Paris (AFP)
The weekend can mean titles for Manchester City and Inter Milan, while in Spain Barca will have a thrilling weekend to negotiate.
In Germany, it is the Cup which will occupy the spirits, without Bayern already eliminated.
- England: City touch on goal -
Four days after its 2-1 victory on the lawn of Paris SG in the semi-final of the Champions League, Manchester City could be titled this Sunday, during the 34th day.
The ruthless schedulers of the days inflicted on City a match on Saturday in the middle of the day (1:30 p.m. French time), less than 72 hours after its stunning performance at the Park.
This season, however, has shown that Pep Guardiola will be able to turn widely, without fear, against Crystal Palace.
We will then have to wait for the result of the shock of the 34th day, the trip of Liverpool (6th) to Manchester United on Sunday (5.30pm).
If City win, a victory for the Reds at Old Trafford would seal the fate of this season and look like a handover from the outgoing to his successor.
United will however be keen to consolidate their second place, between their Europa League semi-finals against Roma, especially if Leicester (3rd) wins in Southampton on Friday (9:00 p.m.).
The fight for 4th place and qualification in C1 will be the other driving force of the day.
Chelsea will have the opportunity to consolidate their accessit by receiving the relegation Fulham on Saturday (6.30 p.m.) but West Ham, 5th at 3 points, which goes to Burnley on Monday (9.15 p.m.), and Tottenham, 7th at 5 points, before welcoming the lantern red Sheffield United on Sunday (8:15 p.m.), will watch for the slightest misstep.
- Spain: intense week for Barça -
In Spain, all eyes are on FC Barcelona: the Catalan club, which has the opportunity to seize first place in the standings on Thursday evening (7 p.m.) in case of victory in its late match of the 33rd day against Granada, will have to work hard on Sunday (9:00 p.m.) on the Valencia field.
Because opposite, the other two candidates for the title will have matches well within their reach: Atlético Madrid moves to the field of the promoted Elche on Saturday (4:15 p.m.), and Real Madrid, hung 1-1 by Chelsea on Tuesday in half. first leg of C1, receives Osasuna on Saturday at 9:00 p.m.
Note also the decisive Basque derby in the race to maintain between the red lantern Eibar (20th, 23 pts) and Alavés (16th, 31 pts).
- Italy: match point for Inter -
Inter Milan, far ahead, can win their first scudetto this weekend since 2010. It will be in Antonio Conte's pocket if the Nerazzurri win Saturday at the red lantern Crotone and that Atalanta (2nd) does not. in fact not so much Sunday on the lawn of Sassuolo (8th).
With 14 or 13 points ahead, Inter would then be out of reach with four matches remaining to be played.
If the title of Inter, this weekend or the next, is no longer really in doubt, the suspense is however at its height for the other three qualifying places for the Champions League.
Five teams (Atalanta, Napoli, Juventus, AC Milan and Lazio) stand potentially in four points, with Laziali's game overdue against Torino.
Milan (5th) and Juventus (4th), before explaining themselves on May 9, are currently the most fragile in terms of results and must react: against Benevento (18th) at San Siro for the Rossoneri who hope to finally find their door -happiness Zlatan Ibrahimovic, injured recently;
at Udinese (11th) for Juventus where the current scarcity of Cristiano Ronaldo worries.
Suspense also at the bottom of the standings where Franck Ribery's Fiorentina (14th), traveling to Bologna (12th), is still far from having ensured its maintenance, with only three points ahead of the first relegation Benevento.
- Germany: an open Cup -
Leipzig, away to Bremen, and Dortmund, at home against Kiel, a D2 team, are the logical favorites of the semi-finals of the German Cup, played over a single match on Friday and Saturday (8:30 p.m.).
For the RB, which opens the ball on Friday, the absence of Bayern in the last four naturally opens a royal road to a first title in its young history.
Bremen, 14th in the Bundesliga, is an opponent within reach.
Julian Nagelsmann, the 33-year-old coach who will take the helm of Bayern next season, could also open his record at the professional level, since his only title to date is a victory in the German U19 championship with the juniors of Hoffenheim in 2014.
For Dortmund, however, the Cup is a way to save a completely chaotic season.
In the league, Borussia is fifth with three days from the end and by no means guaranteed to play the next Champions League.
To be able to try his luck on May 13 in the final in Berlin, Erling Haaland and his teammates will, however, have to bend Holstein Kiel, Bayern striker in the round of 16, on penalties.
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