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D2 Final Games of the Season Preview
Milan all but won the title on Sunday night. They would need a catastrophic defeat at home to lowly Villarreal, and a big win at Valencia for de facto runners-up Anderlecht to lose out now.
A catastrophic defeat for Anderlecht, on the other hand, along with a big win for Standard Liege at Newcastle, would see the Belgian clubs swap promotion places.
Cry Wolfsburg!
A more likely scenario, yet one that would not have seemed possible a few games ago, would be defeat for Liege, and a win for form team Wolfsburg in Berlin, results that would see the German club promoted.
There are five teams below Wolfsburg who could all still claim the three remaining play-off places.
Gladbach in fifth host Zenit in sixth, and a draw may well be enough for both.
Inter, who were setting the early-season pace with Milan before dropping off badly, host relegated Galatasaray, and could yet end up failing even to gain a play-off place.
Everyone will be listening to their radios, anxiously waiting for news from Verona and relegated Sevilla, where Manchester City and Sassuolo, respectively, will be hoping to benefit from defeats for Inter, Zenit or Gladbach.
Gala Hell and Hertha Hurt?
With CSKA, Sevilla, Galatasaray and Hertha all already knowing their fate is to play Division Three football next season, all that is left to be decided is who will be sacked.
The Moscow club's manager Jimmy Gouldie is spared that fate, and it would be no surprise to see all three of the others lose, and the axe falling on the Doc's and Rahul's heads.
D1 Final Games of the Season Preview
Barcelona won their fifth D1 title on Sunday night with a 1-0 win at the home of the defending champions, and three-time winners, Bayern Munich.
Fight For Fourth
Still to be settled at the top of the table is who will win the 4th place 'trophy'? Roma, Chelsea or Juventus?
Chelsea and Juventus appear to have the simplest with home fixtures against already relegated PSG, and relegation threatened Dortmund, respectively.
Wins for Chelsea and Juventus will see them finish above Roma unless the latter can beat Bayern's reserves at home.
Chelsea's superior goal difference may well be the deciding factor here.
Spurs to Stay Up? Napoli to Drop?
At the the other end, in addition to PSG, Schalke are already down, leaving an intriguing final round of matches with five teams fighting to avoid the final two relegation places.
Dortmund's tough task in Turin means they are the most likely of the five to be playing the likes of Hamburger next season.
Spurs host Liverpool, knowing that a draw might be enough if Internacional lose by two or more in the Bernabeu.
Napoli visit Genoa, where anything less than a win could see them relegated if Dortmund and Spurs win, or if one of them wins and Internacional draw.
Arsenal are not safe, either, and they go to the Camp Nou to play the newly-crowned champions. If they lose, and the teams below all win, they will go down in one of the shocks of the season.
Division 4 - Match Day 38 Preview
Thursday sees the final games of Season being played out and with still so much to be resolved will it be Escape to Victory or Lost in Space for the clubs and managers fighting for glory and survival, to give an insight into the possible possibilities here is the final preview of this seasons run in.
Division 1
When most expected the title to have been put to bed by now we go into the last day with Bayern 91pts and reigning Champs Barcelona 89pts taking it to the death.
Bayerns lead has been whittled down to 2pt over the past two weeks and Barca must be kicking themselves that they couldn’t capitalise more on Bayerns slip up at Man City as the Spaniards only managed to draw at Liverpool, this leaves Barca needing the Germans to lose whilst they in turn win on the final day, a draw for Bayern should be enough as they currently hold an 8 goal advantage should it come down to goal difference.
Fixtures in the tussle at the top
Bayern v Lazio
Barcelona v Valencia
It’s been known for a long time but confirmation that both of the above will be joined by Real and Juve in next seasons Champions Cup.
Chelsea 55pts, Milan 54pts and Napoli 54pts have secured league qualification to the SMFA Shield but will be scrapping to secure 5thspot which could be an SMFA Cup place should either Bayern, Barca or Real win this seasons competition.
Spurs 52pts also have a chance of stealing that spot at the death whilst Dortmund also on 52pts would need a to overturn a goal difference deficit of 8 goals to Chelsea.
Fixtures in the battle for 5th Place.
Chelsea v Arsenal
Milan v Spurs
Napoli v Zenit
Real v Dortmund
Spurs and Dortmund must be mindful that they need to secure league qualification for the SMFA Shield with Liverpool 50pts, Porto 50pts, Valencia 49pts and PSG 47pts all still in with a chance of muscling in, however with Bayern and Liverpool having won the domestic cups that makes an extra 2 league qualification places, another place will be made available courtesy of this seasons SMFA Cup outcome, whoever wins it, this would mean all of the above qualifying.
Fixtures in the race for League qualification to the SMFA Shield.
Milan v Spurs
Real v Dortmund
Juventus v Liverpool
Porto v Schalke
Barcelona v Valencia
Atletico v PSG
A further place could be available depending on the winners of this seasons SMFA Shield, basically if anyone wins it except Lazio, those in with a shout being Monchengladbach 39pts, and Arsenal 37pts
Fixtures for the possible wild card ticket into the SMFA Shield
Monchengladbach v Man City
Chelsea v Arsenal
On to the tussle at the base of the table, with Lazio and Schalke now condemned to Div 2 football the fight to avoid joining them is now between Zenit 33pts, Atletico 34pts, Man City 35pts and Arsenal 37pts, the Gunners had looked safe but still could be pulled down on the last day.
Fixtures in the fight to climb out of the trap door.
Napoli v Zenit
Atletico v PSG
Monchengladbach v Man City
Chelsea v Arsenal
Division 2
The fight for the title goes to the last day between Everton 72pts and Roma 70pts, the other promoted side Man Utd will have to content themselves with having achieved Div 1 football again next season at the first time of asking.
Fixtures in the race for the title
Man Utd v Everton
Roma v Ajax
Inter, Wolfsburg and Southampton have all booked their tickets for the play-off lottery with the final place going to either Genoa 55pts, Ajax 53pts, Internacional 53pts and Fiorentina 53pts.
Fixtures in the struggle to make the play offs.
Sevilla v Genoa
Roma v Ajax
Wolfsburg v Internacional
Spartak v Fiorentina
At the bottom all is decided with CSKA, Newcastle, Shakhtar and Villa all now confirmed as Div 3 clubs for next season.
Division 3
With Sporting 69pts and Swansea 68pts having secured promotion they now go into the last game of the season battling to take home the title
Fixtures in the title smack down.
