With just a few games to go, the 2022-23 season comes to an end across European club football. Most of the continent’s top tier have two or three rounds remaining, and many clubs in England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France have concerns beyond just final league placings, with titles, European qualification and relegation.
Here’s a quick roundup of what’s really left to play English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A And French Ligue 1 At this late stage.
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Premier League
TopicThough nothing is official yet, Manchester City (85 points) are basically champion-elects after overtaking armory (81) In recent weeks.
Pep Guardiola’s team will win their third consecutive Premier League title if they finish 11th Chelsea on Sunday. But if the Gunners lose from 16th place, they could be champions without even kicking a ball nottingham forest on Saturday evening.
Champions League: Three teams are competing for the remaining two Champions League qualification places, with four points separating Newcastle (69), Manchester United (66) and liverpool (65) – although the Red Devils have played one fewer game than their rivals.
Europe: With two Europa League qualification berths on offer, Liverpool look favorites to finish fifth, with sixth-placed Brighton (58) now the only clubs with Jurgen Klopp’s team to thank for their play is capable of. Man City and Man United will win one of the FA Cup finals, so sixth place will now go into the Europa League – read the permutations for that Here – But it means Tottenham (57), Aston Villa (57) and Brentford (53) are still in contention for the UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL).
15th-placed West Ham (37) can make it to the Europa League if they beat Fiorentina in the UEFA Champions League final.
exile: lower club southampton (24) Their fate has already been decided, but it remains to be seen which two leicester city (30), leeds united (31) everton (32) and Nottingham Forest (34) will join them in the bottom three at the end of the season.
Bundesliga
Topic, Bayern Munich (68) and Borussia Dortmund (67) A dramatic two-horse title race ensues as the Bundesliga championship looks like it will go all the way to the wire. With two games left for both the sides, only one point separates them. Bayern will be champions this weekend if they win and Dortmund lose.
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Champions League: located below the top two, RB Leipzig (60) and Union Berlin (59) will be hoping to earn Champions League qualification. However, the latter could still be pipped by Freiberg (56), who trail three points with two games to play.
Europe: Freiburg are safe for the Europa League in fifth place, but Wolfsburg (49) are only ahead of seventh place bayer leverkusen Thanks to their marginally better (plus -1) goal difference. Eintracht Frankfurt (46) or Mainz (45), but they are more likely to end up in the UECL. There is also the equation of the German Cup final between Leipzig and Eintracht. Sixth place in the Bundesliga would certainly be set for the Europa League if Leipzig wins; Now it is UECL. Eintracht can finish outside the top six and qualify by winning it.
exile: No Bundesliga team has yet finalized relegation, however the battle is set to be incredibly tough, with the six teams at the bottom of the table – hertha berlin (25), Stuttgart (29), Schalke (30), Bochum (31), Hoffenheim (32) and Augsburg (34) – all still in danger of relegation. even werder bremen (35) Not safe now. A reminder that the bottom two go down, with the 16th-placed team facing 2. Bundesliga promotion hopes in the playoffs.
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Fans and players cheer at Barcelona title parade
Barcelona will celebrate the 2022/23 LaLiga title with a bus parade in the city.
Laliga
Topic: barcelona (85) officially crowned LaLiga champions for the first time in four years when they beat neighbors espanyol 4-2 in last weekend’s local derby.
Champions League, real Madrid (71) Atletico Madrid (69) and real sociedad (62) occupied the rest of the top-four in the Spanish top-flight.
While both Madrid teams look relatively safe with four league fixtures in hand, Real Sociedad will be looking over their shoulders as both Villarreal (57) and real betis (55) Just below them are within striking distance.
Europe: As mentioned, Villarreal and Betis will qualify for the Europa League as things stand girona (48) Still seven points behind. athletic club, osasuna And Seville (47) Then there is another point of motion, although it is unlikely that there will be any muscle in the equation. They will fight for UECL instead. Sevilla will face Roma in the Europa League final, so if they win it they can claim Champions League football.
exile: wandering on the floor, elche (19) were relegated in early May. However, Espanyol (31) and getafe (34) Can still potentially find themselves out of the danger zone with a maximum of 12 points from four games left. It could be argued that the five clubs sitting precariously above the dotted line are not quite safe yet, up to and including Celta Vigo (39) Valencia (37), Almería (36), Cadiz (35) and Valladolid (35).
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How will Inter’s attack fare against Manchester City in the UCL final?
Alejandro Moreno and Craig Burley explain why Simone Inzaghi should start Lautaro Martinez and Edin Dzeko in the UCL final.
serie a
Topic, napoli (83) Om Namah scudetto With a 1-1 draw after wrapping things up in 33 years Udinese On 4 May.
Champions League: Despite a tumultuous campaign both on and off the pitch, juventus (69) are still tied for second place with Inter Milan (66) and Lazio (65) Making the top four. There are three games to play but Inter are in the Champions League final versus Man City and winning it can seal a spot.
Europe: Fifth place, behind Lazio AC Milan (61) Are on course to qualify for the Europa League but could still make it to the Champions League if results hold true. Sixth place with Roma (59) and Atalanta (58) secures a place in the UECL as it battles for that spot. Roma have one route to the Champions League via the Europa League final, while eighth-placed Fiorentina have two shots at reaching the Europa League by winning either the Coppa Italia (vs Inter) or the UEFA Champions League final (vs West Ham). Are. If Inter wins the Coppa Italia, sixth will enter the Europa League, while seventh will get the UECL.
exile: lower club sampdoria There were four games left to play (18), although the final two Serie A relegation places remain in flux. crematorium (24) A miracle would be needed to save itself, although Verona (30), Spezia (30) and lacey (32) could still potentially play their way out of trouble as only two points separate the three sides.
league 1
Topic: Paris Saint-Germain (81) are six points ahead of the challengers Lens (75) are at the top of the table with three games left. PSG could be crowned champions on Sunday if Lens slip up against Lorient. in third place marseille (73) Will need to win all three and hope PSG lose to give all three a chance.
Champions League: With only three qualification berths up for grabs in the French top-flight, it looks like PSG, Lens and Marseille will be taking the honors given the eight-point gap that has opened up between LOM and fourth-placed Monaco (65). ,
Europe: Toulouse have already qualified for the Europa League by winning the Coupe de France. With five points between Monaco and fifth place lily (60), it would be a spectacular surrender from the former to see them slip out of a single qualification spot. But Lille need to stop Rennes (59) and Lyon (56) for the UECL.
exileLigue 1: Ligue 1 is to be reduced from 20 clubs to 18 from the 2023-24 season, meaning four will be dropped this season to facilitate the transition.
angers (14) Troyes (22) and Ajaccio (22) are already doomed, although a point between Nantes (33) and Auxerre (34) looks set to contest as the fourth relegation spot breast (38) and Strasbourg (38) There is a difference.
