The final league positions are getting confirmed in Europe’s top leagues.
Premier League
APRIL 30.
Newcastle vs Liverpool
Aston Villa vs Norwich
Southampton vs Crystal Palace
Watford vs Burnley
Wolves vs Brighton
Leeds United vs Manchester City
MAY 1.
Everton vs Chelsea
Tottenham vs Leicester City
West Ham vs Arsenal
Manchester United vs Brentford
Bundesliga
APRIL 29.
Union Berlin vs Greuther Furth
APRIL 30.
Arminia Bielefeld vs Hertha Berlin
Augsburg vs FC Koln
Dortmund vs Bochum
Mainz vs Bayern Munich
Stuttgart vs Wolfsburg
Hoffenheim vs Freiburg
MAY 2.
Leverkusen vs Frankfurt
Monchengladbach vs RB Leipzig
Serie A
APRIL 30.
Cagliari vs Hellas Verona
Napoli vs Sassuolo
Sampdoria vs Genoa
Spezia vs Lazio
MAY 1.
Juventus vs Venezia
Empoli vs Torino
AC Milan vs Fiorentina
Udinese vs Inter Milan
Roma vs Bologna
MAY 2.
Atalanta vs Salernitana
La Liga
APRIL 29.
Sevilla vs Cadiz
MAY 1.
Alaves vs Villarreal
Real Madrid vs Espanyol
Valencia vs Levante
Atheltic Club vs Atletico Madrid
Elche vs Osasuna
Granada vs Celta Vigo
Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad
Barcelona vs Mallorca
MAY 2.
Getafe vs Real Betis
Ligue 1
APRIL 29.
Strasbourg vs Paris St. Germain
APRIL 30.
Lens vs Nantes
Rennes vs Saint-Etienne
MAY 1.
Troyes vs Lille
Brest vs Clermont Foot
Lorient vs Reims
Monaco vs Angers
Montpellier vs Metz
Bordeaux vs Nice
Marseille vs Lyon
THE CHAMPIONS ARE GETTING CONFIRMED
The past weekend:
Bayern Munich ended the title race in the German Bundesliga.
Paris St. Germain ended the title race in the French Ligue 1.
This weekend:
Real Madrid is in the position to end the title race in Spanish La Liga.
REAL MADRID VS ESPANYOL
GOING DOWN – RELEGATION
The end of the 31st round of the German Bundesliga season saw Greuther Furth become the first team in Europe’s top 5 leagues to be relegated.
The list of relegated teams is bound to be extended by the end of this weekend.
ARMINIA BIELEFELD VS HERTHA BERLIN
Arminia Bielefeld will also be relegated from the Bundesliga if they suffer defeat against Hertha Berlin.
MONTPELLIER VS METZ
Metz is on the brink of relegation from the French Ligue 1. A win at Montpellier is needed for Metz to prolong relegation.
EVERTON VS CHELSEA
After the Merseyside derby defeat in the last round, Everton’s fight for safety will continue at home against Chelsea.
WATFORD VS BURNLEY
ASTON VILLA VS NORWICH
Norwich and Watford could be confirming their relegation from the Premier League.
A victory for Burnley at Watford will relegate Norwich City if they don’t do the same against Aston Villa. Watford will also be practically relegated in this scenario.
TWO-HORSE title race.
There is a two-horse race going on in the English Premier League (Manchester City and Liverpool) and the Italian Serie A (Inter Milan and AC Milan).
There is no room for error but Manchester City and AC Milan are in control of their destiny in their respective domestic league title race.
THE ITALIAN SERIE A
AC MILAN VS FIORENTINA
UDINESE VS INTER MILAN
Inter Milan blew the chance to take the lead in the Italian Serie A title race after losing 2-1 at Bologna. AC Milan keeps the 2-point lead in the title race.
In their next fixtures, AC Milan will be home against a Fiorentina side that is coming from a 4-0 defeat against Udinese, while Inter Milan will be away against a Udinese side that is coming from a 4-0 win against Fiorentina.
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Manchester City and Liverpool enter the Premier League weekend with midweek first-leg victories from their respect UEFA Champions League semifinal matches.
NEWCASTLE VS LIVERPOOL
Newcastle will be looking for their fifth league win in a row and a chance to measure their progress when they take on a Liverpool side that beat them 3-1 in the reverse fixture and is also in a two-horse race for the league title.
