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Borussia Dortmund clinched their first Bundesliga title in nine years after overcoming Nurnberg.<\/p>\n

AC Milan are just one point away from glory in Serie A while Barcelona and Real Madrid both lost in Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Old Firm continue to go toe-to-toe in the SPL and Ajax and FC Twente are set to contest an end-of-season showdown in Holland.<\/span><\/p>\n

La Liga<\/span><\/h4>\n

Both Barcelona and Real Madrid suffered UEFA Champions League hangovers as the rivals lost out in Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Madrid are not enjoying the best of times and they slipped to a 3-2 home defeat<\/a> to Real Zaragoza, while Barca fell 2-1 at Real Sociedad.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the Primera Division, relegation-threatened Getafe lost 2-1 to Villarreal despite taking the lead while Osasuna overcame Valencia 1-0.<\/span><\/p>\n

Serie A<\/span><\/h4>\n

AC Milan moved to within one point of the Serie A title following a 1-0 success<\/a> at home to Bologna with Mathieu Flamini grabbing the only goal of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Inter Milan came out on top against Cesena on Saturday, a 2-1 victory<\/a> coming thanks to a last-gasp brace from Giampaolo Pazzini.<\/span><\/p>\n

Napoli triumphed over Genoa 1-0 while Fiorentina thrashed Udinese 5-2 as Sampdoria played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Brescia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bundesliga<\/span><\/h4>\n

Borussia Dortmund clinched the Bundesliga title after beating Nurnberg at home as nearest rivals Bayer Leverkusen lost away to Cologne.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is Dortmund’s first league win since 2002 as their victory<\/a> and Leverkusen’s defeat<\/a> sparked mass celebrations in Westphalia.<\/span><\/p>\n

St Pauli are all but relegated following their defeat at Kaiserslautern while Wolfsburg lifted themselves out of the drop zone with a vital three points at Werder Bremen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ligue 1<\/span><\/h4>\n

Lille returned to the top of Ligue 1 after they thrashed Arles 5-0<\/a>, a Gervinho double setting them on their way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marseille, therefore, slipped to second as Didier Deschamps’ side were held 1-1<\/a> at home by Auxerre, Jo-gook Jung cancelling out Mathieu Valbuena’s opener.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Lens suffered a setback as they went down 3-2 at home to Lorient as Lyon fell to Toulouse and Caen thrashed Nice.<\/span><\/p>\n

SPL<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Old Firm both picked up emphatic victories in Scotland and Rangers currently sit top of the pile by one point, although they have played a game more than Celtic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Gers put five past Motherwell without reply<\/a> on Saturday but Celtic responded with a 4-1 win<\/a> over Dundee United.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elsewhere in Scotland, Kilmarnock and Hearts contested an entertaining 2-2 draw as St Johnstone shocked Hibernian 2-1 at Easter Road.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eredivisie<\/span><\/h4>\n

FC Twente and Ajax both won on Sunday to set up a winner-takes-all clash between the pair for the Eredivisie title.<\/span><\/p>\n

The destiny of the title will now be decided on 15th May when the top two go head-to-head at the Amsterdam Arena in the last game of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twente played their part with a 4-0 thrashing<\/a> of Willem II, who are now relegated, as Ajax edged past Heerenveen 2-1<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best of the rest<\/span><\/h4>\n

In Switzerland, FC Zurich went back to the top of the table with a 1-0 win over Bellinzona as Basle fell 3-0 to FC Sion.<\/span><\/p>\n

FC Copenhagen’s impressive domestic campaign continued in Demark with a 3-0 thrashing of Sonderjyske.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor both won in Turkey and remain separated by only goal difference at the top of the table.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ranking<\/strong><\/td>\nPlayer<\/strong><\/td>\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nCompetition<\/strong><\/td>\nRating (10)<\/strong><\/td>\nKey stats<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nThomas M\u00fcller<\/td>\nFC Bayern Munich<\/td>\nBundesliga<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nScored two goals and assisted one<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nRomain Hamouma<\/td>\nCaen<\/td>\nLigue 1<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nScored two goals and made an assist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nFrancesco Totti<\/td>\nRoma<\/td>\nSerie A<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nScored a brace, becoming the 5th best ever goal scorer in Serie A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nElkin Soto<\/td>\nMainz 05<\/td>\nBundesliga<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nAttempted four shots, scored two goals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nAndrea Caracciolo<\/td>\nBrescia<\/td>\nSerie A<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nScored a brace and made an assist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAlessio Cerci<\/td>\nFiorentina<\/td>\nSerie A<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nScored a brace and made an assist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nTo\u00f1o<\/td>\nRacing<\/td>\nLa Liga<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMade eight saves, kept a clean sheet, saved a penalty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nSergio Ag\u00fcero<\/td>\nAtl\u00e9tico de Madrid<\/td>\nLa Liga<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nAttempted five shots, scored the winner against Deportivo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nFrank Lampard<\/td>\nChelsea<\/td>\nPremier League<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nAttempted four shots, scored a goal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nDidier Drogba<\/td>\nChelsea<\/td>\nPremier League<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMade two assists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Originally posted here:
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