Sporting v Loko
Sunderland v Swansea
Boca 61pts would need a goal difference miracle to make promotion whilst Villarreal 64pts and Leicester 61pts are both truly in the frame for the last promotion place whilst all are assured of at least a place in the play-offs.
Fixtures in the promotion punch up.
Villarreal v Basel
Leicester v Athletic Club
(Sao Paulo v Boca)
Athletic Club and Sunderland make up the balance of the numbers in this seasons play-off bingo.
In the basement Udinese have joined Stuttgart and Basel in sliding out of the division with the final place being avoided by Stoke 39pts and Palace 41pts.
Fixtures in the trap door shuffle.
Udinese v Stoke
Palace v Galatasaray
Division 4
Hellas have secured promotion, the title, a 2 week vacation in Bermuda and are now sat at home with their slippers on smoking fat cigars whilst Sassuolo 63pts, St Etienne 61pts, Liege 60pts and Sampdoria 60pts fight it out for the other two promotion spots.
Fixtures in the promotion squabble.
Liege v Sassuolo
Chievo v St Etienne
River Plate v Sampdoria
All of the promotion protagonists plus Chievo are assured of a play-off spot with the final spot being fought over by Olympiacos 54pts, Dnipro 53pts and AZ 52pts.
Fixtures in the play-off party.
Kyiv v Olympiacos
Lille v Dnipro
AZ v Zagreb
With West Ham and Montpellier doomed Lille 40pts, River Plate 40pts, Feyenoord 42pts, Bordeaux 43pts, Monaco 43pts and Kyiv 43pts must take it to the wire to decide their fate.
Fixtures in the relegation rough up.
Lille v Dnipro
River Plate v Sampdoria
Feyenoord v Monaco
Bordeaux v Hoffenheim
Kyiv v Olympiacos
Division 5
In the division where nobody seems to want it Dynamo 70pts and Celta Vigo 68pts seem to have reluctantly accepted promotion whilst they still can’t decide on who will have the title and are still prepared to offer the chance of winning it to Santos 67pts.
Fixtures in the title two step.
Santos v Dynamo
Augsburg v Celta Vigo
Whilst in with a chance of the crown Santos haven’t yet secured promotion and have Celtic 64pts chomping at their heels.
Fixtures in the promotion polka.
Santos v Dynamo
Celtic v Malaga
Whichever of the above doesn’t find Wonkas golden ticket to Div 4 will be joined on the play-off roulette wheel by Torino with Hertha 57pts, Rubin Kazan 56pts, Malaga 54pts and Levante 53pts all vying for the chance to put their future on black or red.
Fixtures in the play-off pile up.
Rubin Kazan v Hertha
Celtic v Malaga
Levante v Flamengo
At the foot The Baggies have had a while to practise stirring their wooden spoon and will be looking to give their fans something to cheer about in the final fixture at home to Bremen.
Season 4 - Match Day 37 Preview
With only two games to go Match Day 37 is likely to close a lot of open issues and to try to make things clearer here the if's, but's and maybe's following this Sundays fixtures.
Division 1
Barca have reduced the gap at the top to 3pts with just 2 games left to play, Bayern however have a goal difference advantage of 13 which could be worth an extra point come the 90th minute of match day 38. The Spaniards visit Liverpool this Sunday whilst the Germans are also in England to play Man City.
With Real and Juve having firmed up their final leagues positions of 3rd and 4th respectively the battle for the SMFA Shield places below them continues at a pace.
Chelsea can clinch their spot with victory away to Dortmund whilst Spurs would all but be assured of a place with a win at home to Napoli. Meanwhile Milan, Napoli and Dortmund will also be looking for 3pts to take them to the brink of qualification.
Below them Liverpool, Valencia, Porto and PSG will be looking to capitalise on any slip ups above them.
At the foot of the table Schalke will join Lazio in Div 2 next season if they lose away to fellow strugglers Zenit, a draw may not be enough to keep their survival hopes alive if Man City get an unlikely win against Bayern.
Atletico will be looking for victory at Arsenal and be hoping that Bayern do the expected against City, they will also be hoping for a stalemate between Schalke and Zenit.
As mentioned Zenit will relegate Schalke if they come out on top in their game and will also be hoping for a Bayern victory.
Failure to get any sort of result for Man City will see them drop into the bottom four and face a last day survival battle.
With Arsenal now safe the only other club in in danger are Monchengladbach though victory away to PSG would see them safe.
Division 2
With promotion now secured for Everton, Roma and Man Utd the attention turns to the title which could be Evertons if they win at home to Spartak and Roma fail to win at Sevilla.
Man Utd will hope that both suffer defeats and for a victory away to Genoa to have a last day chance of taking the title.
In the race for the play-off places Wolfsburg could book their ticket with a win at Inter whilst a win for Southampton at home to Lyon would also see them take a seat.
Inter will be looking to turn over the Wolves or at least match Internacionals result at home to Ajax to join the play-off party.
A Genoa victory against Man Utd will see them home and dry if Internacional fail to secure 3pts.
Other than Internacional the hopes of Sevilla, Ajax and Fiorentina of making the play-offs also lie in those above them slipping up whilst they in turn win.
At the bottom both Villa and Shakhtar must win on Sunday to avoid the drop and joining Newcastle and CSKA, Shakthar host the Geordies whilst Villa welcome Fenerbahce.
A win may not be enough for Shakthar if Benfica gain at least a point away to Leverkusen.
Although unlikely to be dragged down a point for Spartak and Fenerbahce against Everton and Villa respectively would see them safe.
Division 3
Both Sporting and Swansea secured promotion on Thursday and are now fighting over the title which will go to the Portuguese club if they win at Galatasaray, the Swans would steal the advantage if the Turks win and they come out on top at home to Boca.
A victory for the Welsh club would see Villarreal promoted if they gain at least a point away to Athletic Club.
Boca will be hoping that Villarreal slip up and that they can turn over Swansea whilst Leicester will be hoping both suffer defeats whilst seeing off Loko in their visit to Moscow.
Athletic Clubs slim hopes of making automatic promotion rest on all the other protagonists above them losing whilst they in turn must see off Villarreal.
All of the above however are assured of at least a play-off spot with Sunderland, Loko and Marseille thrashing it out for the final spot. Sunderland could seal that with a win away to Stuttgart, Loko and Marseille will be looking for the Germans to pull off a shock whilst securing wins against Leicester and PSV.
