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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 now close to reaching their conclusions.

While some titles and relegation scraps have already been decided, others are going down to the wire in thrilling fashion.

This weekend could see the two remaining relegation places filled in the Premier League, with Burnley and Luton Town in danger of joining Sheffield United by making an immediate return to the Championship.

There could also be relegations in Spain, Germany, France, Portugal and Turkey this weekend, while Galatasaray could also be crowned Turkish Super Lig champions.

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?

PREMIER LEAGUE PERMUTATIONS

PL bottom 4

When could Burnley and Luton Town be relegated?

  • Burnley will be relegated from the Premier League if they fail to beat Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Even a win would not be enough if Nottingham Forest beat Chelsea later on Saturday.
  • Luton Town will be relegated if they fail to at least match Nottingham Forest's result.

  • KEY FIXTURES

    Tottenham Hotspur vs. Burnley (Saturday, May 11 | 3pm)
    West Ham United vs. Luton Town (Saturday, May 11 | 3pm)
    Nottingham Forest vs. Chelsea (Saturday, May 11 | 5.30pm)



    LA LIGA PERMUTATIONS

    La Liga bottom 5

    When could Granada be relegated?

  • Granada will be relegated if Mallorca beat Las Palmas on Saturday, or if they fail to beat champions Real Madrid later that same day.

  • KEY FIXTURES

    Mallorca vs. Las Palmas (Saturday, May 11 | 1pm)
    Granada vs. Real Madrid (Saturday, May 11 | 5.30pm)



    BUNDESLIGA PERMUTATIONS

    Bundesliga bottom 4

    When could Koln be relegated?

  • Koln will be relegated on Saturday if they fail to beat relegation rivals Union Berlin.

  • KEY FIXTURES

    FC Koln vs. Union Berlin (Saturday, May 11 | 2.30pm)



    LIGUE 1 PERMUTATIONS

    Ligue 1 bottom 5

    When could Clermont, Lorient be relegated?

  • Clermont will be relegated from Ligue 1 if they fail to better Metz's result on Sunday.
  • Lorient will also be relegated from Ligue 1 if they fail to at least match Metz's result.

  • KEY FIXTURES

    Clermont vs. Lyon (Sunday, May 12 | 8pm)
    Marseille vs. Lorient (Sunday, May 12 | 8pm)
    Strasbourg vs. Metz (Sunday, May 12 | 8pm)



    TURKISH SUPER LIG PERMUTATIONS

    Turkish Super Lig top 2

    When could Galatasaray be crowned champions?

  • Having already broken the record points tally for a 38-game Turkish Super Lig season, Galatasaray will be crowned champions on Sunday if they better Fenerbahce's result.

  • KEY FIXTURES

    Fatih Karagumruk vs. Galatasaray (Sunday, May 12 | 5pm)
    Fenerbahce vs. Kayserispor (Sunday, May 12 | 5pm)

    Turkish Super Lig bottom 7

    When could Pendikspor be relegated?

  • Pendikspor will be relegated if they lose against Caykur Rizespor, Konyaspor and Fatih Karagumruk both win, and Ankaragucu avoid defeat.

  • KEY FIXTURES

    Fatih Karagumruk vs. Galatasaray (Sunday, May 12 | 5pm)
    Hatayspor vs. Ankaragucu (Sunday, May 12 | 5pm)
    Konyaspor vs. Samsunspor (Sunday, May 12 | 5pm)
    Pendikspor vs. Caykur Rizespor (Sunday, May 12 | 5pm)



    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

  • Real Madrid were crowned champions on May 4 after beating Cadiz and seeing Barcelona lose 4-2 to Girona.
  • 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. The Foxes were then crowned champions on April 29 following a 3-0 win over Preston North End.
  • Ipswich Town were promoted back to the Premier League on the final day after a 22-year absence, beating Huddersfield Town to secure second place.
  • Rotherham United were relegated from the Championship on April 5 following a 1-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle.
  • Huddersfield were officially relegated as a result of their defeat to Ipswich Town on the final day of the season, although they were effectively already down heading into that match.
  • Birmingham City became the third team to be relegated from the Championship on the final day of the season, despite beating Norwich City 1-0.



  • 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.



  • Scottish Premiership

  • Livingston were relegated from the Scottish Premiership on May 4 following a 4-1 loss to Motherwell, coupled with Ross County beating Hibernian.


  • Primeira Liga

  • Sporting Lisbon were crowned champions on May 5 after Benfica fell to defeat at the hands of Famalicao.
  • Vizela were relegated on May 3 following a 1-0 defeat to Moreirense.
  • Chaves were relegated on May 10 following a 1-0 loss to Famalicao.



  • Eredivisie

  • PSV Eindhoven were crowned champions on May 5 following their 4-2 triumph over Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 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.
  • Volendam were relegated on May 5 after losing 4-1 to Ajax.



  • 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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