European stadium tour: Real, Bayern and Dortmund in management

Almost assured of the title, Vinicius Jr’s Real should turn on Saturday against Cadiz to preserve the managers before the return match of the Champions League semi-final against Bayern on Wednesday. / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

Real Madrid only needs five points (in five days) to formalize the title of champion, and instead has its eyes fixed on the reception of Bayern Munich next Wednesday in the Champions League (2-2 in the first leg on Tuesday ). Carlo Ancelotti should rotate on Saturday to host Cadiz.

Barça, left behind by the Merengues, eliminated from the Champions League, has little left to play for at the end of the season, and its shock in Girona on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. has no stakes other than second place. . Both clubs should be in the Champions League next year.

Which should also be the case for Antoine Griezmann and his Atlético Madrid, who won the duel for 4th place last week against Athletic Bilbao. They travel to Mallorca on Saturday at 9:00 p.m.

. Italy: Inter for a revenge, duel for the Champions League

European stadium tour: Real, Bayern and Dortmund in management

Inter Milan have already celebrated the title of Italian champion, under the leadership of their coach Simone Inzaghi, here launched into the air by his players. / Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP

It may not be the poster for the 35th day of the Italian Championship, but Inter Milan’s trip to Sassuolo on Saturday (8:45 p.m.) does not lack flavor. The Emilia-Romagna club is in fact the only one to have beaten the Italian champions this season in Serie A. On September 27, 2023, Sassuolo won 2-1 at San Siro. Since then, Inter has topped the championship with a total of 28 victories and won its 20th league title, Sassuolo has plunged and seriously compromised its maintenance (19th), five points from the first non-relegation.

The shock of the 35th day will take place on Sunday (8:45 p.m.): AS Rome (5th, 59 pts) hosts Juventus Turin (3rd, 65 pts) with the Champions League at stake. Juve is in a bad dynamic with two victories in its last 13 league matches: it can still lose its place on the podium. Roma, with an insane schedule, is still under threat from Atalanta (6th, two points and a game in hand).

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