Summary: With the first third of many domestic campaigns nearing this important checkpoint, favorites and contenders have emerged with two important candidates sealing early invincible credentials in the form of Bayern Munich and PSG, stretching remarkable runs of pure excellence into long undefeated runs both domestically and within their Champions League group stages, respectively. Joining me to discuss this emerging trend and to weigh out such lofty style points is international football commentator Paul Sarahs to examine the dominance, elegance and power of these two giants, their likely competition in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, while evaluating their nearest competition as we head into that all important stretch before the winter break. Questions about Dortmund and Leverkusen in Germany, a look at Lille and Monaco in France present all kinds of logical objective for the contenders, so the question will always come back to the potential of that invincible label given recent dominance. In total, this is a whirlwind tour of Germany, France, Spain and Turkey where we examine the all important battles, take a moment to reflect on Atletico Madrid and Villarreal who round out the top four in La Liga, with a closer look at the Diego Simeone freight train and the small club that could with the Yellow Submarines rebounding after a season in the second division. Then we turn our attention to the fanatic and passionate world of Turkey where the battle has been tossed a curveball in terms of European qualification, but continues to show us some fantastic matches between the elite sides in the Turkish game.
