European Football Title Race: Around 2-3 match weeks are left in all 5 of the top European leagues. Napoli have already clinched the Serie A title after a long wait of 33 years. Manchester City have won the Premier League title for the 3rd consecutive time. Barcelona have won the La Liga title since 2019. PSG have an edge with a 6-point lead in Ligue 1, while Bayern Munich are still in the fight with a single-point lead over Dortmund having played one extra match. Follow Football News Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Premier League
Arsenal had a marvelous 12-point lead over Manchester City at one stage. However, they dropped the ball on more than a few occasions and lost the lead on Man City with still 3 matches left for them to play. After playing 37 matches, Arsenal have 81 points. Whereas, having played 35 matches, Man City have 85 matches. Hence, even if Man City lose all three of their remaining matches, Arsenal will not be able to catch up anyway. As a result, Man City have grabbed their first trophy of the season and their 3rd consecutive Premier League title. They are now chasing the treble as they now only have to win in the FA Cup final and Champions League final.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 85 | W W W W W | |
| 2 |  |
37 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 43 | +41 | 81 | L L W W L | |
| 3 |  |
36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 69 | W D L W W | |
| 4 |  |
36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 69 | W W L L W | |
| 5 |  |
37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 66 | D W W W W |
La Liga
After Xavi took over Barcelona in the middle of the previous season, Barcelona have been doing comparatively well this season. The result is conspicuous in the league as they have won the La Liga with 85 points from 34 matches. With still 4 matches left to play, they won the league with a whopping 14-point gap from the second-placed Real Madrid. They have won the league after 4 years of waiting. They have now grabbed 2 trophies this season with the La Liga title and the Super Cup. They now look forward to next season with the resolution to do better in the Champions League.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 15 | +50 | 85 | L W W W L | |
| 2 |  |
34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 71 | W L W L W | |
| 3 |  Atlético Madrid |
34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 69 | L W W W L | |
| 4 |  |
35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 65 | W D W W D | |
| 5 |  |
35 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 60 | W W D W W |
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Bundesliga
The most exciting campaign this season is going on in Bundesliga as Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are going toe-to-toe for the title. Having played 33 matches, Bayern Munich is leading with only 1-point over the second-placed Borussia Dortmund. Hoowever, they have played one extra match than Borussia Dortmund. After the change in management, Bayern Munich are yet to see some continuous positive results. However, they have still managed to climb on the top of the league table.
Bayern have one more match to play whereas, Dortmund have two more matches to play. The two sides played the all-important match against each other at the start of April and Bayern Munich came out victorious. However, since that win, they have drawn a match against Hoffenheim and lost twice against Mainz and RB Leipzig. However, Dortmund also recently drew twice against Stuttgart and Bochum. These draws caused them to lose the edge against Bayern. However, they now have the chance to get the lead against Bayern this weekend.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 90 | 37 | +53 | 68 | L W W W L | |
| 2 |  |
32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 67 | W W D W D | |
| 3 |  RB Leipzig |
33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 39 | +20 | 63 | W W W W L | |
| 4 |  Union Berlin |
33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 59 | L W L D W | |
| 5 |  |
33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 59 | W L L W W |
Ligue 1
PSG should have had the most perfect league with 3 stars in the form of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Neymar Jr. on their front line. After playing 35 matches and gaining 81 points. They have dropped points in one game after another. They have dropped from their 11-point lead to only a 6-point lead over the second-placed Marseille.
Overall, since January, PSG have lost a total of 9 matches and drawn 1 match throughout all competitions. The tension in the dressing room has been increasing and rumors of the coach losing control of the dressing room have also spread. PSG still have 3 matches left to play in the league. They will have to win at least 2 of their next matches while keeping the goal difference greater than second-placed Lens.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
35 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 81 | W W L W W | |
| 2 |  Lens |
35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 75 | W W W W L | |
| 3 |  |
36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 73 | L W L W W | |
| 4 |  |
36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 65 | L D W L L | |
| 5 |  |
36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 63 | W D L W D |
Serie A
Napoli have finally won the Serie A title after 33 years. They win the title with a whopping 16-point lead over the second-placed Lazio. This has become a new Serie A record for winning the title with the most point gap. The broken record was held by Internazionale who won the 2006-07 season with a 14-point lead over Roma.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
35 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 83 | L W D D W | |
| 2 |  Juventus |
35 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 69 | W W W D L | |
| 3 |  |
35 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 66 | W W W W W | |
| 4 |  Lazio |
35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 65 | D L W L L | |
| 5 |  |
36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 64 | W L W D D |
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