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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 2006/07 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, Barcelona were acknowledged as European Champions following their remarkable success in the 2005/2006 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. It's just a bit of fun, but here are final results: Champions: Barcelona 28 August 2006 - Celta Vigo 2 BARCELONA 3 (Primera Liga) 09 September 2006 - BARCELONA 3 Osasuna 2 (Primera Liga) 12 September 2006 - BARCELONA 5 Levski Sofia 0 (Champions League) 17 September 2006 - Racing Santander 0 BARCELONA 3 (Primera Liga) 24 September 2006 - BARCELONA 1 Valencia 1 (Primera Liga) 27 September 2006 - Werder Bremen 1 BARCELONA 1 (Champions League) 30 September 2006 - Athletic Bilbao 1 BARCELONA 3 (Primera Liga) 15 October 2006 - BARCELONA 3 Sevilla 1 (Primera Liga) 18 October 2006 - Chelsea 1 BARCELONA 0 (Champions League) Champions: Chelsea 21 October 2006 - CHELSEA 2 Portsmouth 1 (Premiership) 28 October 2006 - Sheffield United 0 CHELSEA 2 (Premiership) 31 October 2006 - Barcelona 2 CHELSEA 2 (Champions League) 05 November 2006 - Tottenham Hotspur 2 CHELSEA 1 (Premiership) Champions: Tottenham Hotspur 12 November 2006 - Reading 3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 (Premiership) Champions: Reading 18 November 2006 - READING 2 Charlton Athletic 0 (Premiership) 25 November 2006 - Fulham 0 READING 1 (Premiership) 02 December 2006 - READING 1 Bolton Wanderers 0 (Premiership) 06 December 2006 - Newcastle United 3 READING 2 (Premiership) Champions: Newcastle United 09 December 2006 - Blackburn Rovers 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 (Premiership) 13 December 2006 - Chelsea 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 (Premiership) Champions: Chelsea 17 December 2006 - Everton 2 CHELSEA 3 (Premiership) 23 December 2006 - Wigan Athletic 2 CHELSEA 3 (Premiership) 26 December 2006 - CHELSEA 2 Reading 2 (Premiership) 30 December 2006 - CHELSEA 2 Fulham 2 (Premiership) 02 January 2007 - Aston Villa 0 CHELSEA 0 (Premiership) 13 January 2007 - CHELSEA 4 Wigan Athletic 0 (Premiership) 20 January 2007 - Liverpool 2 CHELSEA 0 (Premiership) Champions: Liverpool 30 January 2007 - West Ham 1 LIVERPOOL 2 (Premiership) 03 February 2007 - LIVERPOOL 0 Everton 0 (Premiership) 10 February 2007 - Newcastle United 2 LIVERPOOL 1 (Premiership) Champions: Newcastle United 15 February 2007 - Zulte Waregem 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 (UEFA Cup) 22 February 2007 - NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 Zulte Waregem 0 (UEFA Cup) 25 February 2007 - Wigan Athletic 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 (Premiership) Champions: Wigan Athletic 03 March 2007 - Manchester City 0 WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 (Premiership) 17 March 2007 - WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 Fulham 0 (Premiership) 31 March 2007 - Charlton Athletic 1 WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 (Premiership) Champions: Charlton Athletic 6 April 2007 - Manchester City 0 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 0 (Premiership) 9 April 2007 - CHARLTON ATHLETIC 0 Reading 0 (Premiership) 15 April 2007 - Everton 2 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1 (Premiership) Champions: Everton 21 April 2007 - West Ham 1 EVERTON 0 (Premiership) Champions: West Ham 28 April 2007 - Wigan Athletic 0 WEST HAM 3 (Premiership) 5 May 2007 - WEST HAM 3 Bolton Wanderers 1 (Premiership) 13 May 2007 - Manchester United 0 WEST HAM 1 (Premiership) So, the Alternative European Champions of Europe 2006/2007 are........West Ham. |
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