European Football

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Italian Serie A

Matchday 37 of 38

Saturday 5 May

Lecce 0-1 Fiorentina
Roma 2-2 Catania

Sunday 6 May

Siena 0-2 Parma
Atalanta 0-2 Lazio
Bologna 2-0 Napoli
Novara 3-0 Cesena
Palermo 4-4 Chievo
Udinese 2-0 Genoa
Cagliari 0-2 Juventus
Inter 4-2 Milan

Matchday 37 Roundup

At the top, Juventus (81) have won the Scudetto after beating Cagliari and Milan (77) lost to Inter in the derby. Udinese (61) have moved upto 3rd after beating Genoa and Lazio (59) are 4th after beating Atalanta. Napoli & Inter (both 58) are 5th and 6th respectively.

The bottom three remains the same. Cesena (22) have been relegated. Novara (32) have been relegated. Lecce (36) lost to Fiorentina and are 3 points behind Genoa (39).

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German Bundesliga

Matchday 34 of 34

Saturday 5 May

Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Freiburg
Werder Bremen 2-3 Schalke
Hannover 2-1 Kaiserslautern
Mainz 0-3 Borussia Monchengladbach
Nuremberg 1-4 Bayer Leverkusen
Stuttgart 3-2 Wolfsburg
Cologne 1-4 Bayern Munich
Augsburg 1-0 Hamburg
Hertha Berlin 3-1 Hoffenheim

Matchday 34 Roundup

Borussia Dortmund (81) are champions. Bayern Munich (73) are guaranteed 2nd. Schalke (64) finish 3rd. Borussia Monchengladbach (60) complete the top 4. Bayer Leverkusen (54) and Stuttgart (53) finish 5th and 6th respectively. Hannover (48) have qualified for the UEFA Europa League after defeating Kaiserslautern.

At the bottom, Kaiserslautern (23) have been relegated. Cologne (30) have been relegated after losing to Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin (31) have qualified for the relegation playoff against Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Final standings

2012-13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich & Schalke
2012-13 UEFA Champions League play-off round: Borussia Monchengladbach
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group stage: Bayer Leverkusen
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round: Stuttgart
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round: Hannover

Qualification to the relegation playoffs: Hertha Berlin v Fortuna Dusseldorf
Relegation to the 2012–13 2.Bundesliga: Cologne & Kaiserslautern

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Dutch Eredivisie

Matchday 34 of 34

Sunday 6 May

AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Groningen
Heerenveen 2-3 Feyenoord
VVV Venlo 4-2 Twente
ADO Den Haag 3-5 De Graafschap
Heracles Almelo 1-2 NEC Nijmegen
Roda 1-3 Utrecht
Vitesse 1-3 Ajax
NAC Breda 3-2 RKC Waalwijk
Excelsior 1-3 PSV Eindhoven

Matchday 34 Roundup

Ajax (76) are champions. Feyenoord (70) finish 2nd and have qualified for the Champions League after defeating 5th placed Heerenveen (64). PSV Eindhoven (69) & AZ Alkmaar (65) have finished 3rd and 4th after respective victories against Excelsior and Groningen. Twente (60), Vitesse (53), NEC Nijmegen & RKC Waalwijk (both 45) have qualified for the European competition playoffs.

Excelsior (19) have been relegated after losing to PSV. De Graafschap (24) & VVV Venlo (31) have qualified for the Relegation playoffs.

Final standings

2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Ajax
2012–13 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round: Feyenoord
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round: PSV Eindhoven & AZ Alkmaar
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round: Heerenveen

Relegation to the 2012–13 Eerste Divisie: Excelsior

European competition playoffs

NEC Nijmegen v Vitesse
Twente v RKC Waalwijk

Relegation playoffs

Den Bosch v De Graafschap
Willem II v Sparta Rotterdam
Helmond Sport v Eindhoven
Cambuur v VVV Venlo

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French Ligue 1

Matchday 36 of 38

Sunday 6 May

Evian 2-1 Ajaccio
Lyon 1-1 Brest
Valenciennes 3-4 Paris St Germain

Monday 7 May

Auxerre 2-4 Bordeaux
Lille 3-0 Caen
Lorient 0-0 Dijon
St Etienne 0-0 Marseille
Sochaux 1-0 Nancy
Toulouse 0-0 Nice
Rennes 0-2 Montpellier

Matchday 36 Roundup

Montpellier (76) lead Paris St Germain (73) by 3 points after both teams posted victories. Lille (71) remain 3rd after beating Caen. The top 3 teams have qualified for the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League. Lyon (60) remain 4th after drawing with Brest but are alreaady assured of a place in the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League. Rennes (57) remain 5th despite losing to the league leaders.

