England | Promotion hopes and relegation fears. West Brom’s relegation is all but certain, despite a resurgence under caretaker manager Darren Moore. If they fail to beat Spurs on Saturday, relegation will be official. Joining them will likely be Stoke City as a loss against Crystal Palace on Saturday would mathematically send them down to the Championship. That would realistically leave West Ham, Huddersfield, Swansea, and Southampton fighting to avoid the final relegation spot.
In the race for the final Champions League spots, Chelsea almost certainly need to beat Liverpool on Sunday to keep their hopes alive. A loss against Liverpool and a Spurs win would confirm they miss out – with the final top four being Man City, Man United, Liverpool and Spurs.
We’ll know one more future EPL team on Sunday, as the final regular season matches in the Championship kickoff simultaneously at 12:30 CET. A win for Cardiff City against Reading would see them capture the second automatic promotion spot after Wolves. However, a loss or draw, with a Fulham victory against Birmingham City would see Fulham grab the automatic promotion spot and send Cardiff City into the four team promotion playoffs. Promotion to the EPL is estimated to be worth at least £200m.
Spain | El Clásico closes out the weekend. Barcelona have already wrapped up the title, but they’re still chasing the first undefeated season in La Liga history. Real Madrid will relish a chance to end that dream on Sunday.
Germany | Dortmund look to book Champions League spot. Borussia Dortmund never came close to putting in a title challenge this year (they’re 26 points behind Bayern), but a win on Saturday against Mainz would confirm their spot in the Champions League and allow them to begin focusing on next season.
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