Soccer Table Update as on 1/11

Even a massive snow storm in Britain could not fully stop the second half of the season starting. In southern Europe Serie A returned with a bang featuring two big AC Milan match-ups and a battle of first vs. last. Here is a recap of the past week's results and currentl table standings in the EPL and Serie A.

EPL:
- Past week's results - With the big winter freeze across England this past week, 7 of the 10 ten matches were postponed. That left all the attention on three key games. On Saturday, Landon Donovan debuted with Everton as they held high-flying Arsenal 2-2. Birmingham City continued their strong home run as they held the title holders, Manchester United, 1-1. On Monday the Mancini era stayed perfect with a 4-1 victory over Blackburn behind a Carlos Tevez hat trick.
- Current EPL Table - Even sitting out this weekend Chelsea retained the top of the table at 45 points with ManUnited sitting 1 point back, but a game behind. Arsenal sits in 3rd at 42 points with a game in hand over ManU. With their victory today ManCity (38) jumped Tottenham (37) for the 4th UEFA Champions League spot. The bottom of the table remains tight with 13th through 19th only three points apart.

Serie A:
- Past week's results - Serie A returned on Wednesday with victories by Inter, Napoli and Juventus. David Beckham returned to AC Milan to assist in a 5-2 rout of Genoa. On Saturday table leaders Inter Milan edged out relegation zone side Siena 4-3. Fiorentina defeated Bari 2-1. In the big match of the weekend, AC Milan proved the only true competition for Inter Milan with a 3-0 win over 3rd place Juventus. Sampdoria continued their slide with a 1-0 loss to Napoli.
- Current Serie A Table - Inter continue to cruise at the top of the table with 45 points. After AC Milan's victory they secured 2nd place with 37 points and a game in hand over Inter. Napoli's strong run has brought them even with Juventus for 3rd place at 33 points. Sampdoria, one time table leaders, have fallen all the way to 12th place. The bottom of the table sees Catania and Atalanta, ahead of last place Siena who put up a strong fight against Inter and did not look like the worst team in Serie A.