One of them is at the club where Vernidub worked and where Gura will work
Season 2023/2024 in Europe pleased several unexpected champions. IN Netherlands PSV wins first title over the past six years. Portugal’s second gold in the last four seasons and Sporting took the second place in the last 22 years. The main sensation is the victory in the Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen, which interrupted Bayern’s 11-season championship streak. However, two more impressive gold streaks in the European championships may soon be interrupted. One of them is at the club, in which Vernidub worked and Gura will work. Let’s talk.
Sheriff’s disastrous season
We are talking about Sheriff Tiraspol, which has reigned supreme in the Moldavian championship since 2016, winning eight titles in a row (the club has a total of 21 gold since 2001). However, this season is clearly not going well for the team.
Sheriff won the preliminary stage, ahead of Petrokub by six points. However, in the championship round, Sheriff lost points in four out of eight matches (three draws and a defeat) and is five points behind Petrokuba two rounds before the finish. Moreover, in two matches of the championship round with Petrokub, Sheriff took only one point.
Added to all the failures of the Tiraspol team was elimination in the semi-finals of the National Cup, where Sheriff lost to Zimbru on aggregate (loss away and draw at home). So the desire of the club’s leaders to strengthen the coaching position by inviting former Alexandria coach Yuri Guru looks quite logical.
Austrian Bulls took a break
The Red Bull Salzburg series looked even more impressive. The Bulls have not given up the championship title to anyone since 2014, winning Bundesliga gold 10 times in a row. But this year Salzburg may be left without a championship trophy. Two rounds before the finish of the championship, Salzburg is four points behind Sturm.
At the same time, the championship leader will have matches with LASK and Austria Klagenfurt, who have still solved their tasks for the season. True, Salzburg will also play with LASK.
Ludogorets record
But who does not change his champion tradition is Ludogorets. In the Bulgarian Championship, the club from Razgrad is 10 points ahead of its closest pursuer, CSKA from Sofia, by 10 points with four rounds to go. Ludogorets will play against the army team in the next round at home. Even a draw guarantees the club the 13th championship title in a row.
If Ludogorets becomes the champion of Bulgaria this season, he will repeat the series of BATE and Rosenborg, who became champions of Belarus and Norway 13 times in a row, respectively. The club from Razgrad is one victory away from the record of Lincoln and Skonto, who won the Gibraltar and Latvian championships 14 times in a row.
Source: Sportarena
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