Whilst Hamburg and Cruzeiro still have a mathematical chance of sneaking a spot this will end if any of the main contenders gain at least a point in their fixtures.
Both Basel and Udinese could join Stuttgart in Div 4 next season if they fail to gain 3pts at home against Hamburg and Sao Paulo. They would also be relegated if both Galatasaray and Palace gain at least a point in their games against Sporting and Stoke.
Stoke in turn need to beat Palace to pull themselves out of the bottom four at the expense of the Londoners, 3pts for Palace however would see them safe.
Galatasaray must put a big dent in Sportings title hopes with a win to guarantee themselves Div 3 football next season.
Besiktas are outsiders for the drop but a win at home to Cruzeiro would end any doubts.
Division 4
With Hellas Verona claiming the title on Thursday there is still the matter of the other two promotion places to be resolved.
Sassuolo could secure their place with victory at Kyiv whilst St Etienne will need a win at home to River Plate and for Sampdoria to lose as they host Bordeaux.
Sampdoria will jump into the auto spots if Sassuolo lose or St Etienne fail to win whilst Liege and Chievo Verona will be hoping they all go down and they in turn are victorious away at Dnipro and Monaco.
A point for Chievo and Dnipro would at least secure their play-off spots and would be joined by Olympiacos if they take 3pts in their home clash with AZ.
A win for Dnipro at Liege would see them leap frog the Greeks if they lose.
Hoffenheims hopes of making the play-off mix strangely depend on fellow contenders AZ beating Olympiacos whilst they in turn must beat Feyenoord at home.
In the basement West Ham are now confirmed as down and will be joined by Montpellier if they lose away at Zagreb.
River Plate could also go through the trap door if they lose to St Etienne and Bordeaux secure at least a point at Sampdoria.
Lille must win at West Ham to maintain their survival battle, a defeat and victories for Bordeaux, Feyenoord and Kyiv would see the French club relegated.
Just outside the bottom four Bordeaux will be looking to beat Sampdoria whilst Feyenoord need a result against Hoffenheim to keep their heads above the relegation quick sand.
A point for Kyiv against Sassuolo would see them confirm their status for next season.
Division 5
The ever changing picture at the top of Div 5 changed yet again on Thursday with Santos taking poll position from Dynamo, both have 67pts with a slim gap in goal difference which guarantees that the title can’t be decided on Sunday however wins for both against fellow promotion contenders Celta Vigo and Celtic would see them both or either in Div 4 next season.
Wins for Celta and Celtic would take everything down to the wire, all of the above are assured of at least a play-off spot together with Torino.
The final spot is being contended for by 7 clubs but Hertha and Malaga could finish the chase if the win against Twente and Flamengo and Rubin lose at Espanyol.
Hopes for Levante, Brugge, Independiente and Espanyol would end if they fail to secure 3pts in their fixtures at Koln, Torino, Bremen and Rubin.
At the bottom West Brom confirmed their wooden spoon status on Thursday by managing only a draw at home to Kolne.
Season 4 - Match Day 36 preview
With just 3 games to go little is decided across the divisions by way of promotion and relegation but rest assured we'll keep you up to speed with our ongoing weekly reviews during the run in.
Division 1
With 3 games left and 5pts the difference Bayern could be crowned Champions if they win at home to PSG and Barca fail to take 3pts in their home fixture against Juve. A draw for the Germans would in reality be enough if the Catalans lose due to their far superior goal difference.
Bayern, Barca and Real who all feature in this seasons semi-finals are joined in having qualified for next seasons Champions Cup by Juve, a further CC place will be available to the 5th place team should any of the aforementioned trio lift the trophy this season but the other semi-finalist Liverpool will be hoping to book their ticket into the tournament by winning it this time around.
Only 3pts separate eight teams vying for that 5th place, those being Chelsea, Dortmund, Liverpool, Spurs, Valencia, Milan, Napoli and Porto, add to that group PSG for those contending the 6 automatic Champions Shield Places.
With Liverpool and Bayern having won the League Cup and Shield respectively qualification for the CS places could extend to 9 places (all of the above) courtesy of the Champions Cup outcome.
In the basement Lazio as feared have had their relegation confirmed and nothing but a win away to Napoli will prevent them from finishing bottom.
Above Lazio only 3pts separate Schalke in 19th and Monchengladbach in 15th with Atletico, Zenit and Man City sandwiched in between. With none of the bottom clubs facing each other on Thursday all will live to fight at least one more game day.
Whilst Arsenal aren’t mathematically safe they will be breathing soundly and victory at Monchengladbach would secure their status next season due to goal difference.
Division 2
All still to play for in the fight for promotion with Everton stealing the initiative to head the table, Div 1 football beckons both they and Roma if either at least match Wolfsburgs result against Southampton on Thursday.
Man Utd however would need a win, a Wolfsburg defeat and Inter to fail to win for them to make the rise. Naturally Wolfsburg and Inter will be looking for Man Utd to slip up whilst Southampton must overcome The Wolves and hope for results above them to go in their favour to retain their automatic promotion hopes.
Whilst Wolfsburg and Inter are decent bets to be assured of at least a play-off place the other contenders for a place in the lottery are Southampton, Internacional, Genoa, Sevilla, Fiorentina and Ajax but Thursday may thin out the pack somewhat.
At the bottom thin is the operative word when it comes to chances of avoiding the drop. With Newcastle already confirmed as down Shakhtar, Villa and CSKA will all be confirmed as joining them if they lose on Thursday.
Shakthar are down regardless of their result at Fenerbahce if Benfica win at Villa, a result which see the Midlanders through the trap door too. CSKA meanwhile have a stiff challenge as they host high flying Everton.
Division 3
Sporting could seal promotion with victory at home to Stoke if both Villarreal and Boca fail to secure 3pts in their fixtures at home to Loko and Stuttgart respectively. A draw would be enough for the Portuguese outfit if Villarreal and Boca both lose as it would for Swansea in second if they continue their good form with a win at Sao Paulo.
The final automatic promotion place can’t be decided on Thursay with both Villarreal and Boca locked on 60pts, Leicester trail them by 5pts and Athletic Club by 6pts, both will be hoping to capitalise on any slip up to make a last minute push for Div 2.
These two however will be also looking at assuring their play-off places with Sunderland, Loko, and Marseille vying with them for the four places, Hamburg, Cruzeiro and Sao Paulo still have an outside chance of making it too.
With Stuttgart already relegated Udinese could join them with defeat at Palace as could Basel at Cruzeiro, both these two look doomed but will still not have given up the chase.
