European Football

[taz]

Russian Premier Liga

Matchday 40 of 44

Saturday 21 April

Amkar Perm 1-0 Spartak Nalchik
Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2-0 Tom Tomsk
Dinamo Moscow 1-0 CSKA Moscow
Kuban Krasnodar 2-2 Zenit St Petersburg

Sunday 22 April

Terek Grozny 0-1 Krasnodar
Spartak Moscow 0-3 Anzhi Makhachkala
Krylya Sovetov 2-1 Rostov
Lokomotiv Moscow 0-0 Rubin Kazan

Matchday 40 Roundup

In the Championship group, Zenit (81) have opened up a 12 point gap to 2nd placed Dinamo Moscow (69) and can win the title next weekend by avoiding defeat to Dinamo. Zenit have ensured a spot in the Champions League for 2012-13. Spartak Moscow (68) have slipped to 3rd after losing to Anzhi. CSKA Moscow (66) and Lokomotiv Moscow (64) remain4th & 5th respectively.

At the bottom, Spartak Nalchik (30) and Tom Tomsk (32) remain in the relegation zone after suffering defeats. In the relgation playoff position, Krylya Sovetov (43) and Volga Nizhny Novgorod (41) occupy those positions despite both posting victories. Krylya are level with Rostov but Rostov have a superior GD.

[RomaShield27]

Hey Taz, thanks to all your great work in this thread with providing latest scores and summaries, I thought it'd be a good idea to highlight it on the main page, so I've put a little box image on the top of the right-panel which links in to this thread. Let me know what you think.

[taz]

Hey Taz, thanks to all your great work in this thread with providing latest scores and summaries, I thought it'd be a good idea to highlight it on the main page, so I've put a little box image on the top of the right-panel which links in to this thread. Let me know what you think.

Hey. Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated.

[taz]

Spanish Primera Division

Matchday 35 of 38

Saturday 21 April

Real Mallorca 1-0 Real Zaragoza
Sporting Gijon 2-1 Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid
Sevilla 1-1 Levante

Sunday 22 April

Granada 1-0 Getafe
Real Sociedad 1-1 Villarreal
Racing Santander 0-1 Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid 3-1 Espanyol
Valencia 4-0 Real Betis

Monday 23 April

Osasuna 1-1 Malaga

Matchday 35 Roundup

Real Madrid (88) have opened up a 7 point gap to Barcelona (81) after beating the latter in the Clasico. Valencia (55) remain 3rd and are 3 points clear of Malaga (52) who remain 4th after drawing with Osasuna. Levante (49) remain 5th after drawing with Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao (48) have moved upto 6th after beating Racing.

In the drop zone, it remains the same. Racing Santander (26) remain bottom and 11 points from safety after losing to Athletic. Sporting (31) remain in the drop zone despite beating Rayo. Real Zaragoza (31) lost to Mallorca and are 6 points behind Villarreal.

[taz]

Italian Serie A

Matchday 33 of 38

Tuesday 24 April

Atalanta 1-0 Chievo
Cagliari 3-0 Catania

Wednesday 25 April

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

Matchday 33 Roundup

At the top, Juventus (74) remain 3 points clear of Milan (71) after both teams claimed victories. Lazio (55) remain 3rd despite losing to Novara. Napoli (54) & Inter (52) have moved upto 4th and 5th respectively after both teams posted victories with Inter's being a crucial win at Udinese.

The bottom three remains the same. Cesena (22) have been relegated after losing to Juve. Novara (28) look destined to go down with Cesena but did claw out a victory against Lazio. Lecce (35) lost to Napoli but still remain a point behind Genoa who lost to Milan.

[RomaShield27]

Its official, Guardiola has stepped down as Barca manager. Tito Vilanova, Guardiola's assistant, is his replacement (he was the one Mourinho poked in the eye in one of them classico's at the start of the season).

Some good articles on Guardiola's decision:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... -guardiola
http://thescore.thejournal.ie/analysis- ... =shortlink

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I can barely contain my indifference.

