Football Europe will have its eyes turned this weekend towards England, where Arsenal and Manchester City will continue their mano a mano for the title, and towards Germany, where Leverkusen, already assured of finishing champion, is still in the race for a new record.
England: merciless fight between Arsenal and City
The air is unbreathable at the top of the Premier League, where Arsenal (1st, 83 pts) and Manchester City (2nd, 82 pts, but one game late to play) go blow for blow weekend after weekend.
The “Citizens” open the ball of the 37th and penultimate day, Saturday (1:30 p.m.) at Fulham (13th) and Arsenal goes to Manchester United (8th) on Sunday (5:30 p.m.). The poster smells of classic but it has lost a little color: weighed down by injuries, the “Red Devils” have only one victory in their last seven championship matches.
The fight for the title could not experience a significant twist this weekend, but rather on Tuesday, when Manchester City will play its late match at Tottenham, which previously hosts on Saturday (4 p.m.) a Burnley team on a survival mission (19th with 24 points).
At the same time, Luton (18th, 26 pts) will also go all out against West Ham, banking on a defeat for Nottingham (17th, 29 points) on Saturday at home against Chelsea (7th, 54 pts), who are eyeing the sixth place held by Newcastle (56 pts), host of Brighton on Saturday.
Germany: Leverkusen ever closer to a record
Assured of the title of German champion for several weeks, Bayern Leverkusen launched its sprint in the Bundesliga, with two matches to play to finish its season undefeated, a feat never before achieved.
First stage Sunday (7:30 p.m.) in Bochum, which took an important step towards maintaining, with four points ahead of the 16th play-off place, occupied by Mainz (33 against 29), by winning on the lawn of the Union Berlin (4-3) last week.
Eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday by Real Madrid, Bayern Munich host Wolfsburg on Sunday (5:30 p.m.) for the last home match of their season, which will end without a trophy, a first since 2011/12.
Beaten last week in Stuttgart, the Munich residents find themselves under threat from the Swabian club (69 points against 67), for second place behind Leverkusen. Stuttgart travels to Augsburg on Friday (8:30 p.m.).
Faller of Paris SG, Borussia Dortmund will confirm its place as C1 finalist in Mainz, which cruelly deprived it of the title last season on the last day (2-2 draw, insufficient to stay ahead of Bayern Munich in the standings final).
Spain: a title and a final to celebrate for Real
Crowned Spanish champion for the 36th time last weekend, Real Madrid played it sober by postponing the celebrations for a week, four days before their Champions League semi-final return, won with forceps ( 2-1) against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
On Sunday, after receiving their trophy at the Valdebebas training center, the Madrid players and staff will parade by bus through the streets of the capital to celebrate an exceptional season, which could become historic on June 1 at Wembley in the event of the 15th League champions.
But the Merengue club will first have to go to Granada, 19th in Liga and almost condemned to relegation, on Saturday (6:30 p.m.) before being able to exult with its supporters.
Friday (9 p.m.), Girona, officially qualified for the Champions League for the first time since its resounding victory over Barcelona (3rd) last week (4-2), travels to Alavés (11th) to consolidate its second place, while that Barça will host Real Sociedad on Monday (9:00 p.m.).
Italy: AC Milan and Juventus must react
The program for the 36th day of the Italian Championship is a priori ideal for AC Milan and Juventus, who each receive a low ranking, to regain some color: the two clubs are experiencing a painful end to the season, and their summer is he eventful announcement with the search for a new coach, certain for the Rossoneri, potential for the Bianconeri.
Milan (2nd) which has not won for a month receives Cagliari (15th) on Saturday and can, if successful, validate its ticket for the next Champions League.
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Juventus (3rd) hopes to end its series of four consecutive draws on Sunday against Salernitana, the red lantern already relegated. In the back of Massimiliano Allegri’s players’ minds, there will already be the Italian Cup final against Atalanta on May 15 which can save their season.
Beaten for the second time this season by Sassuolo last weekend, the new Italian champion, Inter, will also face a poorly ranked Frosinone (16th) on Friday.
In the race for the last ticket to the Champions League, AS Rome (6th) which is marking time, hosts its direct rival, Atalanta (5th) on Sunday.
