Allsportspk-Football Leagues Updates: 8th May Matches Overviews
In most of main leagues across Europe the Matchday concluded on Sunday, as the football season across Europe draws to a close. However, action continued on 8th Monday in English and Italian Football legaues as many rescheduled and adjusted matches were played. Allsportspk presents reviews and summaries of the Matcheday ties played on 6th, 7th and 8th May in England, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
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La Liga
Ten matches were decided in the Spanish top league on Matchday 33 of 38 which culminated on 5th May. The results are given below.
- Real Sociedad 2 – 0 Real Madrid
- Almeria 2 – 1 Elche
- Getafe 1 – 0 Celta Vigo
- Girona 2 – 1 Mallorca
- Sevilla 3 – 2 Espanyol
- Rayo Vallecano 2 – 1 Valladolid
- Real Betis 1 – 0 Athletic Club
- Barcelona 1 – 0 Osasuna
- Villarreal 1 – 1 Valencia
- Atletico Madrid 5 – 1 Cadiz
Points Tables Overview
On the points table, Barcelona stay at top with 82 points. Atletico Madrid have leapfrogged Real Madrid for the 2nd spot and now have 69 points. Real Madrid are 3rd with 68 points and Real Sociedad 4th with 58 points. The teams in relegation zone are Getafe (34), Espanyol (31) and Elche (16).
Matchday 34 of 38 will start on 13th May.
Ligue 1
Matchday 34 of 38 was completed in France’s top league. Ten matches were played. Here are the results;
- Lyon 5 – 4 Montpellier
- Toulouse 0 – 0 Ajaccio
- Reims 1 – 0 Losc
- Clermont Foot 1 – 1 Auxerre
- Monaco 2 – 1 Angers
- PSG 3 – 1 Troyes
- Lorient 2 – 1 Brest
- Nice 2 – 1 Rennes
- Lens 2 – 1 Marseille
- Strasbourg 2 – 0 Nantes
Points Tables Overview
All teams have played 34 matches each. PSG continue to lead with 78 points. Lens have overtaken Marseille at 2nd with 72 points. Marseille are 3rd with 70 and Monaco on 4th with 64 points on the table. At the bottom, Ajaccio (23) Troyes (22) and Angers (14) are almost sure to be relegated. Matchday 35 will start on 13 May.
English Premier League
Heightened activity is being witnessed in EPL as lot of rescheduling is required to adjust EPL teams’ involvement in many European championships as well as other domestic tournaments. Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag has called the constantly evolving rescheduling as terrible and a big reason for recent slump in his team’s performance who have lost two and drawn one out of their last five matches. Manchester City and Liverpool are on a roll, winning their last 5 matches in EPL on the trot. Chelsea also picked up a win after four successive losses. Nonetheless, Matchday 35 of 38 witnessed 10 matches on the weekend as well as on Monday. Results are given below.
- Fulham 5 – 3 Leicester City
- Arsenal 2 – 0 Newcastle United
- Everton 5 – 1 Brighton
- Liverpool 1 – 0 Brentford
- West Ham United 1 – 0 Manchester United
- Manchester City 2 – 1 Leeds United
- Chelsea 3 – 1 Bournemouth
- Wolverhampton 1 – 0 Aston Villa
- Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 0 Crystal Palace
- Nottingham Forest 4 – 3 Southampton
Points Tables Overview
On the points table, Manchester City stay at the top with 82 points from 34 games. Arsenal are second placed with 81 from 35 games. Newcastle United are 3rd at 65 points from 34 games and Manchester United are 4th with 63 points from 34 games. With a win over bottom placed Southampton, Nottingham Forest have enhanced their safety margin as last week they were in the relegation zone. Leicester City (30) is back in the zone after briefly staying out of the bottom list. Leeds United are second-last and Southampton (24) are in the relegation zone.
Matchday 36 will start on Saturday the 13th May.
Bundusliga
Matchday 31 of 34 was played over three days into the weekend. In all, nine matches were played. In some exciting encounters, many lower tier teams defeated their upper-placed opponents. Here are the results;
- Koln 2 – 1 Leverkusen
- Schalke 3 – 2 Mainz
- FC Leipzig 1 – 0 SC Freiburg
- Monchengladbach 2 – 0 VfL Bochun
- Hoffenheim 3 – 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
- Hertha 2 – 1 VfB Stuttgart
- Augsburg 1 – 0 Union Berlin
- Bayern Munich 2 – 1 Werder
- Dortmund 6 – 0 Wolfsburg
Points Tables Overview
After completion of 31 matches, Bayern are holding on to their position at the top, having 65 points. Dortmund with 64 points are 2nd. RB Leipzig have jumped to third spot with 57 points. Union Berlin are maintaining their position at 4th with 56 points. Teams in the relegation zone are VfB Stuttgart (28), VfL Bochum (28), and Hertha (25).
Matchday 32 will start on Friday, 12th May.
Serie A
In Italy, Matchday 34 of 38 witnessed 10 contests. The results are given below;
- Verona 1 – 0 Lecce
- Milan 2 – 0 Lazio
- Juventus 2 – 0 Atalanta
- Monza 1 – 1 Torina
- Bologna 1 – 1 Sassuolo
- Cremonese 2 – 0 Spezia
- Inter 2 – 0 Roma
- Udinese 2 – 0 Sampdoria
- Empoli 2 – 1 Salernitana
- Napoli 1 – 0 Fiorentina
Points Tables Overview
All the teams have played 34 matches each. Napoli continue to lead with 83 points, Juventus are 2nd with 66, Lazio are 3rd with 64 points and Inter are 4th with 63 points. Bottom three teams Spezia (27), Cremonese (24) and Sampdoria (17) are in the relegation zone unless they make dramatic strides in their remaining matches.
Matchday 35 will start on Friday, 12th May.
