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This weekend's permutations: Who can be crowned champions, win promotion or suffer relegation?

This weekend's permutations: Who can be crowned champions, win promotion or suffer relegation?
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Ahead of this weekend's action, Sports Mole rounds up which teams could be crowned champions, win promotion or suffer relegation from the top leagues across Europe.

Domestic leagues across Europe have now entered the business end of the season, with battles at the top and bottom of standings closing in on their climaxes.

While some titles and relegation battles have already been decided, others look set to go down to the wire in thrilling fashion.

This week could see Leicester crowned winners of the Championship, before the second automatic promotion place and final relegation spots are determined on the final day in England's second tier.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the permutations from around Europe's top leagues for this weekend, and outlines exactly what each club needs to do to fulfill those possibilities.



What could be decided across Europe this weekend?

CHAMPIONSHIP

Champ top 3

  • Leicester City will be crowned champions if they beat Preston North End on Monday night.

  • KEY FIXTURE

    Preston North End vs. Leicester City (Monday, April 29 | 8pm)

    Champ bottom 6

  • Huddersfield Town are effectively already relegated due to their vastly inferior goal difference. To stay up on the final day, they would need to win and for Plymouth Argyle to lose with a 15-goal swing between those two games, and for Birmingham City to either lose or draw with an 11-goal swing.
  • Birmingham City will be relegated if they lose against Norwich City on the final day, or if Plymouth Argyle win and both Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday avoid defeat. A draw would only be enough to keep them up if Plymouth lose by five goals.
  • Plymouth Argyle will survive with a win, but a draw coupled with a Birmingham City win would send them down. A heavy defeat alongside Birmingham drawing could also see the Pilgrims relegated.
  • Sheffield Wednesday just need a point to guarantee their safety, but defeat coupled with wins for Birmingham and Plymouth would see them relegated.
  • Blackburn Rovers will also survive if they avoid defeat, but would be relegated if they lose, Sheffield Wednesday avoid defeat and both Birmingham and Plymouth win.

  • KEY FIXTURES

    Birmingham City vs. Norwich City (Saturday, May 4 | 12.30pm)
    Ipswich Town vs. Huddersfield Town (Saturday, May 4 | 12.30pm)
    Leicester City vs. Blackburn Rovers (Saturday, May 4 | 12.30pm)
    Plymouth Argyle vs. Hull City (Saturday, May 4 | 12.30pm)
    Sunderland vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Saturday, May 4 | 12.30pm)



    What has already been decided?

    Bayer Leverkusen players celebrate winning the Bundesliga with the trophy on April 14, 2024© Reuters

    Premier League

  • Sheffield United were relegated from the Premier League on April 27 following their 5-1 defeat at the hands of Newcastle United.



  • La Liga

  • Almeria suffered relegation from La Liga on April 27 courtesy of a 3-1 home loss to Getafe.


  • Bundesliga

  • Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time in their history with a 5-0 hammering of Werder Bremen on April 14.
  • Darmstadt were relegated on April 28 following a 1-0 defeat to Hoffenheim.



  • Serie A

  • Inter Milan won their 20th Serie A title on April 22 courtesy of a dramatic 2-1 win over city rivals AC Milan - the first time the title has ever been decided in a Milan derby.
  • Salernitana became the first team to be relegated following their 3-0 loss to fellow strugglers Frosinone on April 26.



  • Ligue 1

  • Paris Saint-Germain were crowned champions on April 28 after Monaco were beaten 3-2 by Lyon.


  • Championship

  • Leicester City secured an immediate return to the Premier League on April 26 after promotion rivals Leeds United fell to a 4-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers.
  • Rotherham United were relegated from the Championship on April 5 following a 1-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle.



  • League One

  • Portsmouth sealed promotion to the Championship and secure the League One title with two games to spare on April 16 courtesy of a 3-2 win over Barnsley.
  • Derby County earned the second automatic promotion place on the final day of the season courtesy of a 2-0 win over Carlisle United
  • Carlisle United were relegated from League One on April 6 following a 2-0 defeat to Northampton Town.
  • Fleetwood Town were relegated on April 20, despite a 1-0 win over Leyton Orient, with Burton Albion's 3-2 triumph over Reading on the same day keeping them out of reach.
  • Port Vale were also relegated on April 20 courtesy of a 2-0 loss to Bolton Wanderers.
  • Cheltenham Town became the fourth and last team to be relegated, losing to Stevenage on the final day of the season.



  • League Two

  • Stockport County earned promotion from League Two on April 13 courtesy of a 2-0 win over Morecambe. They then wrapped up the title on April 16 by thrashing Notts County 5-2.
  • Wrexham also earned their place in League One next season on April 13, thrashing Forest Green Rovers 6-0 to secure back-to-back promotions in style
  • Mansfield became the third and final team to earn automatic promotion from League Two on April 16, beating Accrington Stanley 2-1 to guarantee a top-three finish.
  • Forest Green Rovers were relegated from the Football League on April 16 after Colchester United's win over Grimsby Town.
  • Sutton United suffered relegation on the final day of the season following an action-packed 4-4 draw with MK Dons.



  • National League

  • Chesterfield were promoted from the National League on March 23 courtesy of a 3-0 win over Boreham Wood.



  • Eredivisie

  • Vitesse were relegated from Eredivisie for the first time in 35 years on April 19, after being deducted 18 points for repeatedly failing to meet licensing requirements.



  • Turkish Super Lig

  • Istanbulspor became the first team to be relegated from the Turkish Super Lig following a dramatic late 2-1 defeat to Fatih Karagumruk on April 20.


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