ENGLAND
It’s win or bust for Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League this weekend.
If Chelsea fails to beat Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, the Champions League is virtually out of reach with only two more games. Chelsea is in fifth place and six points behind third- place Liverpool, which has one more game remaining.
At the other end of the standings, last- place West Brom will be relegated if it doesn’t win at home against Tottenham on Saturday. Even a victory is unlikely to keep West Brom in the top flight because it is five points from safety with two games left.
SPAIN
Barcelona and Real Madrid meet in the last “clasico” of the season on Sunday with very little to play for in the Spanish league.
Barcelona has already won the title, while Madrid has secured a Champions League spot.
Madrid is still in the fight for second place — it trails city rival Atletico Madrid by four points with a game in hand — but its mind might already be on the Champions League final against Liverpool.
Barcelona also has won the Copa del Rey but has no other trophies to play for.
Atletico, which hosts Espanyol on Sunday, is trying to guarantee its best league finish since winning the title in 2013-14.
ITALY
Juventus can clinch a record-extending seventh straight Serie A title this weekend.
Victory at home against Bologna on Saturday would see Juventus move seven points clear of Napoli and leave the southern club needing to win or draw against Torino on Sunday to keep the title race going with two matches remaining.
Roma, which visits Cagliari on Sunday, is in third place, tied on points with fourth-place Lazio and four ahead of fifth-place Inter Milan. The top four finishers qualify for the Champions League.
Lazio hosts Atalanta, while Inter visits Udinese and Hellas Verona plays at AC Milan needing a win on Saturday to avoid being relegated.
FRANCE
Paris Saint-Germain needs to win its last three games to finish the season with 100 points, starting with Friday’s trip to Amiens.
PSG is looking to break its own record for points, having won the league with 96 two years ago. That season, PSG scored 102 goals, lost only two games, and conceded only 19 goals for a goal difference of plus-83. It has a goal difference of plus-81 this season — also losing only twice — with 106 goals and 25 conceded.
The team remains on course for another domestic treble, and should wrap that up easily against third-division club Les Herbiers in next week’s French Cup final.
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