WEEKEND BANGERS
There are 10 rounds left of the La Liga season and about the same in the Premier League.
There are 9 rounds left of the Serie A, 8 rounds left of Ligue 1, 7 more rounds left of the Bundesliga and Primeira Liga, and 6 rounds left of the Eredivisie.
HIGHLIGHTED FIXTURES
April 14.
Spezia [ vs. ] Lazio (ITALIAN SERIE A)
April 15.
Villarreal [ vs. ] Valladolid (SPANISH LA LIGA) Athletic Club [ vs. ] Real Sociedad (SPANISH LA LIGA) Real Betis [ vs. ] Espanyol (SPANISH LA LIGA) Aston Villa [ vs. ] Newcastle United (ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE) Chelsea [ vs. ] Brighton & Hove Albion (ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE) Tottenham Hotspur [ vs. ] Bournemouth (ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE) Manchester City [ vs. ] Leicester City (ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE) Bologna [ vs. ] AC Milan (ITALIAN SERIE A) Napoli [ vs. ] Hellas Verona (ITALIAN SERIE A) Inter Milan [ vs. ] Monza (ITALIAN SERIE A) Bayern Munich [ vs. ] Hoffenheim (GERMAN BUNDESLIGA) Stuttgart [ vs. ] Borussia Dortmund (GERMAN BUNDESLIGA) RB Leipzig [ vs. ] Augsburg (GERMAN BUNDESLIGA) Rennes [ vs. ] Reims (FRENCH LIGUE 1) Paris Saint-Germain [ vs. ] Lens (FRENCH LIGUE 1)
April 16.
West Ham United [ vs. ] Arsenal (ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE) Nottingham Forest [ vs. ] Manchester United (ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE) Sassuolo [ vs. ] Juventus (ITALIAN SERIE A) Roma [ vs. ] Udinese (ITALIAN SERIE A) Werder Bremen [ vs. ] Freiburg (GERMAN BUNDESLIGA) Union Berlin [ vs. ] Bochum (GERMAN BUNDESLIGA) Monaco [ vs ] Lorient (FRENCH LIGUE 1) Marseille [ vs ] Troyes (FRENCH LIGUE 1)
April 17.
Leeds United [ vs. ] Liverpool (ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE) Fiorentina [ vs. ] Atalanta (ITALIAN SERIE A)
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
It is a must-win for both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund to ensure they keep their place in the standings. There are just 2 points between the two sides.
Union Berlin, RB Leipzig, and Freiburg are the teams that are currently in contention for the other two spots for Champions League qualifying positions in the standings.
Bayern Munich is on the brink of a UEFA Champions League exit after a 3-0 first-leg defeat against Manchester City. They are out of the DFB-Pokal. The Bundesliga title is a need for their season.
April 15.
BAYERN MUNICH [ vs. ] Hoffenheim Stuttgart [ vs. ] BORUSSIA DORTMUND RB LEIPZIG [ vs. ] Augsburg
April 16.
Werder Bremen [ vs. ] FREIBURG UNION BERLIN [ vs. ] Bochum
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Newcastle United, Manchester United, and Tottenham are in the race for a ‘top 4’ finish with Arsenal and Manchester City.
Arsenal needs a victory to tighten their grip on their position in the first place.
Manchester City needs the victory to put pressure on Arsenal’s title ambitions.
There is also Liverpool and Chelsea performing well below their pre-season expectations, and then the like of Aston Villa and Brighton exceeding what many would’ve expected from them.
April 15.
ASTON VILLA [ vs. ] NEWCASTLE UNITED CHELSEA [ vs. ] BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR [ vs. ] Bournemouth MANCHESTER CITY [ vs. ] Leicester City
April 16.
West Ham United [ vs. ] ARSENAL Nottingham Forest [ vs. ] MANCHESTER UNITED
April 17.
Leeds United [ vs. ] LIVERPOOL
ITALIAN SERIE A
Lazio is 16 points behind Napoli in the title race but 5 points clear of everyone else.
There is a point between Roma, AC Milan, and Inter Milan in their contest for a ‘top four’ finish.
Atalanta is three points from the three teams that are looking for Champions League football.
Despite point deductions, Juventus is 4 points out of the ‘top 6’.
In the last round, the Milan teams (AC Milan and Inter Milan) dropped points, while the Roman teams (Lazio and Roma) picked up the maximum points.
But the Milan clubs will enter this round inspired by their midweek success in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. Both clubs won their first-leg tie.
April 14.
Spezia [ vs. ] LAZIO
April 15.
Bologna [ vs. ] AC MILAN NAPOLI [ vs. ] Hellas Verona INTER MILAN [ vs. ] Monza
April 16.
Sassuolo [ vs. ] JUVENTUS ROMA [ vs. ] Udinese
April 17.
Fiorentina [ vs. ] ATALANTA
FRENCH LIGUE 1
The top two teams in the league will face each other: Paris St. Germain and Lens.
Marseille and Monaco will be hoping that points are dropped in the ‘Paris St. German vs Lens’ fixture to allow them to use a win from their respective matches to get involved in the title race or the race for direct qualification to next season’s UEFA Champions League.
Paris St. Germain and Lens are coming from a win in the last round, while Marseille and Monaco dropped points from a draw.
April 15.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN [ vs. ] LENS
April 16.
MONACO [ vs ] Lorient MARSEILLE [ vs ] Troyes
SPANISH LA LIGA
In the last round, Barcelona dropped two points at home to Girona but it did little damage to their lead as Real Madrid had dropped 3 points at home against Villarreal.
Barcelona is clear in the lead with a comfortable 13-point gap.
As things stand, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are chasing second place. Real Sociedad, Villarreal, and Real Betis are chasing the final slot for the Champions League qualification.
April 15.
VILLARREAL [ vs. ] Valladolid Athletic Club [ vs. ] REAL SOCIEDAD REAL BETIS [ vs. ] Espanyol Cádiz [ vs. ] REAL MADRID
April 16.
Getafe [ vs. ] BARCELONA ATLÉTICO MADRID [ vs. ] Almería
PRIMEIRA LIGA
Benfica’s lead in the Primeira Liga was reduced to 7 points after listing to Porto in the last round. There are 7 rounds left to protect a 7-point lead.
Braga is racing with Porto for the second-place position in the league standings. Braga is only two points behind.
April 15.
Chaves [vs.] BENFICA PORTO [vs.] Santa Clara
April 16.
BRAGA [vs.] Gil Vicente
DUTCH EREDIVISIE
Feyenoord is still 8 points in the lead of the Eredivisie title race. Feyenoord’s chasers Ajax and PSV Eindhoven are on equal ponts (59).
April 16.
Volendam [vs.] PSV EINDHOVEN Cambuur [vs.] FEYENOORD AJAX [vs.] FC Emmen
