Europe's top five leagues are in the final stage of the season, and the suspense of winning the championship, relegation, and European places has been solved.
Many friends may have also noticed that there are many dark horse teams that continue to amaze this season, such as Bologna in Serie A, Girona in La Liga, Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, etc., they have all remained in the first group in the long season competition, although they failed to stand on the championship podium, but also ensured to get Champions League qualification as a reward.
In the 36th round of Serie A, Bologna won the last champion Napoli 2-0 away, Atalanta beat Roma 2-1, and Bologna, ranked third, is 7 points ahead of Roma in 6th, and because the top five in Serie A can participate in the Champions League, Bologna has locked up the Champions League qualification for next season in two rounds in advance.
Returning to the Champions League stage after 60 years, the whole city of Bologna was ecstatic, and fans gathered in the main square in the city center to celebrate. A number of Bologna players joined in the celebrations.
This is only the second time in Bologna's history that they have played in the Champions League, the first time they have reached the main stage, the last time they played in the Champions League was in 1964, but they were stopped in qualifying.
Founded in 1909 in the northern foothills of the Apennines, Bologna was also a famous member of Serie A, winning the top league seven times, behind only Juventus, Inter, Milan and Genoa, ahead of Roma, Napoli, Lazio and Fiorentina.
However, Bologna's last Serie A title was in 1963-64 and have since gradually withdrawn from the Serie A title contenders, with two relegations this century. They renewed their relationship with the Champions League 60 years later.
Under the leadership of 41-year-old coach Thiago Motta, Bologna have achieved quite well this season, with 18 wins, 13 draws and 5 losses in 36 rounds, and are third with 67 points.
In the confrontation with Atalanta, Roma and Lazio, which are direct contenders for the Champions League places, Bologna all completed a double kill, with 18 points in 6 games, and deserved to enter the Champions League.
Motta has been in charge for two years, successfully bringing Bologna from the bottom of Serie A to the Champions League places, and he has also been favored by many big clubs. According to Di Marzio, Juventus have reached a verbal agreement with Motta that he will replace Allegri at the helm next season.
As the season draws to a close, more and more teams qualify for next season's Champions League. So far, 20 of the 36 seats in the Champions League next season have been famous, including all five seats in the Bundesliga.
The 2024-25 Champions League squad –
Top 5 in the Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern, Stuttgart, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund;
Top 5 in Serie A: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Bologna, Juventus;
With two rounds left in Serie A, Atalanta (63 points), Roma (60 points) and Lazio (59 points) will battle for fifth place in Serie A for another Champions League ticket. Atalanta would also qualify for the Champions League if they win the Europa League.
Top 4 in the Premier League: Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool;
Villa (67 points) and Tottenham (63) will battle for fourth place in the Premier League, with both teams having two games remaining, Villa against Liverpool & Crystal Palace and Tottenham against Manchester City & Sheffield United.
Top 4 in La Liga: Real Madrid, Girona, Barcelona;
With three rounds remaining in La Liga, Atletico Madrid (70 points) and Athletic Bilbao (62 points) are competing for fourth place, and Atletico need just two more points to seal a Champions League ticket.
Ligue 1 top 3: Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco
With one round left in Ligue 1, Lille (58 points) and Brest (58 points) are battling for third place, and Ligue 1 fourth place will play in the Champions League qualifiers.
Top 2 in the Eredivisie: PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord
Portuguese Super League winner: Sporting de Portugal
The ultimate suspense of the five major league titles: Tottenham Hotspur blocked Manchester City to help the Gunners win the title?
Arsenal beat Manchester United 1-0 away at Manchester United in the early hours of this morning, and Mikel Arteta's side stubbornly dragged the Premier League title suspense into the final round. At present, the Gunners have 86 points from 37 rounds and a goal difference of 61, one point ahead of Manchester City, who have played a game less, and Manchester City have a goal difference of 58.
The Gunners have only one final game left to play, at home to Everton on 19 May. Manchester City have two games remaining, away to Tottenham on 15 May and at home to West Ham United on 19 May.
Arteta made a public announcement in his post-match press conference that he wanted north London rivals Tottenham to hold off Manchester City in midweek: "We have a good chance of winning the Premier League, we know we need support, Tottenham are a very difficult team to play against. We had that a couple of weeks ago when we played them and hopefully they can do it. ”
The Gunners have a three-point lead over Manchester City on goal difference, and if Tottenham, who are still in contention for a Champions League spot, can beat or draw Manchester City, it will obviously help their rivals to overwhelm the blue moon on the way to the title?