The five European teams with the worst starts to the season

The five European teams with the worst starts to the season

Jack Ottman 6 years ago 5.8k |

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There is still plenty of time to recover from a poor start. BeSoccer

Although we're just two months into the 2016/17 season, the top-tiers around Europe are starting to take shape. While it's still too early to make any judgements, results speak for themselves, and nearing the end of the first quarter of the season, here are the teams who have started the season the worst in each of the major European leagues.

Premier League: Crystal Palace - 3 points, 8 games

The Eagles started the season with 7 defeats out of 7 without scoring a single goal, but things look a lot more positive after a victory against champions Chelsea last time out. Roy Hodgson will be hoping that victory can push them to turn around their terrible, as his side is currently 5 points off safety at the bottom of the Premier League.

Ligue 1: Metz - 3 points, 9 games

Metz have the same total as Crystal Palace, 3 points, but have played one more game. The team from Northern France gained their only points in a victory at Angers. Their situation isn't so drastic, though, as they only find themselves 3 points off safety.

La Liga: Malaga - 1 point, 8 games

Malaga prop up the La Liga table and are one of the three European teams to have not yet managed a win. Despite the poor results, the Andalusian side have put in some encouraging performance, and their solitary point was earned after coming back from 3-1 down with 10-men to draw level at 3-3 at home to Athletic Bilbao. Michel will have reason to believe he can turn things around, but his side are still 5 points adrift, and with a trip to the Camp Nou at the weekend, it is unlikely to get any easier.

Bundesliga: Koln - 1 point, 8 games

Koln's situation is virtually identical to the one Malaga find themselves in. They have drawn just one of their opening 8 games (at home to Hannover) and have the same goal difference as the Spanish side (-14). However, they are slightly further away from safety, with a current gap of 6 points.

Serie A: Benevento - 0 points, 8 games

Benevento are definitely the worst of the bunch at the moment, having failed to pick up a single points in their first 8 fixtures. Whilst the other clubs have reason to think things might improve after some positive performances, the recently-promoted Serie A side do not, with eight straight defeats. They have a goal difference of -17 and are five points adrift at the bottom of the table.