Above them Stoke currently 4th from bottom are only 4pts behind PSV in 13th, they, Besiktas, Galatasary and Palace are likely to scrap it out until Week 37 at the earliest to decide which of them also faces Div 4 football next season.
Division 4
Already promoted Hellas Verona will be looking to take the title by gaining at least a point away to Lille.
The battle to join Hellas is tight with only 5pts separating Sassuolo in 2nd with Chievo Verona in 6th, St Etienne, Liege and Sampdoria being sandwiched in between.
All of these look likely to at least make the play-offs with Dnipro Olympiacos and AZ following close enough to have a realistic chance of making the cut.
At the foot defeat for West Ham at Chievo or victory for Bordeaux at home to St Etienne will see them down, even a draw for the Frenchmen would seal the Hammers fate due to their goal difference. A similar fate awaits Montpellier and River Plate if they lose at home to Olympiacos and Dnipro respectively.
Lille currently 4th from bottom are currently in good form and only 3pts behind Kyiv in 12th, between them lay Bordeaux, Monaco, Feyenoord and Zagreb, all will be desperate for 3pts on Thursday to increase their hopes of survival.
Division 5
With 3 to play only 6pts separate the top 5 of Moscow, Santos, Celta Vigo, Celtic and Torino, none can confirm promotion this Thursday but all will be desperate for victory, the game between Celtic and Celta Vigo is crucial and will go a long way to making the promotion shake up a lot clearer.
Below the promotion protagonists Hertha, Malaga, Levante, Rubin Kazan, Brugge and Independiente are all in with a shout and scrapping to the death to make it into the play-off bingo call.
At the foot West Broms wooden spoon will be confirmed with anything less than victory at home to Cologne or if Anderlecht win at Santos.
Season 4 - Match Day 35 Preview
The first proper weekly review in this seasons countdown with 4 games left to play who be in the clouds and who will be Claudio is starting to become clearer, so without further a pun on we go …..
Division 1
The title is now a 2 horse race with Reals defeat at the weekend ending any slim hope they had of catching the leaders Bayern, that hope lays with Barca who need 6pts more than the table toppers to reclaim their crown.
The Champions Cup places are all sorted with Bayern, Barca and Real being joined by Juve in next seasons competition.
The automatic Champions Shield spots are far from being decided with clubs from Chelsea in 5th down to Napoli in in 13thall being in contention, whilst Arsenal are still mathematically in the mix they will be more concerned about securing their 1st Division status next season.
In that basement battle Lazio in 20th are on the verge of the drop, failure to beat fellow relegation battlers Schalke on Sunday will see them relegated, even victory could see them down if Man City match that result against Napoli.
Schalke in 19th will live to fight another day regardless of this weekends results but will be hoping to gain ground on both Atletico and Zenit above them who in turn will be looking to claw back on Man City and Monchengladbach who sit just out of the relegation places.
Arsenal meanwhile could secure that Div 1 status if they pull off a shock victory at home to Bayern and Zenit lose at Spurs.
Division 2
Roma look to have hit form at the right time having leap frogged Everton on goal difference to head the table but they face stiff competition from the Toffees and Man Utd to claim the title. Wolfsburg still have an outside chance of stealing that silverware but realistically will be looking at trying to secure an automatic promotion spot together with other contenders Southampton, Inter and Internacional who will all still be harbouring hopes of sneaking through the door.
Those not making it will be looking to ensure they at least secure a play-off place with Sevilla, Fiorentina, Genoa and possibly Ajax looking for any slip ups above them to make it into the end of season lottery.
At the foot of the table defeat for Newcastle at Everton will see them all but relegated and definitely down if they fail to win and Benfica manage to get any result at Shakthar.
A Benfica win would also see their opponents Shakthar pushed to the brink whilst Villa will be looking for a result at home to Lyon and CSKA likewise away to Genoa to improve their chances of overhauling Benfica, Spartak and Lyon above them.
Both Fenerbahce and Leverkusen will also be looking for points to put themselves clear of danger and avoid any last day sweats.
Division 3
Promotion and the title is likely to be fought out by the top four of Sporting, Swansea, Villarreal and Boca whilst both Athletic Club and Leicester will hope to capitalise on any slips above them to bring themselves into serious contention.
The battle for the play-offs is likely to extend down as far as PSV in 13th but they will also be looking over their shoulder to ensure they are drawn into the relegation dog fight.
In that basement Stuttgart look likely to be first to falter and anything short of victory against Swansea on Sunday will see their fate confirmed, even victory could see them drop if Stoke gain a point against Leicester.
Udinese could also go through the trap door if the suffer defeat at the hands of Sporting and Stoke win, whilst Basel can’t go down this weekend their fate would almost be assured with defeat to Marseille.
Palace sitting 4th from bottom will be hoping to leap frog Stoke, Galatasaray and Besiktas above them if any of that trio suffer defeat and Palace manage a home win against Sao Paulo.
As mentioned PSV still are far from safe sitting 5pts above the drop zone whilst Cruzeiro and Sao Paulo above them are probably safe with a 7pt cushion.
Division 4
Hellas Verona have already assured themselves of 3rdDivision football next season and victory against local rivals Chievo or defeat for Sassuolo to Montpellier would see them claim the title.
The remaining promotion places are being fought for by Sassuolo, Liege, Sampdoria, St Etienne and Chievo Verona with Olympiacos and Dnipro more likely to make it through the play-offs than automatically.
The other contenders for the play-off places include AZ, Atalanta and Hoffenhem, Dynamo and Feyenoord though still not mathematically out of the picture will be more concerned about securing their status for next season.
In the basement battle West Ham are all but relegated if they lose at home to River Plate and whilst the latter and Montpellier will be put on the brink if they fail to win.
Lille currently sitting 4th from bottom have given themselves a fighting chance with recent form and victory over Atalanta is likely to pull them out of the drop zone with there being only 3pts between them and Feyenoord four places above them in 13th.
Between these two sit Zagreb, Monaco and Bordeaux who will be desperate for points to avoid being pulled down in to the bottom four.
Division 5
The tightest division of all when it comes to the promotion scrap with Celtic, Dynamo, Celta Vigo, Santos and Torino all having good chance of making the cut.
The pair that don’t make it are likely to be joined in the play-offs by any two from Hertha, Malaga, Levante Rubin Kazan, Independiente and Brugge though the latter two will have to rely on some serious slip ups from those above them.
