Sevilla and AS Roma will battle for the Europa League trophy this Wednesday at the historic Puskas Arena in Hungary.After winning the Europa Conference League last season, AS Roma will play in their second straight European final. Mourinho has injected winning DNA into Roma's squad, and the Europa League final is a symbol of his success. On the way to this final, Rome, however, endured a long and difficult season due to injuries. After failing to qualify for Champions League through Serie A, the...
With European football for next season still up in the air, there is plenty left to play for in what is a monumental clash between Juventus and Milan at the Juventus Stadium in Serie A on Sunday.It has been a campaign of uncertainty for the Bianconeri this season. After originally being docked 15 points and then receiving them once more, Juve were then met by the news they would receive a ten point deduction ahead of their clash away to Empoli last time out. Massimiliano Allegri’s side would go...
Fulham will visit Old Trafford on Sunday in the final league game of the season as Manchester United attempts to finish on a winning note before the FA Cup final.Having secured the Champions League berth this week, Manchester United can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Defeating Chelsea 4-1 sealed their Champions League spot for next season and crushed Liverpool's hopes. After consistent performances throughout the season, United thoroughly deserved to qualify for the Champions League. Erik ten...
Sam Allardyce must pull off a miracle on Sunday if he is to ensure Leeds’ survival in the Premier League as they take on Tottenham at Elland Road.It was always going to be a difficult task for Big Sam as he took on the job at Leeds with just four games to go. After picking up a point in a 2-2 draw at home to Newcastle, there was hope that the Whites could evade the drop. However, a 3-1 defeat away to West Ham last time out has diminished those chances, albeit not completely taking them to zero.T...
European spot chasers at the Gtech Community Stadium this weekend, in the final matchday of the 2022/23 Premier League.Since earning promotion to the Premier League in 2021, Manchester City and Brentford have faced off three times with the Cityzens holding the edge over their Sunday rivals with two victories. The reverse fixture earlier this season though, ended in a 2-1 result in favour of Brentford. Ivan Toney’s winner in the dying embers of the game sealed the deal for Thomas Frank’s side.Man...
A home fixture for Everton on the final day of the Premier League is something the Toffees fans will appreciate. A win guarantees them top-flight football next season, and with their relegation rivals Leeds United and Leicester City both failing to secure victories in their last fixtures, Everton head into the final day ahead of them and just outside the relegation zone.Everton have the benefit of being in charge of their own fate at Goodison Park and a win ensures they will not be one of the tw...
With the Scudetto secured a whole ago and the race for the final Champions League spot all but concluded, the battle for survival now looms as the most enticing aspect of the closure of this year’s Serie A.So far in the relegation battle, Sampdoria and Cremonese have been all but powerless to avoid the drop. Several teams remain in touching distance of the drop zone; Verona, Spezia and Lecce now battle it out for survival amongst themselves with the final two games of the season left to play.Mon...
Relegation-threatened Leicester City will host West Ham United at the King Power Stadium for Premier League's final game of the season this Sunday in a must-win contest.Anything less than a victory will spell demotion into the Championship for the King Power club, as even their safety won't get confirmed with all three points because results elsewhere will then come into play. The last league game doesn't put any such earth-shattering rewards for West Ham at stake.Leicester's goalless draw at Ne...
As the final day of the Premier League looms, many of the battles are already fought and won, at the top end of the table, one remains: The last European space left.The title has been won by Manchester City, the top four places are now secured and we now who is heading for the Champions League, Liverpool have their European status cemented and Brighton & hove Albion are set for their highest-ever Premier League finish. Eyes now turn to the fate of Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur to s...
Villarreal will travel to Estadio de Vallecas to face off against Rayo Vallecano in the penultimate match of the La Liga season, with both teams chasing greater glory.Rayo Vallecano have impressed in what has been a very closely-fought season so far. There are six teams all within a shout of making it into the European Conference League with two games to go and Rayo are one of them, albeit they sit in the lowest possible position, hope still remains. The travellers, Villarreal, have confirmed th...
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal welcome already-safe Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday in their final match-up of the Premier League season.It has been a tough final run-in for the Gunners as they have watched their Premier League title grasp dissipate and fall into the hands of Manchester City. A run of just two wins from their last eight matches is hardly title-winning form and deservedly the crown has been placed atop the heads of the Citizens for their third consecutive top fl...
For the penultimate round of Serie A's campaign, Lazio would want to confirm their spot as the second-best when they come up against an already-relegated Cremonese at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.Lazio returned to their winning form last matchday when they earned a marginal victory against Udinese, while Cremonese got thrashed in a humiliating fashion at home to Bologna in theirs.Maurizio Sarri's men stand 2nd in the Serie A table, behind Scudetto winning Napoli with 68 points to their name. Inter...
Verona play host to Empoli at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on Sunday as they look to get a result towards their battle to survive in Serie A. After picking up just one win in their last five matches, Verona currently occupy a relegation spot. Back-to-back defeats against Torino and Atalanta have marred their survival attempts but they still have Spezia and Lecce in their sights as we head towards the final two matches of Italian top flight action for the season.A clash against Empoli seems...
