European football: La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 – title race scenarios

Last updated Apr 24, 2021

The Premier League title race may be a Manchester City procession – but there are still some intriguing scenarios in some of Europe’s other leagues.

Which title races are going down to the wire – and who is set to miss out on a record-breaking title win?

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona both have their La Liga title hopes in their own hands while Real Madrid are also very much in the mix as the sides enter the final month of the season.

Atletico are top of the table, three points clear of Real and five above Barcelona. But Barca have a game in hand – and play Atletico on 8 May. So if Ronald Koeman’s win all seven games, they will win the league.

Positions in La Liga go down to head-to-head record and not goal difference if sides finish level on points. Real Madrid have the edge on both Barca and Atletico in that respect, so they would win the title if they finished level on points with either side – or both.

Sevilla are not out of the equation entirely – but they sit six points behind Atleti having played the same number of games.

Bayern Munich are on the brink of a ninth consecutive Bundesliga title. They sit 10 points above RB Leipzig with four games to go and know one win will secure the title.

They have the chance to do that at Mainz on Saturday (14:30 BST).

Borussia Dortmund – despite having Erling Braut Haaland and Jadon Sancho among a squad of highly rated players – are facing a huge struggle to qualify for the Champions League. They sit four points off the top four with four games to go.

Dortmund play second-tier Holstein Kiel in the German Cup semi-finals, with Werder Bremen and RB Leipzig in the other tie.

Agencies