The 2018/19 season isn’t quite playing out as many of the European giants had expected.
Managers have been sacked, players criticised and fans talking with their feet and voices. We’re not far off the halfway point of the season now and it’s looking bleak for a few of the continent’s top teams, who have otherwise enjoyed great success domestically this decade.
We take a look around Europe’s top leagues and explore the downfall of some clubs and the rise of particular underdogs.