A wise man once said that "Some Things Never Change. They just Become Different."
In the aftermath of a weekend that saw the first of four “El Classico” match ups between Barca and Real it’s fair to say that little has changed in the La Liga standings but yet things somehow feel different.
FC Twente and PSV both missed golden opportunities to further their title aspirations this past weekend as mid-table sides held them both at home. This left the door open for Ajax to rejoin the title race as their 2-0 win over Groningen now leaves them just three points off of top spot.
With AC Milan roundly trouncing cross town rivals Inter Milan last weekend and with Leonardo’s men suffering the most almighty of calamities in mid week against Schalke 04, many forgot that there was still a title race to be enjoyed in Serie A this season.
Probably the biggest game of the season this past weekend in the Eredivisie, and it was FC Twente that came out on top as they beat long time league leaders PSV to go first with just five games to go. Other highlights came in a nine-goal thriller, and also Ajax keeping themselves in with a chance of the title.
It’s a common enough saying but it remains true that all good things must come to an end. But in truth, Real Madrid manager José Mourinho may have felt that he could dodge such eventualities – after all he is the Special One.