At the bottom, Auxerre (34) have slipped to the bottom after losing to Bordeaux with Dijon & Brest (both 35) occupying the other two relegation slots. The latter two teams are a point behind Sochaux who beat Nancy.

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Russian Premier Liga

Matchday 43 of 44

Sunday 6 May

Dinamo Moscow 2-2 Lokomotiv Moscow
Zenit St Petersburg 2-3 Spartak Moscow
Rostov 1-0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod
Anzhi Makhachkala 3-1 Rubin Kazan
Terek Grozny 3-1 Amkar Perm

Monday 7 May

Tom Tomsk 1-1 Spartak Nalchik
Krasnodar 0-2 Kryliya Sovetov

Tuesday 8 May

CSKA Moscow 0-0 Kuban Krasnodar

Matchday 43 Roundup

In the Championship group, Zenit (85) are champions. CSKA Moscow (73) remain 2nd despite only getting a point against Kuban. Spartak Moscow (72) have leapfrogged Dinamo Moscow (71) after beating Zenit and Dinamo were held to a draw by Lokomotiv. Anzhi Makhachkala (70) remain 5th after beating Rubin Kazan.

At the bottom, Spartak Nalchik (33) have been relegated with Tom Tomsk (34). In the relgation playoff position, Volga Nizhny Novgorod (41) have qualified after losing to Rostov (48) who occupy the other position and are 2 points behind Krylya Sovetov.

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German Bundesliga Relegation Playoffs - 1st leg

Hertha Berlin 1-2 Fortuna Dusseldorf

Dutch Eredivisie European Competition Playoffs Semi Finals - 1st leg

NEC Nijmegen 3-2 Vitesse Arnhem
RKC Waalwijk 1-1 Twente

Dutch Eredivisie Relegation Playoffs Round 2 - 1st legs

Den Bosch 0-0 De Graafschap
Willem II 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam
Helmand Sport 1-0 Eindhoven
Cambuur Leeuwarden 0-0 VVV Venlo

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2012 DFB Pokal Final

Borussia Dortmund 5-2 Bayern Munich

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French Ligue 1

Matchday 37 of 38

Sunday 13 May

Ajaccio 1-1 Lyon
Bordeaux 1-0 Lorient
Brest 1-0 Valenciennes
Caen 1-3 Sochaux
Dijon 1-1 Toulouse
Marseille 3-0 Auxerre
Montpellier 1-0 Lille
Nancy 3-2 St Etienne
Nice 1-1 Evian
Paris St Germain 3-0 Rennes

Matchday 37 Roundup

Montpellier (79) lead Paris St Germain (76) by 3 points after both teams posted victories. Montpellier only need a point to win Ligue 1. Lille (71) will finish 3rd after losing to the table toppers. Lyon (61) will finish 4th after drawing with Ajaccio. Bordeaux (58) have moved upto 5th after defeating Lorient.

At the bottom, Auxerre (34) have been relegated after losing to Marseille. Dijon (36) & Ajaccio (38) ocupy the other relegation slots but on the final matchday, there are 7 teams who could potentially go down with only 3 points separating 13th & 19th.

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Spanish Primera Division

Matchday 38 of 38

Saturday 12 May

Real Sociedad 1-0 Valencia
Real Betis 2-2 Barcelona

Sunday 13 May

Getafe 0-2 Real Zaragoza
Levante 3-0 Athletic Bilbao
Real Madrid 4-1 Real Mallorca
Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Granada
Espanyol 1-1 Sevilla
Malaga 1-0 Sporting Gijon
Villarreal 0-1 Atletico Madrid
Racing Santander 2-4 Osasuna

Matchday 38 Roundup

Real Madrid (100) are champions. Barcelona (91) will finish as runners up. Valencia (61) will finish 3rd. Malaga (58) have claimed the final CL place after defeating Sporting Gijon. Atletico Madrid (56) finish 5th after defeating Villarreal. Levante (55) finish 6th and qualify for the EL after defeating Athletic Bilbao.