[RomaShield27]

http://swissramble.blogspot.com/2012/04 ... -real.html

[taz]

Spanish Primera Division

Matchday 36 of 38

Saturday 28 April

Real Sociedad 3-0 Racing Santander
Getafe 1-3 Real Mallorca
Levante 3-1 Granada
Espanyol 0-3 Sporting Gijon
Villarreal 1-1 Osasuna

Sunday 29 April

Real Madrid 3-0 Sevilla
Real Zaragoza 2-0 Athletic Bilbao
Malaga 1-0 Valencia
Real Betis 2-2 Atletico Madrid
Rayo Vallecano 0-7 Barcelona

Matchday 36 Roundup

Real Madrid (91) remain 7 points clear of Barcelona (84) after both teams posted victories. Real only have to beat Athletic on Wednesday to claim the title. Valencia (55) remain 3rd but 4th placed Malaga (55) beat Valencia to move level. Levante (52) remain 5th after beating Granada and Atletico Madrid (49) have moved upto 6th after drawing with Betis.

In the drop zone, it remains the same. Racing Santander (26) have been relegated after losing to Real Sociedad. Sporting (34) remain in the drop zone despite beating Espanyol in impressive fashion. Real Zaragoza (34) beat Athletic and are 4 points behind Villarreal.

[taz]

Italian Serie A

Matchday 35 of 38

Saturday 28 April

Cagliari 0-0 Chievo
Palermo 1-1 Catania
Roma 2-2 Napoli

Sunday 29 April

Bologna 3-2 Genoa
Atalanta 2-0 Fiorentina
Inter 2-1 Cesena
Lecce 1-2 Parma
Novara 0-4 Juventus
Siena 1-4 Milan
Udinese 2-0 Lazio

Matchday 35 Roundup

At the top, Juventus (77) remain 3 points clear of Milan (74) after both teams claimed victories. There is a 4 way tie for 3rd with Napoli, Udinese, Inter & Lazio (all 55) with Napoli currently occupying 3rd due to accumulating the most amount of points against the other 3 teams.

The bottom three remains the same. Cesena (22) have been relegated. Novara (28) look destined to go down with Cesena after losing to Juventus. Lecce (35) lost to Parma but still remain a point behind Genoa who lost to Bologna.

[taz]

German Bundesliga

Matchday 33 of 34

Saturday 28 April

Schalke 4-0 Hertha Berlin
Hamburg 0-0 Mainz
Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Hannover
Bayern Munich 2-0 Stuttgart
Freiburg 4-1 Cologne
Kaiserslautern 2-5 Borussia Dortmund
Hoffenheim 2-3 Nuremberg
Wolfsburg 3-1 Werder Bremen
Borussia Monchengladbach 0-0 Augsburg

Matchday 33 Roundup

Borussia Dortmund (78) are champions. Bayern Munich (70) are guaranteed 2nd. Schalke (61) have guaranteed 3rd after beating Hertha Berlin. Borussia Monchengladbach (57) have qualified for the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League after claiming a point against Augsburg. Bayer Leverkusen (51) have moved upto 5th after beating Hannover and have qualified for the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League along with Stuttgart (50) despite losing to Bayern Munich. Hannover (45) currently occupy the final EL position and need a win on the final day.

At the bottom, Kaiserslautern (23) have been relegated. Hertha Berlin (28) remain in the drop zone and could be relegated next weekend if Cologne win. Cologne (30) remain in the relegation playoff position.

