Before the greats of Europe meet from August 12 in Lisbon (Portugal) for a new and exciting Final 8 of the Champions League, here is a quick overview of the verdicts in the five main championships of the old continent .
Ligue 1: the insatiable PSG
Ligue 1 may have decided to end the season definitively at the end of the 28th day because of the health crisis, the suspense is not yet fully lifted for the European folding seats. Ruthless leader since the 4th day, PSG is logically sacred for the 7th time since 2013 and has long since validated its sesame for the Champions League. His runner-up, Marseille, will accompany him on the European scene. Rennes, 3rd, will have to go through a qualifying round to hope to play too, and for the first time in its history, the cup with big ears.
Another certainty, Lille (4th) and Nice (5th) will play in the Europa League. But doubt remains about the 3rd French representative in this competition. If Lyon (7th) wins the Coupe de la Ligue on Friday (9:10 p.m.) against PSG, he will get his ticket for a new European campaign. In the event of a setback, the ticket will return to Reims (6th). OL could nevertheless see Europe next season in the event of a final victory in the Champions League in Lisbon.
Despite a long and bitter battle before the authorities and the Council of State, Amiens and Toulouse are relegated to Ligue 2.
Champion: PSG.
Top scorers: Kylian Mbappé (PSG) and Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), 18 goals.
Winner of the Coupe de France: PSG.
Winner of the Coupe de la Ligue: awaiting the result of the PSG - Lyon final (Friday, 9:10 p.m.).
Qualified for the Champions League: PSG, Marseille and Rennes (preliminary round)
Qualified for the Europa League: Lille, Nice.
Liga: Real reign over Spain
La Liga has definitely lowered the curtain on this special season after 38 matches. Second in March when the championship was stopped due to the health crisis, Real Madrid recovered their two points behind Barcelona to cap their eternal rival and finish the season five lengths ahead. One more coronation which allows Zinédine Zidane to enter a little more into the legend of the White House.
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At 27, Raphaël Varane is expanding his incredible record a little more (16 club trophies and a World Cup with the Blues). As for Karim Benzema, he was one of the main architects of the coronation by multiplying the good performances and goals at the end of the season. "He should be Ballon d'Or," even dropped Florentino Perez, president of Real. Knowing that it will not be awarded this year.
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Real and Barça will be accompanied next season in the Champions League by Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla FC. Villarreal, Real Sociedad and Granada will play in the Europa League.
This 2019-2020 edition demonstrated once again that Lionel Messi was evolving on another planet. Even though Barca were unable to retain their title, the Argentine finished with 25 goals and 21 assists. This is the 7th time that the Pulga ( Editor's note: the chip, his nickname ) won the title of Pichichi (top scorer) and the 6th time he finishes best passer.
Champion: Real Madrid.
Top scorer: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 25 goals.
King's Cup: not contested.
Qualified for the Champions League : Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla FC.
Qualified for the Europa League: Villarreal, Real Sociedad and Granada.
Bundesliga: sovereign Bayern
Stopped on March 13 due to the pandemic, the Bundesliga was the first major European championship to return to stadiums… empty because of the closed session. That did not prevent Bayern from consolidating their national domination a little more. More than ever the Bundesliga is a championship that is played at 18 and in the end it is Munich who wins.
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Benjamin Pavard's partners, Lucas Hernandez, Corentin Tolisso and Kingsley Coman finished with 13 lengths ahead of Lucien Favre's Borussia and also pocketed the German Cup. This is Bayern's 30th title, the 8th in a row.
Champion: Bayern Munich.
Top scorer: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), 34 goals.
German Cup: Bayern Munich.
Qualified for the Champions League: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Qualified for the Europa League: Bayer Leverkusen, Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg.
Premier League: Liverpool 30 years later
Suspended from March 13 to June 17, the Premier League season has lowered the curtain this Sunday during a 38th day at stakes. The Champions League race for places ended with a thrilling final sprint between Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester. Winner of the decisive duel in Leicester (2-0), Manchester United will play in European competition just like Chelsea, winner (2-0) of Wolverhampton.
What a night it was 🤩💫 # LFCchampions pic.twitter.com/JFBeVJ4OQL
- Liverpool FC (Premier League Champions 🏆) (@LFC) July 25, 2020For Liverpool, the suspense was long gone, giving way to euphoria. After 30 long years of waiting, the Reds were once again crowned champions of England. A coronation celebrated by the people of Anfield despite the strict sanitary measures. Jürgen Klopp's players had an almost perfect season with 99 points.
The English season will end next Saturday with the Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea.
Champion: Liverpool.
Top scorer: Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 23 goals.
FA Cup: Arsenal - Chelsea (Saturday).
Qualified for the Champions League: Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea.
Qualified for the Europa League: Leicester, Tottenham.
Serie A: Juventus Turin, obviously
The first European country struck by the coronavirus, Italy was deprived of its Calcio from March 9 to June 20. It will end on August 2. But Juventus Turin is already guaranteed to win its 9th consecutive scudetto, the 36th in its history. Cristiano Ronaldo's partners put a definitive end to the suspense by winning 2-0 last Sunday in front of Sampdoria of Genoa at the end of the 36th and antepenultimate day of Serie A.
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Before this confrontation, Adrien Rabiot and Blaise Matuidi had seen their lead melt away on their pursuers but still had 4 lengths ahead of Inter. In addition, the Bianconeri are still racing in the Champions League. They will host Lyon on August 7 in the round of 16 second leg (1-0 for OL in the first leg).
Champion: Juventus.
Top scorer (two days from the end):
Ciro Immobile (Lazio), 34 goals.
Italian Cup: Naples.
Qualified for the Champions League: Juventus, Inter Milan, Atalanta Bergamo, Lazio Rome.
Qualified for the Europa League: AS Roma, AC Milan, Naples.