At the foot of the table West Brom can only catch Anderlecht to avoid the wooden spoon again this season though with only four wins all season it is unlikely they will pull back the 6 point gap in four games.
Season 4 - Match Day 34 Preview
It’s that time again when we count down over the final weeks fixtures in T100 to see who is going to get a medal or a hang mans noose, with 5 games still to go there are more things yet to be decided than whether Trump will be assassinated or impeached within the next 4 years, so without a further a do and putting down my Parker Hale M85 momentarily from my strategic position across from the White House it’s on with the first of this seasons previews.
Division 1
Bayern are looking to ensure a new name will be etched on the T100 Championship Trophy this season with a 5pt lead over Barcelona with Real barely hanging on to the Catalonians coat tails, Juve in 4thare already out of the title picture and looking to widen the distance to the chasing group to secure Champions Cup football next season.
The chasing pack that could secure Champions Shield places are numerous and life is too short at this time to bore you and myself with the runners and riders.
The real business of Div 1 is relegation and down at the bottom there are quite a few squeaky bums.
Rooted at the bottom at the moment are Lazio who have struggled to get out of 1st gear all season, above them Schalke are starting to string results together at an ideal time and will have teams above them twitching. Amongst those twitchers above them are without doubt Atletico and Zenit who in turn will be looking at Man City, Monchengladbach and Arsenal with a view to dragging them back down into the drop zone.
Division 2
Everton have overcome a recent hic-up in form to maintain top spot whilst both Roma and Man Utd will have ambitions of toppling them, they in turn are pursued by Southampton Inter and Wolfsburg who must still have automatic promotion ambitions.
Playoff contenders must extend down to Genoa in 10thwhilst Ajax and Leverkusen below then will still have an eye on possibly sneaking in.
At the bottom Newcastle look up at a host of clubs who are fighting the drop which include Shakhtar, CSKA, Villa, Benfica, Lyon, Spartak and Fenerbahce.
Division 3
Sporting have hit form at the right time and are starting to leave breathing space at the top of the table, below them Swansea Villarreal and Boca are the main contenders for promotion if not the title.
From Athletic in 5th to Sao Paulo in 13th, all will have aspirations of making the play-offs whilst at the foot Stuttgart are struggling to find anyone they can claw back on.
Udinese in 19th to Stoke in 15th look the likely dance partners for Stuttgart but with so few points between them all the next 5 games are crucial.
Division 4
Hellas are the first club in T100 to determine their future for next season having already secured promotion and being 9pts ahead of Sassuolo in 2nd look likely to take the title too. Sassuolo look virtually assurwd of promotion whilst St Etienne, Sampdoria, Liege, Verona and Chievo are slugging it out to join them.
Olympiacos, Dnipro, AZ and Kyiv will be looking to for a play-off place whilst sneakily hoping for major slip ups above them to open a promotion door.
At the bottom the trap door is waiting for any four from West Ham at the foot to Kyiv on 10th to slip up and slide through to the tier below.
Division 5
It’s been all change on a weekly basis nearly in this division with any of Celtic, Celta Vigo, Santos and Dynamo having a serious chance of the titlw, add Torino and Hertha into the automatic promotion mix and Div 5 may be where the action is at the end of this season.
Down to Brugge in 11th will be harbouring play off hopes whilst down at the bottom West Brom are looking likely to win the wooden spoon and being thankful there isn’t a Frankarama league below them.
Match Day 38 Preview
T100 Season 3 – Match Day 38 Preview
Judgement Day !!!
Well it’s been a long old race but Thursday sees us down the final straight and across the finish line, but who will be on the podium and who will fall at the last hurdle? Here’s the final run-in run-down to look at the definites and the maybes going into the last game of the season.
Division 1
Champions – Barcelona
SMFA Cup Qualifiers– Barcelona, Bayern, Real
Juve (64pts) currently in 4th will take the final place unless they lose by 9 goals to 5th place Dortmund (61pts) in their last game of the season clash.
However with Real and Bayern having reached the final of this seasons competition it means an additional qualifier will come from the league so 5th will also be guaranteed a place in next seasons tournament.
SMFA Shield Qualifiers – Juve or Dortmund, Liverpool, Arsenal, Napoli and Lazio.
Porto also qualify by virtue of winning this season T100 Shield, there is no qualifier from this seasons Cup which was won by Real.
As such the final qualifying place via the league is between PSG (51pts) and Chelsea (48pts), a draw being good enough for the French team at Porto whilst the Blues must win at home to Liverpool and hope the Parisians draw a blank.
All is not lost for the team who loses out because as the 5thplace will be promoted to the SMFA Cup this means an additional Shield place will also be available via the league.
It doesn’t stop there though as Chelsea and Valencia who are vying for that additional league qualifying place meet in the final of this seasons Shield and as such both will qualify for next seasons tournament.
Confused? So am I and not 100% I have it right and stand to be corrected.
Relegated – Fiorentina and Leverkusen.
The final two drop spots are between Fenerbahce (35pts), Man Utd (35pts) and Schalke (36pts).
If Schalke win at home to Man City, Fenerbahces result at Real and Man Utds at Napoli will be irrelevant, even if the Germans lose by less than 4 goals and the other two draw they will still survive.
If Schalke lose and both Fenerbahce and Man Utd win then goal difference will decide which of them joins the Germans in the drop with the English club having a 1 goal advantage over the Turks going into Thursdays game.
Division 2
Champions – Spurs or Milan?
The script couldn’t have been written any better with a winner takes all title deciding game to finish off the season, Spurs (73pts) visit Milan (73pts), a draw would be enough to see the Londoners crowned by virtue of goals scored as both clubs not only are level on points but on goal difference too.
Promoted – Spurs, Milan and Monchengladbach
Play-Off Qualifiers- Roma
Shakhtar (58pts) need at least a draw at Lyon as do Ajax (58pts) at home to Everton, Zenit (57pts) need a win away to Newcastle to assure their place.
Sevilla (55pts) must see off the visiting Roma and hope that either Shakhtar or Ajax lose and that they can overcome the 5 goal discrepancy in goal difference or failing that that Zenit get no more than a draw.
Spartak (54pts) must win at home to Benfica and rely on Zenit losing and Sevilla failing to win, they must also turn around a 7 goal disadvantage to Zenit.
Relegated – Sporting, Loko, Basel and Boca.
Division 3
Champions – Villa or Genoa?
Villa (69pts) need at least a point from their trip to Besiktas whilst Genoa (66pts) must rely on Villa losing and taking all 3pts away to Cruzeiro.
