11 May 2008 - CHELSEA 1 Bolton 1 (Premier League) So, the Alternative European Champions of Europe 2007/2008 are........Chelsea. The next game in the sequence will be Chelsea v Manchester United on May 21. |