A maiden spot in the Champions League is on the horizon for hosts Union Berlin as they welcome Werder Bremen to Stadion An der Alten Försterei in their Bundesliga finale on Saturday.Level on points with Freiburg heading into the final day, Union Berlin know that a win would secure their spot in the top-four. Equally, all Die Eisernen need to do is match Freiburg’s result in order to wrap up their place amongst Europe’s elite next term.It seems extremely likely that they will do so too since the...
Chelsea will look to end what has been a dreadful season on a high note as they welcome Champions League bound Newcastle United to Stamford Bridge on the final day of the Premier League season this weekend.To put into perspective just how disastrous a campaign this has been for Chelsea, their points total going into this game (43) would have seen them embroiled in a relegation scrap across many seasons during the Premier League era. They have only escaped that humiliation by virtue of the poor p...
Inter Milan face Atalanta at the San Siro on Saturday with the chance to seal qualification for next season's UEFA Champions League.Simone Inzaghi's team will have one eye on this season's Champions League final in Istanbul, in which they will face Premier League champions Manchester City on June 10, but know that if they avoid defeat this weekend, they will be guaranteed a place in next season's competition.Against any other side, the blue half of Milan would likely look to rest as many players...
Signal Iduna Park will hold its breath in anticipation as Borussia Dortmund readies itself on the final matchday for their first Bundesliga title since 2011–12 when they face Mainz this Saturday.After a decade-long dominance, Bayern Munich will not regain control over their narrative on the final day of this campaign. An unfamiliar crumble has plagued this season for the Bavarians in an underwhelming fashion.To the credit of Edin Terzić and his formidable Dortmund side, they maintain a two-point...
A sense of urgency will remain prevalent around Vonovia-Ruhrstadion when relegation-threatened VfL Bochum takes on Europa Conference League-chasing Bayer Leverkusen in their final matchday of this Bundesliga season.After managing to stay 13th out of 18 in their first season back, Bochum has found themselves back in the relegation play-offs mix. The only escape from this threat would be to cause an upset and beat Leverkusen, which won't be easy considering their dissimilar natures.The Undescendab...
La Liga's penultimate round pits Europa Conference League-chasing Athletic Bilbao against an already relegated Elche at San Mamés on Sunday.Athletic Bilbao dropped some crucial points against Osasuna, who are now ahead in contention for the final European spot on the table by a head-to-head win. Elsewhere, Elche prevented Sevilla's double over them in a fruitless stalemate.The Basques succumbed under pressure, losing their three-point advantage alongside their place by coming up short against th...
La Liga champions Barcelona will be hosting mid-table dwellers Mallorca this Sunday.These two sides have gone up against each other 11 times in the recent past and the hosts have won 10 of those fixtures. Overall, Barca and Mallorca have faced off 64 times with Barca having won 36 times while the visitors have been only able to record 16 victories. The last time these two sides met in the league, Barca won 0-1 away from home. This time around, Barca will play Mallorca as the champions while thei...
AS Roma will now travel to Stadio Artemio Franchi to face Fiorentina as Roma look to end their win drought in the league.AS Roma are given a lifeline to make a comeback for the Champions League spot after Juventus are given a 10-point deduction. However, they need to win the remaining games but still, their berth is unlikely to be confirmed. With 60 points, they currently occupy 6th place in the league, four points behind 4th place AC Milan. Roma need support from other teams to get the permutat...
European-spot contenders Sevilla will welcome Real Madrid at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan this weekend.These two sides have faced off 31 times in the recent past and Los Blancos have been dominant over their hosts on Saturday. Madrid have won 23 of the last 31 games between these two sides while Sevilla have only been able to manage six victories. In the reverse fixture back in October, Madrid cruised to a 3-1 victory and have won their last three games over their weekend opponents.Sevilla...
Spezia have two games to retain their Serie A status as they welcome Torino to the Stadio Alberto Picco on the penultimate weekend of the season.Coach Leonardo Semplici will be targeting this game as a chance to pick up valuable points in their relegation battle with Verona and Lecce. The hosts head into this clash one place and one point above safety, and face a final game of the season away at Jose Mourinho's Roma, who are themselves desperately chasing a Champions League place.Defeat for Spez...
Serie A champions Napoli will continue their title-winning procession when they face Bologna at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on Sunday.Boasting an 18-point lead at the summit ahead of the penultimate round of fixtures, Luciano Spalletti’s side will be looking to put more icing on their scudetto cake as their remarkable campaign draws to a close. Indeed, Napoli have won 27 of their 36 league games this season, suffering just four defeats in the process. The Azzurri also took 15 points from a...
Bayern Munich likely need a win at the Rhein Energie Stadion on Saturday against Cologne to have any chance of snatching the Bundesliga title away from Dortmund on the final day of the season.The visitors' 3-1 home defeat against Leipzig last weekend could prove damning and looks likely to derail their ambitions of winning an 11th consecutive German top flight title. That result enabled rivals Dortmund to leapfrog them onto the top of the table with a 3-0 win away at Augsburg.Now the title is no...