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Weekend Developments From Europe's Top Leagues

The final day in England, Italy and Spain decided who was going down and was heading for Europe next season.

The final day in England, Italy and Spain decided who was going down and was heading for Europe next season.blackpool charlie adam

English Premier League

Weekend Results, Sunday; Manchester United 4 Blackpool 2, Tottenham 2 Birmingham City 1, Wolverhampton 2 Blackburn 3, Stoke City 0 Wigan 1, Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 0, Everton 1 Chelsea 0, Bolton 0 Manchester City 2, Fulham 2 Arsenal 2, Newcastle 3 West Bromwich 3, West Ham 0 Sunderland 3

Pos Team Pts
C Manchester United 80
2 Chelsea 71
3 Manchester City 71
4 Arsenal 68
5 Tottenham 62

The title race was already decided so was the top four, but Manchester City confirmed third spot and automatic qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League. Tottenham grabbed fifth, with a 2-1 win over Birmingham which means they qualify for the Europa League ahead of Liverpool.

Pos Team Pts GD
15 Blackburn 43 -13
16 Wigan 42 -21
17 Wolverhampton 40 -20
R Birmingham City 39 -21
R Blackpool 39 -23
R West Ham 33 -27

Birmingham City and Blackpool drop down to the Championship after both suffered defeats on the final day of the season. Wigan produced the miracle result, claiming a 1-0 win at Stoke City thanks to Hugo Rodallega’s header to escape the drop zone. Wolverhampton survived too despite a nervy final day where they lost 3-2 to Blackburn

Topscorers, Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United) 20 goals, Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) 20 goals, Robin van Persie (Arsenal) 18 goals, Darren Bent (Aston Villa/Sunderland) 17 goals, Peter Odemwingie (West Bromwich) 15 goals

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Weekend Results, Sunday; Udinese 0 AC Milan 0, Lecce 2 Lazio 4, AS Roma 3 Sampdoria 1, Juventus 2 Napoli 2, Internazionale 3 Catania 1, Bologna 0 Bari 4, Palermo 1 Chievo 3, Genoa 3 Cesena 2, Brescia 2 Fiorentina 2, Cagliari 1 Parma 1

Pos Team Pts
C AC Milan 82
2 Internazionale 76
3 Napoli 70
4 Udinese 66
5 Lazio 66

Udinese claimed the fourth and final UEFA Champions League spot after a goalless draw against AC Milan. Lazio may have moved onto 66 points after their 4-2 win at Lecce, but Udinese had the better head-to-head record and head for Europe’s top competition. AS Roma qualify for the Europa League ahead of Juventus after their win over Sampdoria.

Pos Team Pts
16 Bologna 42
17 Lecce 41
R Sampdoria 36
R Brescia 32
R Bari 24

With relegation already settled there was little to play for on the final day. Bari left Serie A with a stunning 4-0 win at Bologna who worryingly spiralled out of control towards the end of the season.

Topscorers, Antonio Di Natale (Udinese) 28 goals, Edinson Cavani (Napoli) 26 goals, Samuel Eto’o (Internazionale) 21 goals, Alessandro Matri (Juventus/Cagliari) 20 goals, Marco Di Vaio (Bologna) 19 goals

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Weekend Results, Saturday; Deportivo Coruna 0 Valencia 2, Real Sociedad 1 Getafe 1, Levante 1 Real Zaragoza 2, Real Mallorca 3 Atletico Madrid 4, Santander 1 Athletic Bilbao 2, Malaga 1 Barcelona 3, Real Madrid 8 Almeria 1, Hercules 0 Gijon 0, Osasuna 1 Villarreal 0, Espanyol 2 Sevilla 3

Pos Team Pts
C FC Barcelona 95
2 Real Madrid 92
3 Valencia 71
4 Villarreal 62
5 Sevilla 58

FC Barcelona celebrated their title with a 3-1 win at Malaga, while Cristiano Ronaldo finished record topscorer after a double in Real Madrid’s 8-1 rout of Almeria. Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid claimed the Europa League spots.

Pos Team Pts GD
15 Real Sociedad 45 -17
16 Getafe 44 -11
17 Real Mallorca 44 -15
R Deportivo Coruna 43 -16
R Hercules 35 -24
R Almeria 29 -34

Former champions Deportivo have been relegated after their 2-0 defeat to Valencia at the Riazor. The great escape came from Zaragoza who had Gabi to thank for their 2-1 win at Levante. Getafe stayed away from the drop with their 1-1 draw with Sociedad.

Topscorers, Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 40 goals, Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 31 goals, Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid) 20 goals, Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla) 20 goals, David Villa (Barcelona) 18 goals, Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal) 18 goals, Roberto Soldado (Valencia) 20 goals

Random League: Turkish Super Ligfenerbahce joseph yobo

Pos Team Pts
1 Fenerbahce 82
2 Trabzonspor 82
3 Bursaspor 61
4 Gaziantepspor 59
5 Besiktas 54

It was a thrilling final day in Turkey, as Fenerbahce clinched the Super Lig title in dramatic circumstamces. Fener finished ahead of Trabzonspor due to a superior head-to-head record.

But Fenerbahce did it the hard way, defeating Sivasspor 4-3. Trabzonspor may have won 4-0 at Karabukspor but it wasn’t enough.