European ups and downs
GERMANY
Bayern are set to win 19th German title
CHAMPIONS: Bayern Munich clinched their 19th German championship on Saturday as Roy Makaay scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 win at Kaiserslautern.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIERS: Second place ensures automatic entry with third entering qualifiers.
UEFA CUP QUALIFIERS: Fifth and sixth.
RELEGATION: Bottom three go down with Freiburg already relegated.
GERMAN CUP: Bayern or Schalke 04 (final on 28 May).
ITALY
CHAMPIONS: Champions AC Milan remain neck-and-neck on 73 points with Juventus in the race for the title.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIERS: Second place ensures automatic entry with third and fourth entering qualifiers.
UEFA CUP QUALIFIERS: Fifth and sixth.
RELEGATION: Bottom three go down.
COPPA ITALIA: Roma, Udinese, Inter Milan and Cagliari are contesting the Coppa Italia semi-finals.
SPAIN
CHAMPIONS: Barcelona are favourites to win Primera Liga, with Real Madrid already guaranteed second-place unless they overhaul Barca in the run-in.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIERS: Second place ensures automatic entry with third and fourth entering qualifiers.
UEFA CUP QUALIFIERS: Fifth and sixth and possibly seventh depending who wins the Copa del Rey.
RELEGATION: Bottom three go down with Mallorca, Albacete and Numancia set for the drop.
COPA DEL REY: Real Betis and Athletic Bilbao drew 0-0 in the semi-final first leg, while Atletico Madrid trail Osasuna by a single goal. The second-legs are due to be played on the weekend of 10 and 11 May.
FRANCE
CHAMPIONS: Lyon have all but sealed a fourth successive title.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIERS: Second place ensures automatic entry with third entering qualifiers.
UEFA CUP QUALIFIERS: Fourth and possibly fifth depending on who wins the French Cup.
RELEGATION: Bottom three go down with Istres already relegated.
COUPE DE FRANCE: Monaco meet Sedan and Auxerre face Nimes in the semi-finals during the weekend of 10 and 11 May.