In the drop zone, Racing Santander (27) have been relegated. Sporting (37) have been relegated after losing to Malaga. Villarreal (41) have been relegated after losing to Atletico Madrid, Rayo Vallecano beat Granada and Zaragoza beat Getafe.

Final standings

2012-13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Real Madrid, Barcelona & Valencia
2012-13 UEFA Champions League play-off round: Malaga
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group stage: Atletico Madrid
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round: Levante

Relegation to Segunda Division: Villarreal, Sporting Gijon & Racing Santander

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Italian Serie A

Matchday 38 of 38

Sunday 13 May

Fiorentina 0-0 Cagliari
Juventus 3-1 Atalanta
Milan 2-1 Novara
Cesena 2-3 Roma
Parma 1-0 Bologna
Catania 0-2 Udinese
Chievo 1-0 Lecce
Genoa 2-0 Palermo
Lazio 3-1 Inter
Napoli 2-1 Siena

Matchday 38 Roundup

At the top, Juventus (84) are champions. Milan (80) finish as runners up. Udinese (64) have finished 3rd after defeating Catania to qualify for the CL. Lazio (62) & Napoli (61) place 4th and 5th after defeating Inter and Siena respectively to qualify for the EL. Inter (58) finish 6th after losing to Lazio but do qualify for the EL

At the bottom, Cesena (22) have been relegated. Novara (32) have been relegated. Lecce (36) have been relegated after losing to Chievo.

Final standings

2012-13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Juventus & Milan
2012-13 UEFA Champions League play-off round: Udinese
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group stage: Lazio*
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round: Napoli
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round: Inter

Relegation to the 2012–13 Serie B: Lecce, Novara & Cesena

*If Napoli win the Coppa Italia, then they will qualify for the Group Stage and Lazio would have to contest the Play-off.

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Russian Premier Liga

Matchday 44 of 44

Sunday 13 May

Spartak Nalchik 3-3 Krasnodar
Krylya Sovetov 1-1 Terek Grozny
Amkar Perm 4-1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod
Tom Tomsk 2-1 Rostov
Kuban Krasnodar 1-1 Dinamo Moscow
Lokomotiv Moscow 0-2 Spartak Moscow
Rubin Kazan 3-1 CSKA Moscow
Anzhi Makhachkala 0-2 Zenit St Petersburg

Matchday 44 Roundup

In the Championship group, Zenit (88) are champions. Spartak Moscow (75) beat Lokomotiv Moscow to finish 2nd and snatch the final CL spot. CSKA Moscow (73), Dinamo Moscow (72) & Anzhi Makhachkala (70) complete the top 5 and qualify for the EL.

At the bottom, Spartak Nalchik (34) have been relegated with Tom Tomsk (37). In the relgation playoff position, Volga Nizhny Novgorod (41) have qualified along with Rostov (48).

Final standings

2012-13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Zenit St Petersburg
2012-13 UEFA Champions League play-off round: Spartak Moscow
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off Round: CSKA Moscow & Rubin Kazan
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round: Dinamo Moscow
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round: Anzhi Makhachkala

Relegation to the 2012–13 FNL: Tom Tomsk & Spartak Nalchik

Relegation Playoffs

Rostov v Shinnik
Volga Nizhny Novgorod v Nizhny Novgorod

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German Bundesliga Relegation Playoffs - 2nd leg

Fortuna Dusseldorf 2-2 Hertha Berlin (Agg: 4-3)

*Hertha Berlin have been relegated.

Dutch Eredivisie European Competition Playoffs Semi Finals - 2nd leg

Vitesse Arnhem 2-0 NEC Nijmegen (Agg: 4-3)
Twente 0-1 RKC Waalwijk (Agg: 1-2)

Dutch Eredivisie Relegation Playoffs Round 2 - 2nd legs

De Graafschap 1-1 Den Bosch (Agg: 1-1) (Den Bosch win on away goals rule)
Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 Willem II (Agg: 2-3)
Eindhoven 0-2 Helmond Sport (Agg: 0-3)
VVV Venlo 4-3 Cambuur Leeuwarden (Agg: 4-3)