[taz]

French Ligue 1

Matchday 34 of 38

Friday 27 April

Toulouse 0-1 Montpellier
Lorient 2-1 Marseille

Sunday 29 April

Auxerre 4-0 Brest
Nancy 1-1 Caen
Rennes 3-1 Ajaccio
St Etienne 1-0 Dijon
Sochaux 0-3 Bordeaux
Valenciennes 2-0 Nice
Lille 2-1 Paris St Germain

2011-12 Coupe de France Final

Lyon 1-0 Quevilly

[taz]

Dutch Eredivisie

Matchday 32 of 34

Friday 27 April

Groningen 1-1 De Graafschap

Saturday 28 April

Heracles Almelo 2-4 Heerenveen
Utrecht 1-3 NAC Breda
Vitesse 3-2 Excelsior
VVV Venlo 2-1 ADO Den Haag

Sunday 29 April

Roda 1-3 PSV Eindhoven
Twente 1-2 Ajax
Feyenoord 1-0 AZ Alkmaar
NEC Nijmegen 1-1 RKC Waalwijk

Matchday 32 Roundup

Ajax (70) remain top of the Eredivisie after beating Twente and remain 6 points clear of 2nd placed Feyenoord (64) and can win the title next weekend with a point. Ajax have qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2012-13. PSV Eindhoven (63) have moved upto 3rd after beating Roda and AZ Alkmaar (61) have slipped to 4th after losing to Feyenoord. Heerenveen (61) have moved upto 5th after beating Heracles. Twente (60), Vitesse (52), Roda (44) & RKC (42) occupy the UEFA Europa League playoff positions.

Excelsior (18) remain bottom 14 points from safety. De Graafschap (20) & VVV Venlo (28) occupy the relegation playoff positions with VVV 4 points behind ADO Den Haag.

[taz]

Russian Premier Liga

Matchday 41 of 44

Friday 27 April

Tom Tomsk 0-0 Amkar Perm
Spartak Nalchik 0-0 Krylya Sovetov
Krasnodar 2-1 Volga Nizhny Novgorod
Rostov 1-1 Terek Grozny

Saturday 28 April

Anzhi Makhachkala 3-1 Lokomotiv Moscow
Rubin Kazan 1-1 Kuban Krasnodar
CSKA Moscow 2-1 Spartak Moscow
Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 Dinamo Moscow

Matchday 41 Roundup

In the Championship group, Zenit (84) have won the title after defeating 2nd placed Dinamo Moscow (69). CSKA Mosscow (69) have leapfrogged Spartak Moscow (68) after winning the Moscow derby. Anzhi Makhachkala (66) have moved upto 5th after beating Lokomotiv.

At the bottom, Spartak Nalchik (31) have been relegated after they could only draw with Krylya Sovetov. Tom Tomsk (33) remain in the relegation zone after drawing with Amkar Perm. In the relgation playoff position, Krylya Sovetov (44) and Volga Nizhny Novgorod (41) occupy those positions. Krylya are level with Rostov but Rostov have a superior GD.

[taz]

Spanish Primera Division

Matchday 20 of 38

Tuesday 1 May

Getafe 1-1 Racing Santander
Granada 2-1 Espanyol
Sporting Gijon 2-3 Villarreal

Wednesday 2 May

Atletico Madrid 1-1 Real Sociedad
Barcelona 4-1 Malaga
Sevilla 1-2 Real Betis
Mallorca 1-0 Rayo Vallecano
Zaragoza 1-0 Levante
Valencia 4-0 Osasuna
Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Real Madrid

Matchday 20 Roundup

Real Madrid (94) have won La Liga after beating Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona (87) will finish as runners up. Valencia (58) remain 3rd after beating Osasuna and have qualified for the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League. Malaga (55) remain 4th after losing to Barcelona. Levante (52) remain 5th after losing to Zaragoza and Atletico Madrid (50) remain 6th after being held to a draw by Real Sociedad.

In the drop zone, it remains the same. Racing Santander (27) have been relegated. Sporting (34) remain in the drop zone and are six points behind Rayo with 2 games to go. Real Zaragoza (37) beat Levante and are 3 points behind Rayo Vallecano.

[taz]

Italian Serie A

Matchday 36 of 38

Tuesday 1 May

Chievo 0-0 Roma
Napoli 2-0 Palermo

Wednesday 2 May

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

Matchday 36 Roundup

At the top, Juventus (78) lead has been cut to a point after a Gigi Buffon error saw them only draw against Lecce and Milan (77) beat Atalanta. Napoli & Udinese (both 58) remain 3rd and 4th respectively after posting respective victories. Lazio (56) are 5th after drawing with Siena and Inter (55) remain 6th after losing to Parma.