Promoted – Villa
Whilst Genoa may have title ambitions they have yet to guarantee promotion, realistically they need a draw at Cuzeiro to do so, that or a defeat for Internacional.
For PSV (65pts) only a win away to Palace will assure their promotion.
Internacional (64pts) need a win away to Galatasaray and for either Genoa to lose or PSV to fail to take all 3pts from their game to pip either of them to an automatic spot
Leicester (62pts) must rely on both PSV and Internacional losing whilst they must win at home to Bordeaux for them to make the last promotion spot.
Play-Off Qualifiers– 2 from Genoa, PSV, Internacional and Leicester.
Southampton (58pts) need at least a draw at Monaco or for Besiktas to fail win for them to book their play-off place, similarly for Marseille (57pts) who visit Stoke, a draw would be enough due to their superior goal difference over Besiktas.
Besiktas (55pts) need to beat Villa and hope that either Southampton or Marseille lose in their games.
Relegated – Bordeaux and St Etienne.
To avoid the drop Hoffenheim (40pts) must beat Athletic Club at home and then rely on both Swansea and Monaco losing.
Swansea (42pts) need a victory at home to Udinese and for Monaco to fail to win for them to assure their survival.
For Monaco (43pts), Stoke (44pts) and Udinese (44pts) wins against Southampton, Marseille and Swansea respectively would guarantee Div 3 football next season whilst draws would be enough if either Swansea or Monaco fail to win.
Division 4
Champions – ???
Villarreal (60pts) need to win away to Stuttgart to guarantee the title or rely on Hamburg (59pts) losing at home to Feyenoord. If the Spaniards lose a draw will not be good enough for the Germans unless the defeat is by 8 goals or more.
Sao Paulo (57pts) have a remote chance and whilst they could draw level on points with Villarreal if the they win at home to Dnipro, Villarreal lose and Hamburg fail to win but they would have to overcome a 7 goal deficit in goal difference.
Promoted – Villarreal
A point for Hamburg assures them of Div 3 football next season whilst Sao Paulo need a win to avoid being caught by one of the chasing pack.
Chievo (56pts) need to win away at Koln and for either Hamburg to lose or Sao Paulo to draw.
West Ham (56pts) need to beat Malaga at home and hope Hamburg lose and bith Sao Paulo and Chievo fail to win their games.
Feyenoord (55pts) have to beat Hamburg, rely on Sao Paulo losing and hope that both Chievo and West Ham fail to win their games.
Stuttgart (55pts) need the same results with the addition of Feyenoord failing to win.
Lille (54pts) have an outside chance if they beat Sassuolo at home, Sao Paulo and West Ham lose and Chievo, Feyenoord and Stuttgart all fail to win, if the Frenchmen win by 3 clear goals they would only need the Hammers to draw.
Play-Off Qualifiers
Hamburg are guaranteed at least a play-off spot whilst the current occupants of the places Chievo, West Ham, Feyenoord and Stuttgart all need to win to assure booking their places.
Lille would sneak in if they win and either Chievo or West Ham lose or Feyenoord or Stuttgart fail to win.
Sampdoria (52pts) need to win at Montpellier and for Feyenoord and Stuttgart to lose and for Lille to fail to win.
Hellas (52pts) have to win at Dynamo and hope for the same results with the addition of Sampdoria also failing to take 3pts.
Relegated – Malaga, Dynamo, Torino
Koln (44pts) are down if they lose their home game with Chievo, they stay up if they win and either Dnipro or AZ fail to win, also if River Plate lose and they can overcome a 5 goal deficit in goal difference that mean they survive.
Dnipro (45pts) travel to Sao Paulo needing in reality to match Kolns result or if the Germans draw they cannot afford to lose by more than 3 goals.
AZ (45pts) at home to Atalanta need to match either the result for either Koln or Dnipro result but would also stay up if they lost and Germans manage only a draw due to their goal difference.
River Plate (46pts) travel to Torino needing to match the result of any one of Koln, Dnipro and AZ.
Whilst Atalanta and Montpellier both on (47pts) could be caught the vastly superior goal differences see them safe.
Division 5
Champions – Olympiacos
Promoted – Kyiv and Liege
Play-Off Qualifiers– Flamengo and Brugge
Celtic (56pts) need either a draw at home to Brugge or for Hertha to fail to win.
Santos (54pts) need a win at home to Zagreb or for Hertha, Rubin Kazan to fail to win. If they draw then neither of the challenges must win.
Hertha (53pts) travel to Bremen needing a win and for Santos to lose or draw. Whilst they can catch Celtic if they lose they need to level the 5 goal deficit in goal difference too.
Rubin Kazan (52pts) at home to Partizan also must win and rely on both Santos losing and Hertha failing to win.
Zagreb (52pts) away at Santos need to win and for both Hertha and Rubin Kazan to fail to take 3pts.
Wooden Spoon - Augsburg
Match Day 37 Preview
With just two games to go until the curtains come down on a thrilling season here’s the penultimate run down on those likely to be getting a standing ovation and those rapidly exiting stage left.
Division 1
Thursdays victory in the “clash of the titans’ saw Barca come out on top in their game with Bayern, taking all 3pts and with it the title for the 2nd season in a row.
In the race for the SMFA Cup places a defeat for Dortmund (61pts) would see Real (64pts) book their spot with a draw and Juve (63pts) do likewise with a victory, both would also qualify if the Germans draw and they both win.
Liverpools hopes are now slim and would vanish if they fail to win their game against Juve.
Dortmund are assured of at least SMFA Shield football next season, as too are Liverpool (57pts), Lazio (53pts) need only a draw on Sunday whilst PSG (51pts) need a win to confirm their place, wins too for Arsenal (50pts) and Napoli (50pts) could be enough if Valencia (47pts)lose.
The final qualifications for these two competitions won’t however be finalised until the outcomes of this season comps are known with additional places likely to be allocated.
The battle to avoid joining Fiorentina and Leverkusen in the drop intensified with Man Utd picking up a valuable win and leap frogging Fenerbahce courtesy of goal difference.
With a goal difference of 3 being all that separates Fenerbahce, Man Utd and Schalke who all have 35pts none can be confirmed as relegated on Sunday.
Atletico sit above these three with 36pts then come Man City on 37pts who finally escaped the bottom four after their win on Thursday.
Victories for these two combined with defeat for any two of that trio of clubs on 35pts will see them safe.
