Premier League – Round 37
The Title Race
Manchester City – 92 points
Liverpool – 91 points
A point remains between the top two sides with only two rounds left of the season. Manchester City is in the driving seat and needs two victories to defend their Premier League crown.
Liverpool needs two more league wins to keep the pressure on Manchester City, and a bit of help to better their title-winning odds.
Champions League and the Europa League finish
Tottenham leads the pack in the race for the final two ‘Champions League’ direct qualification spots in the league. With the exception of Manchester United, the teams have alternative routes to next season’s UEFA Champions League by winning
Tottenham – 70 points
Chelsea – 68 points
Arsenal – 66 points
Manchester United – 65 points
May 4, 2019
Bournemouth vs Tottenham
Newcastle vs Liverpool
May 5, 2019
Chelsea vs Watford
Huddersfield vs Manchester United
Arsenal vs Brighton
May 6, 2019
Manchester City vs Leicester City
Survival and Relegation avoidance
The list of relegated teams from the 2018/19 Premier League will be completed if Cardiff City does not come out with a win at home against Crystal Palace. Cardiff City will be relegated
Brighton – 35 points
Cardiff – 31 points
May 4, 2019
Cardiff vs Crystal Palace
May 5, 2019
Arsenal vs Brighton*
Top Scorers
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 21 goals
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – 20 goals
Sadio Mane (Liverpool) – 20 goals.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) – 19 goals
Jamie Vardy (Leicester) – 18 goals
Bundesliga – Round 32
Three round left. Nine points are available. Two point gap between the title contenders.
League title race.
Bayern failed to pull away further after managing a draw at Nurnberg on a weekend that saw Borussia Dortmund beaten in the Revierderby by Schalke.
With Borussia Dortmund losing Marco Reus to suspension and the Bayern Munich stretching the lead to two points, the league title looks to remain in Munich for the 7th-straight season.
Bayern Munich – 71 points
Borussia Dortmund – 69 points
RB Leipzig – 64 points (Champions League clinched with a very slim chance of finishing in 2nd place)
May 3, 2019
Mainz vs RB Leipzig
May 4, 2019
Bayern Munich – Hannover
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund
The final Champions League spot
Mathematically, six teams remain in the race for the final UCL spot in the Bundesliga.
Eintracht Frankfurt – 54 points (still has the Europa League route at their disposal)
Borussia Monchengladbach – 51 points
Bayer Leverkusen – 51 points
Hoffenheim – 50 points
Wolfsburg – 49 points
Werder Bremen – 46 points
The weekend fixtures for the six teams
May 4, 2019
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hoffenheim*
Wolfsburg vs Nurnberg*
Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund*
May 5, 2019
Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt*
Relegation avoidance in the Bundesliga. – Schalke is close to safety despite a horrendous season.
The best Hannover and Nurnberg can do is get into the relegation play-off spot. Stuttgart’s odds of skipping relegation play-offs is slim. It gets slimmer if they don’t win their next fixture.
Schalke – 30 points
Stuttgart – 24 points
Nurnberg – 19 points
Hannover – 18 points
The weekend fixtures for the teams involved in the relegation battles.
May 4, 2019
Hertha Berlin vs Stuttgart
Wolfsburg vs Nurnberg*
Bayern Munich vs Hannover*
May 5, 2019
Schalke vs Augsburg
Top Scorers
Robert Lewandowski – 21 goals
Luka Jovic – 17 goals
Paco Alcacer – 17 goals
Marco Reus – 16 goals
Andrej Kramaric – 16 goals
Italian Serie A – Round 35
Champions League qualification
Four games left in the season for the teams to find their resting place in the league standings.
Napoli is just a point away from ‘officially’ securing Champions League football for the coming season.
Inter Milan is in control of their destiny with a comfortable lead.
Can Atalanta hold on to Champions League football?
Atalanta must fend of Lazio to hold on to 4th place in the league.
The ‘Turin Derby’ and the ‘Lazio vs Atalanta’ could be an opportunity for AC Milan to get back into the race if they can find a victory against Bologna.
The 7 teams in position to fight for Champions League football.
Napoli – 70 points
Inter Milan – 62 points
Atalanta – 59 points
Roma – 58 points
Torino – 56 points
AC Milan – 56 points
Lazio – 55 points
The weekend fixtures for the teams chasing Champions League football. Atalanta and Torino are in the mix.