Dutch Eredivisie Relegation Playoffs Round 3

Den Bosch v Willem II
Helmond Sport v VVV Venlo

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Dutch Eredivisie European Competition playoff final - 1st leg

RKC Waalwijk 1-3 Vitesse Arnhem

Dutch Eredivisie Relegation playoff Round 3

Den Bosch 0-0 Willem II
Helmond Sport 1-2 VVV Venlo

Russian Premiershit Relegation playoffs

Rostov 3-0 Shinnik Yarosavl
Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2-1 Nizhny Novgorod

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Dutch Eredivisie European Competition playoff final - 2nd leg

Vitesse Arnhem 2-1 RKC Waalwijk (Agg: 5-2)

Dutch Eredivisie Relegation playoff Round 3 2nd leg

Willem II 2-1 Den Bosch (Agg: 2-1)
VVV Venlo 2-2 Helmond Sport (Agg: 4-3)

2012 Coppa Italia Final

Juventus 0-2 Napoli

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French Ligue 1

Matchday 38 of 38

Sunday 20 May

Auxerre 1-2 Montpellier
Evian 0-1 Brest
Lille 4-1 Nancy
Lorient 1-2 Paris St Germain
Lyon 3-4 Nice
Rennes 5-0 Dijon
St Etienne 2-3 Bordeaux
Sochaux 1-0 Marseille
Toulouse 0-2 Ajaccio
Valenciennes 3-1 Caen

Matchday 38 Roundup

Montpellier (82) have won their first ever Ligue 1 title after beating relegated Auxerre. Paris St Germain (79) finish as runners up after defeating Lorient. Lille (74) finish 3rd after defeating Nancy. Lyon (64) finish 4th after losing to Nice. Bordeaux (61) have finished 5th after defeating St Etienne.

At the bottom, Auxerre (34) have been relegated. Dijon (36) and Caen (38) have joined Auxerre in Ligue 2 after losing to Rennes & Valenciennes respectively.

Final standings

2012-13 UEFA Champions League Group Stage: Montpellier & Paris St Germain
2012-13 UEFA Champions League play-off round: Lille
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group Stage: Lyon
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off Round: Bordeaux
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round: Marseille

Relegation to the 2012–13 Ligue 2: Caen, Dijon & Auxerre

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Russian Premier Liga relegation playoffs - 2nd leg

Nizhny Novgorod 0-0 Volga Nizhny Novgorod (Agg: 1-2)
Shinnik Yarosavl 0-1 Rostov (Agg: 0-4)

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Sid Lowe's detailed review of the 2011/12 La Liga season:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... 12-la-liga

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Russian Premier Liga

Matchday 1 of 30

Friday 20 July

Mordovia Saransk 2-3 Lokomotiv Moscow

Saturday 21 July

CSKA Moscow 1-0 Rostov
Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1-0 Dinamo Moscow
Alania Vladikavkaz 1-2 Spartak Moscow

Sunday 22 July

Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Amkar Perm
Krylya Sovetov 1-1 Terek Grozny
Anzhi Makhachkala 2-1 Kuban Krasnodar

Monday 23 July

Krasnodar 2-1 Rubin Kazan

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Russian Premier Liga

Matchday 2 of 30

Friday 27 July

Kuban Krasnodar 1-0 Mordovia Saransk

Saturday 28 July

Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Dinamo Moscow
Amkar Perm 3-1 CSKA Moscow
Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0 Krylya Sovetov

Sunday 29 July

Rubin Kazan 3-1 Alania Vladikavkaz
Spartak Moscow 2-1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod
Rostov 2-2 Anzhi Makhachkala

Monday 23 July

Terek Grozny 1-0 Krasnodar

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Russian Premier Liga

Matchday 3 of 30

Friday 3 August

Mordovia Saransk 3-0 Rostov

Saturday 4 August

CSKA Moscow 1-3 Zenit St Petersburg
Alania Vladikavkaz 5-0 Terek Grozny
Krasnodar 3-1 Lokomotiv Moscow

Sunday 5 August

Krylya Sovetov 2-1 Kuban Krasnodar
Anzhi Makhachkala 1-0 Amkar Perm
Dinamo Moscow 0-4 Spartak Moscow

Monday 6 August

Volga Nizhny Novgorod 1-2 Rubin Kazan