The key games at the top look to be Liverpool-Juventus and Dortmund-Napoli, whilst every game involving the bottom 7 are critical.
Week 37 Fixtures
Real v Lazio
Fenerbahce v Chelsea
Liverpool v Juventus
Dortmund v Napoli
Man Utd v Arsenal
Fiorentina v Schalke
Man City v Leverkusen
Bayern v Porto
PSG v Barcelona
Atletico v Valencia
Division 2
Both Milan and Spurs confirmed promotion back to Div 1 on Thursday, each have 70pts and are separated by 2 goals difference so neither will be crowned Champions this Sunday.
Monchengladbach (67pts) are still in the frame for the title but need a defeat for from both Milan and Spurs in the final 2 games whilst they need two victories.
Roma (61pts) hopes of automatic all but died with that draw with Milan on Thursday, they are however guaranteed a play-off spot.
A win for Ajax (58pts) or defeat for Sevilla will see the Dutch side book their place too, Zenit (56pts) could also join them if they beat Sevilla and Spartak fail to win.
Shaktar (55pts) need a win and for Sevilla and Spartak to lose for them to join the play-off party. For Sevilla (54pts) and Shakthar (55pts), Newcastle (51pts) wins are essential for them to stay in the hunt come the final day.
With Basel and Sporting already gone the two other clubs joining them could be decided this Sunday.
Loko (34pts) in truth are already there due to goal difference whilst Boca (35pts) have a very slim chance of avoiding the drop.
Lyon (40pts) need a win from their remaining games to assure their survival whilst a point would see Loko confirmed as relegated and all but send down Boca on goal difference.
Boca (41pts) need 1pt to confirm their Div 2 status for next season.
Key games at the top which effect both teams involved are those at Monchengladbach, Zenit and Roma whilst down at the bottom every game involving the relegation candidates is now crucial.
Week 37 Fixtures
Lyon v Milan
Shakhtar v Boca
Sporting v Spartak
Benfica v Ajax
Everton v CSKA
Loko v Basel
Wolfsburg v Inter
M’gladbach v Newcastle
Zenit v Sevilla
Roma v Spurs
Division 3
Villa (68pts) missed out confirming their promotion on Thursday with a defeat to form side Monaco, a draw on Sunday against Palace will see them over the line, the title could be theirs too with that result if both Genoa and Internacional who are both on 63pts fail to win.
A win for Genoa at home to Leicester will see them promoted if PSV lose at home to Monaco, that would also be good enough to see Internacional go up too if they beat Swansea at home.
Leicester (62pts) would go above Genoa with victory in their clash as would PSV (62pts) if they also win. Wins or draws for these two would ensure the promotion race is taken all the way to wire.
Southampton (55pts) head a posse of clubs trying to take the last two available play-off places, Marseille (54pts), Besiktas (54pts), Cruseiro (53pts), Athletic Club (51pts) and Sunderland (49pts).
The Saints could book their place with a win over Sunderland if other results go their way but it is likely that the play-off spots won’t be finalised until the last game of the season.
At the foot of the table the battle to avoid joining Bordeaux and St Etienne in Div 4 next season is still raging.
Hoffenheim (37pts) look favourites to go down and defeat at Galatasaray would confirm it.
Above them Stoke, Swansea and Udinese all on 21pts are separated by goal difference which may be crucial come the last day.
Monaco (43pts) after a massive run of form are still not out of danger whilst Palace (45pts) too are still looking over their shoulder.
Galatasaray (47pts) could theoretically be caught on points but goal difference make them assured of survival.
The game of the day at the top has to be Genoa-Leicester whilst other stand out fixtures effecting both ends of the table include Internacional-Swansea and PSV-Monaco, Stokes trip to St Etienne is the pick of the clashes at the bottom.
Week 37 Fixtures
Galatasaray v Hoffenheim
Internacional v Swansea
Udinese v Cruzeiro
Genoa v Leicester
Bordeaux v Besiktas
Villa v Palace
PSV v Monaco
Southampton v Sunderland
St Etienne v Stoke
Marseille v Athletic Club
Division 4
Villarreal (60pts) continue to stutter towards promotion with four draws on the bounce, however another similar result on Sunday would be enough to see them over the line and victory would see them take the title.
Sao Paulo too have had a run of bad form and are joined on 56pts by Hamburg, both would need to win and see all four clubs in the play-off places lose for them to gain promotion this weekend.
Whilst both are undoubtedly focussed on gaining automatic promotion neither are yet assured a play-off place and however a win this Sunday would at least book their places.
Feyenoord and Stuttgart follow closely on 54pts with Chievo and West Ham completing the current clubs in the play-off places both on 53pts, all are poised to take advantage of any slips by the clubs above them.
All of these clubs could confirm at least a play-off spot with a win and defeats for Sampdoria and Lille.
Sampdoria (52pts), Lille (51pts), Hellas (49pts) and Sassuolo (49pts) all have a chance of making the play-off mix up but will be relying on those above them to falter.
In the basement battle to avoid joining Malaga in Div 5 next season both Torino and Dynamo currently on 40pts could be relegated with defeat on Sunday, AZ too could face the drop if they fail to beat Sampdoria and Koln are victorious at West Ham.
Koln (44pts), Dnipro (45pts) and River Plate (45pts) could all be dragged into the bottom four if they lose and AZ win, however defeat for AZ and a victory for Koln would see them safe whilst Dnipro and River Plate would need just a draw.
Atalanta (46pts) and Montpellier (46pts) need a win on Sunday to confirm their Div 4 status next season or defeat for AZ.
Pick of the games at the top must be Villarreal-Hamburg whilst at the bottom all eyes will be on AZ’s trip to Sampdoria, Chievo’s trip to Dynamo and Feyenoord-Torino too will have a big say at both ends of the table.
Week 37 Fixtures
West Ham v Koln
Malaga v Stuttgart
Villarreal v Hamburg
Feyenoord v Torino
River Plate v Montpellier
Sampdoria v AZ
Atalanta v Sao Paulo
Dnipro v Lille
Sassuolo v Hellas
Dynamo v Chievo
Division 5
Kyiv (72pts) displaced Olympiacos (71pts) at the head of the table and having already guaranteed promotion these two face off this Sunday, victory for Kyiv will see them crowned Champions.
Liege (59pts) currently sit in the final automatic promotion spot, victory against West Brom and defeat for Brugge at home to Santos would see them confirm promotion.