May 3, 2019
Juventus vs Torino
May 4, 2019
Udinese vs Inter Milan
May 5, 2019
Lazio vs Atalanta*
Genoa vs Roma
Napoli vs Cagliari
May 6, 2019
AC Milan vs Bologna
Relegation
Mathematically, half of the league are still under relegation threat. But the keen candidates are
Bologna – 37 points
Parma – 37 points
Genoa – 35 points
Udinese – 33 points
Empoli – 29 points
Frosinone – 23 points
The weekend fixtures for these teams in the relegation battle.
May 4, 2019
Udinese vs Inter Milan
May 5, 2019
Empoli vs Fiorentina
Parma vs Sampdoria
Sassuolo vs Frosinone
Genoa vs Roma *
May 6, 2019
AC Milan vs Bologna*
Top Scorers
Fabio Quagiarella (Sampdoria) – 23 goals
Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan) – 21 goals
Duvan Zapata (Atalanta) – 21 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) – 20 goals
Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) – 17 goals
La Liga – Round 36
The final UCL spot with three rounds left.
In ‘Round 35’ – Despite being beaten, Getafe holds on to the fourth place. A ‘2-1’ defeat against Real Sociedad didn’t cost Getafe their Champions League ambitions because of Sevilla’s shocking defeat at Girona. Both Getafe and Sevilla were helped by Eibar win against Valencia, while Valencia benefited from Athletic Club’s failure to get home win against Alaves. Everyone had their luck. Girona’s win against Sevilla comes in handy in their battle to avoid relegation.
Getafe – 55 points
Sevilla – 55 points
Valencia – 52 points
Athletic Club – 50 points
Alaves – 47 points
May 3, 2019
Sevilla vs Leganes
May 4, 2019
Alaves vs Real Sociedad
May 5, 2019
Getafe vs Girona
Real Valladolid vs Athletic Club
Huesca vs Valencia*
Relegation is still open
Mathematically, half of the league isn’t safe.
Villarreal – 40 points
Celta Vigo – 37 points
Levante – 37 points
Girona – 37 points
Real Valladolid – 35 points
Rayo Vallecano – 31 points
Huesca – 30 points
The weekend fixtures for the teams under relegation threat
May 4, 2019
Levante vs Rayo Vallecano
Celta Vigo vs Barcelona
May 5, 2019
Getafe vs Girona
Real Madrid vs Villarreal
Real Valladolid vs Athletic CLub
Huesca vs Valencia
Top Scorers
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 34 goals
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) – 21 goals
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) – 21 goals
Cristhian Stuani (Girona) – 18 goals
Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla) – 17 goals
Ligue 1 – Round 35
Four matches left to go and Lille holding firm to the Champions League return. With just a defeat in their last 15 league matches. Lille has scored 5 goals in their last two home games. The most impressive of those wins was the ‘5-1’ thrashing of Paris St. Germain.
The current race for the final direct qualification to the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League
Lille – 68 points
Lyon – 62 points
It is a must win for Lyon.
Lyon hasn’t been successful against Lille in their last 4 league meetings (2D, 2L).
For Lille to widen the 6-point gap between the sides with a win will not only kill off Lyon’s direct qualification ambitions for the Champions League; but also trim Lyon’s chances of getting into the Champions League qualifying stage.
March 5, 2019
Lyon vs Lille
Relegation battles
Bordeaux – 38 points
Toulouse – 36 points
Monaco – 33 points
Amiens – 33 points
Caen – 29 points
Dijon – 28 points
Guingamp – 24 points
Fixtures for the team in relegation battles
May 4, 2019
Bordeaux vs Angers
Guingamp vs Caen
May 5, 2019
Montpellier vs Amiens
Nantes vs Dijon
Toulouse vs Rennes
Monaco vs Saint-Etienne
Primeira Liga – Round 32
As things stand in the Portuguese title race.
Three games left in the season and Porto is in need of outside help to defend the league title after being held to a ‘2-2’ draw against Rio Ave, while Benfica deservingly took top spot in the league after coming from a goal down to win (4-1) at Braga.
Benfica – 78 points
Porto – 76 points
Sporting CP – 70 points
May 4, 2019
Benfica vs Portimonense
Porto vs Aves
May 5, 2019
Belenenses vs Sporting CP
Super Lig – Round 31
İstanbul Başakşehir – 62 points
Galatasaray – 60 points
Beşiktaş – 59 points
May 3, 2019
Sivasspor vs Istanbul Basksehir
May 5, 2019
Galatasaray vs Besiktas*
