The La Liga season ended with something of a tearjerker on Saturday, as Deportivo La Coruna, Champions of Spain just over a decade ago, fell into the second tier – perhaps never to return.
This season's Eredivisie has come to a close (aside from the Europa League and relegation play-offs) and it's the giants of Dutch football Ajax who claimed the crown in dramatic fashion by beating defending champions and title rivals FC Twente on the final day. And a goalless draw for PSV, who led for so much of the campaign, left them in third meaning they miss out on Champion's League football next season.
With the Serie A season fast reaching its close and only two games remaining for those teams fighting for Europe or against relegation, round 36 offered some conclusive results for Calcio fans, as well as reigniting hope for others.
Next month marks nearly a year since the Azzurri debacle of the World Cup in South Africa and the subsequent dismissal of Marcelo Lippi. Yet despite his failings with the Azzurri, the Italian’s continued exile dumbfounds many.
The Eredivisie's penultimate weekend saw all eighteen sides kicking off at the same time last Sunday afternoon. PSV, league leaders for so much of the season, can no longer win the title. This leaves Dutch giants Ajax and defending champions FC Twente, who are separated by just a point, facing off in Amsterdam on the final day of the season. The sides will also meet in the KNVB Beker final before their title showdown.