Brugge (57pts) need a win on Sunday to maintain their promotion chances whilst Celtic (55pts) would see their hopes dashed with defeat at home to Twente or a win for Liege, likewise for Flamengo (53pts) who host Celta Vigo and Hertha (53pts) who host Rubin Kazan.
Brugge need a point to assure their play-off place whilst Celtic would book theirs with a win. If both Santos and Zagreb lose a draw for Flamengo would be enough to see them confirm their place whilst Hertha would need to win to join them.
Santos (51pts), Zagreb (51pts) and Celta Vigo (50pts) will be looking to benefit from any slip ups from those above them whilst Rubin Kazan (49pts), Bremen (48pts) and Espanyol (48pts) have an outside chance of still making the play-offs.
At the foot of the table Augsburg are assured the wooden spoon for the second season in a row.
Pick of the games this Sunday has to be Olympiacos-Kyiv whilst the matches at Celtic, Brugge, Hertha, Flamengo and Liege will shape the promotion picture for the final game of the season.
Week 37 Fixtures
Celtic v Twente
Brugge v Santos
Zagreb v Independiente
Augsburg v Anderlecht
Olympiacos v Kyiv
Levante v Bremen
Hertha v Rubin Kazan
Partizan v Espanyol
Flamengo v Celta Vigo
Liege v West Brom
Match Day 36 Preview
Limited for time for this MD 36 preview so going to be looking at what could be decided for certain this Thursday, other than Ballotelli being injured or kidnapped by Lizard people.
Division 1
Barca will be crowned Champions if beat Bayern in their head to head fixture.
Real will confirm the Champions Cup place if they win and Dortmund fail to. Barca and Bayern already assured their places.
Dortmund and Liverpool are assured a place in the Shield next season along with T100 Shield winners Porto, PSG will join them with a win at Valencia whilst Arsenal, Lazio and Napoli could all join them if PSG win and Chelsea lose or draw against Real.
At the bottom Leverkusen joined Fiorentina as confirmed casualties and these two meet this Thursday in a battle to avoid the wooden spoon.
Nobody can will be confirmed as joining them after Thursdays fixtures.
Key fixture at the top is Barca v Bayern whilst at the bottom Schalke v Man Utd will go a long way to putting flesh on the relegation bones.
Chelsea v Real Madrid
Juventus v Fenerbahce
Napoli v Liverpool
Arsenal v Dortmund
Schalke v Man Utd
Leverkusen v Fiorentina
Porto v Man City
Barcelona v Bayern
Valencia v PSG
Lazio v Atletico
Division 2
Milan need a single point at home to Roma to confirm their promotion, whilst a win for Spurs will guarantee Div 1 football regardless of the result in Milan.
Along with Milan and Spurs, Monchengladbach are guaranteed at least a play-off place and Roma could book that ticket too if they chalk up a point and either Shakhtar or Sevilla fail to do likewise.
At the bottom Basel will be confirmed as relegated if they fail to win or both CSKA and Lyon win, a draw for these two would realistically do the trick due to Basels vastly inferior goal difference.
Wins for both CSKA and Lyon would also relegate Sporting regardless of their result, it would effectively also send down Loko even if they won due to goal difference, Boca would live to fight another day if they won.
Key fixtures at the top are Milan v Roma, Spurs v Zenit and Sevilla v Monchengladbach whilst at the basement Boca v Lyon and Cska v Benfica will be the ones to watch.
Boca v Lyon
Spartak v Shakhtar
Ajax v Sporting
CSKA v Benfica
Basel v Everton
Inter v Loko
Newcastle v Wolfsburg
Sevilla v Monchengladbach
Spurs v Zenit
Milan v Roma
Division 3
Victory on Thursday would see Villa promoted whilst even a draw would be good enough if any 2 of Leicester, Internacional or PSV fail to win.
The title would be Villas if they win and Genoa fail to take all 3pts in their fixture.
Genoa and Leicester are assured at least a play-off place and a point for Internacional will make sure they join them, victory for PSV will assure their place too.
At the foot of the table nobody can be confirmed as joining Bordeaux and St Etienne in Div 4 this Thursday.
Pick of the fixtures will have to be Monaco v Villa for its effect at both ends of the table, otherwise at the top Leicester v Udinese and Besiktas v Genoa will be critical. At the bottom Hoffenheims trip to Marseille is crucial.
Swansea v Galatasaray
Cruzeiro v Internacional
Leicester v Udinese
Besiktas v Genoa
Palace v Bordeaux
Monaco v Villa
Sunderland v PSV
Stoke v Southampton
Athletic Club v St Etienne
Hoffenheim v Marseille
At the top Villarreal could be promoted if they win and two from Hamburg, Feyenoord and West Ham fail to.
They could claim the title with a win and defeat for Sao Paulo and if Hamburg, Feyenoord and West Ham all fail to win.
The Yellow Submarine are assured at least a play–off spot and Sao Paulo are the only others that could guarantee that if they win and two from Stuttgart, Chievo and Lille lose.
At the foot Malagas relegation is confirmed, Dynamo Moscow could join them if they lose on Thursday, defeats for Torino and AZ would also see them on the brink of the drop.
Pick of the fixtures see Villareals trip to Torino having implications at both ends whilst Sao Paulo v Sampdoria and Stuttgart v West Ham will have a big impact on the promotion and play-off shake up. At the bottom Koln v Dynamo Moscow will be critical as will AZ v River Plate.
Stuttgart v West Ham
Hamburg v Malaga
Torino v Villarreal
Montpellier v Feyenoord
AZ v River Plate
Sao Paulo v Sampdoria
Lille v Atalanta
Hellas v Dnipro
Chievo v Sassuolo
Koln v Dynamo Moscow
Division 5
Both Olympiacos and Kyiv confirmed their promotion to Div 4 on Sunday, Liege could do the same on Thursday if they win and Flamengo, Celtic and Brugge all fail to do similarly.
Liege are all but assured a play-off place but it is unlikely anyone else will have the same comfort after Thursdays games.
At the base a win for West Brom and defeat for Augsburg will confirm the Germans as the wooden spoon winners again this season.
Games to watch have to be Kyiv v Augsburg, West Brom v Flamengo and Santos v Celtic.
Match Day 36 Fixtures
Santos v Celtic
Independiente v Brugge
Anderlecht v Zagreb
Kyiv v Augsburg
Bremen v Olympiacos
Rubin Kazan v Levante
Espanyol v Hertha
Celta Vigo v Partizan
West Brom v Flamengo
Twente v Liege