The bottom three remains the same. Cesena (22) have been relegated. Novara (29) have been relegated after only claiming a point against Fiorentina. Lecce (36) claimed a vital point at Juve and are 3 points behind Genoa who beat Cagliari.

[taz]

Dutch Eredivisie

Matchday 33 of 34

Wednesday 2 May

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

Matchday 33 Roundup

Ajax (73) have won the Eredivisie for the 2nd year in a row after beating VVV. Feyenoord (67) remain 2nd and are a point clear of PSV Eindhoven (66) in the race for the final Champions League spot. Heerenveen (64) have moved upto 4th after beating Twente and AZ (62) have slipped to 5th after only drawing with NEC. Twente (60), Vitesse (53), RKC (45) & Roda (44) occupy the UEFA Europa League playoff positions.

Excelsior (19) remain bottom 13 points from safety. De Graafschap (21) & VVV Venlo (28) occupy the relegation playoff positions with VVV 4 points behind ADO Den Haag.

[taz]

French Ligue 1

Matchday 35 of 38

Tuesday 1 May

Montpellier 2-2 Evian

Wednesday 2 May

Ajaccio 2-1 Sochaux
Bordeaux 2-0 Rennes
Brest 0-0 Toulouse
Caen 1-0 Lorient
Lyon 4-1 Valenciennes
Marseille 1-0 Nancy
Nice 0-1 Lille
Paris St Germain 2-0 St Etienne

Thursday 3 May

Dijon 0-2 Auxerre

Matchday 35 Roundup

Montpellier (73) lead to Paris St Germain (70) has been cut to 3 points after the former drew with Evian and the latter beat St Etienne. Lille (68) remain 3rd after beating Nice and Lyon (59) remain 4th after defeating Valenciennes. Rennes (57) remain 5th despite losing to Bordeaux.

At the bottom, Sochaux (33) have slipped to the bottom after losing to Ajaccio. Dijon & Brest (both 34) occupy the other relegation slots with Auxerre (34) moving out on GD.

[taz]

Russian Premier Liga

Matchday 42 of 44

Wednesday 2 May

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

Thursday 3 May

Krylya Sovetov 1-0 Tom Tomsk

Matchday 42 Roundup

In the Championship group, Zenit (85) are champions. CSKA Moscow (72) remain 2nd after defeating Lokomotiv Moscow. Dinamo Moscow (70), Spartak Moscow (69), Anzhi Makhachkala (67) remain 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively.

At the bottom, Spartak Nalchik (32) have been relegated. Tom Tomsk (33) have been relegated after losing to Krylya Sovetov. In the relgation playoff position, Volga Nizhny Novgorod (41) & Rostov (45) occupy these positions with Rostov 2 points behind Krylya Sovetov.

[taz]

Spanish Primera Division

Matchday 37 of 38

Saturday 5 May

Real Zaragoza 2-1 Racing Santander
Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Getafe
Real Mallorca 1-0 Levante
Granada 1-2 Real Madrid
Sevilla 5-2 Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona 4-0 Espanyol
Sporting Gijon 2-1 Real Betis
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Malaga
Valencia 1-0 Villarreal
Osasuna 1-0 Real Sociedad

Matchday 37 Roundup

Real Madrid (97) are champions. Barcelona (90) will finish as runners up. Valencia (61) will finish 3rd. Malaga (55) remain 4th despite losing to 5th placed Atletico Madrid (53) who are 2 points behind going into the final matchday. Mallorca (52) have moved upto 6th after defeating Levante.

In the drop zone, it remains the same. Racing Santander (27) have been relegated. Sporting (37) remain in the drop zone and are 3 points behind Rayo. Real Zaragoza (40) beat Racing and are level on points with Rayo Vallecano but Rayo have the superior H2H.