Liverpool can only afford the dropping of points if Manchester City does the same. Liverpool’s most recent league defeat was 14 rounds ago in a narrow 1-0 defeat at Leicester on December 28, 2021.
LEEDS UNITED VS MANCHESTER CITY
Leeds United might just be safe from relegation but can’t let their guards down against a Manchester City team that won 7-0 in the reverse fixture. Manchester City keeps their lead in the Premier League title race with a win at Leeds.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATION
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
2 of the 4 UEFA Champions League qualification spots in the English Premier League is taken.
Mathematically, there are 2 spots available but with Chelsea holding on to 3rd place there is virtually there is just one more ticket left in the Premier League to qualify for the Champions League.
West Ham United has the Europa League route.
It is up to Arsenal to protect the top 4th place from the chasing pack.
Arsenal and Tottenham have a maximum of 15 points to chase.
West Ham has a maximum of 12 points to chase.
Manchester United has a maximum of 9 points to chase.
TOTTENHAM VS LEICESTER
WEST HAM VS ARSENAL
MANCHESTER UNITED VS BRENTFORD
Remaining fixtures:
ARSENAL
West Ham United (A)
Leeds United (H)
Tottenham Hotspur (A)
Newcastle United (A)
Everton (H)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Leicester City (H)
Liverpool (A)
Arsenal (H)
Burnley (H)
Norwich City (A)
MANCHESTER UNITED
Brentford (H)
Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
Crystal Palace (A)
WEST HAM UNITED
Arsenal (H)
Norwich City (A)
Manchester City (H)
Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Dortmund secured UEFA Champions League football for the coming season with Bayern Munich to leave two spots up for grabs; with Leverkusen and Leipzig guarding them.
A maximum of nine points maximum left for each side.
Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Freiburg, Union Berlin, and FC Koln.
LEVERKUSEN VS FRANKFURT
MONCHENGLADBACH VS RB LEIPZIG
HOFFENHEIM VS FREIBURG
UNION BERLIN VS GREUTHER FURTH
UNION BERLIN VS GREUTHER FURTH
Union Berlin is the furthest out from a ‘top four’ finish but they are with the more favorable fixture as they play as host against relegated Greuther Furth. With that said, Greuther Furth was 1-0 winners in the reverse fixture.
LEVERKUSEN VS FRANKFURT
Leverkusen will host Frankfurt.
It could be a tough one for Levekerkusen to hold on to 3rd place.
Frankfurt was 5-2 winners in the reverse fixture so it is up to Leverkusen to make amends. Frankfurt is also coming to this game inspired by their midweek victory in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal game (vs West Ham).
MONCHENGLADBACH VS RB LEIPZIG
RB Leipzig is coming from a 2-1 home defeat against Union Berlin.
Granted the reverse fixture for this match was a 4-1 win, their most recent trip to play Monchengladbach was a 1-0 defeat.
HOFFENHEIM VS FREIBURG
Freiburg were 4-1 winners in the most recent meeting in the Round of 16 of the German Cup, but they lost in the reverse fixture. Another good news for Freiburg is that their last three visits to Hoffenheim have ended with them on the winning end of the score.
ITALIAN SERIE A
The occupants of the top four look secured in the Italian Serie A.
SPANISH LA LIGA
The newly crowned Copa del Rey champion is four points from Champion League football.
With the right results, Real Betis can qualify for the Champions League at Atletico Madrid’s expense.
GETAFE VS REAL BETIS
FRENCH LIGUE 1
Marseille has a little more work to do to hold the direct qualification spot in the French Ligue 1.
MARSEILLE VS LYON
OUTSIDE ‘THE TOP 5 LEAGUES’
NETHERLANDS: Ajax has a four-point lead with four more rounds of the Dutch Eredivisie season left to be played.
AJAX VS PEC ZWOLLE
PORTUGAL: Porto has a four-point lead with three rounds left of the Portuguese Primera Liga season. Porto was 4 matches away from going unbeaten in the 2021/22 Portuguese Primeira Liga season until losing 1-0 at Braga in the last round to end a run of 58 unbeaten matches in the league for Porto.
PORTO VS VIZELA
TURKEY: TRABZONSPOR VS ANTALYASPOR
Trabzonspor is on the brink of ending a 38-year drought.
They are a point away from being Turkish Super Lig champions.
Trabzonspor are scheduled to play on Saturday but they will be crowned champions before taking to the field if Fenerbahce fails to get a win against Gaziantep on Friday.
It will be their 7th league title and the first since 1984.
