European Football Thread

[Baddar]

Shocking - no-one wants to win it! They would have won the league if they won on the weekend, and Barca helped them out on the final day.

It's Barca's to lose now, I think. If they know the title is theirs with a win over Atletico, I'm sure they'll take it.

[Starvinho]

Does seem like it's gonna down to this Barca-Atletico showdown on the last day, but with the way things are going there'll be a couple more surprises this weekend too.

[Lineker]

Barca stealing it would be the worst possible Ethan.

[Lineker]

Hamburg lost their last league game of the season - but are saved for the moment as Nurnberg and Braunschweig both lost their games. Hamburg now face the relegation/promotion playoff game.

[EddieG]

Hey Rafa (VDV), how did leaving Spurs work out for ya?

[brenchill]

A relegation/promotion play off game? That is the best thing ever, why didn't I know about this.

[Adam]

They have them in a few countries. Scotland do it now across all their leagues.

[EddieG]

Holland have a similar system too but with more teams.

[stokeriño]

A relegation/promotion play off game? That is the best thing ever, why didn't I know about this.

Even England used to have these. Chelsea got relegated via one in '88.

[TCO]

It'd be pretty cool to have one nowadays too. Maybe have 3 automatic relegation and a playoff spot.

[Adam]

I'd rather they didn't do it to be honest. The play offs are so unique, what is at stake is equal to all four clubs and it's a straight fight. I wouldn't want to lessen that.

[brenchill]

The play offs are just as cool to be honest.

[METALMAN]

They should pick a team from a hat at the end of each season and relegate them.

[Lineker]

ffs...

AC Milan players had bananas thrown at them by Atalanta fans on Sunday.

Guinea international Kevin Constant and Netherlands midfielder Nigel De Jong picked up two bananas thrown onto the pitch, while Milan players appeared to sarcastically applaud the home support.

After the incident, fans were warned the game, which Atalanta won 2-1, would be suspended if there was a repeat.

Barcelona's Brazil defender Dani Alves picked up and ate a banana thrown at him by a Villarreal fan two weeks ago.

Footballers worldwide showed their support for Alves by posting pictures online of themselves eating bananas, while Villarreal were fined 12,000 euros (£9,850) by the Spanish Football Federation.

Milan's Serie A defeat hit their hopes of qualifying for next season's Europa League.

A Gianpaolo Bellini own goal after 51 minutes put the visitors ahead in Bergamo.

But German Denis equalised with a 68th-minute penalty after Constant fouled Carlos Carmona, shortly before the bananas were thrown onto the pitch.

Milan's Mario Balotelli hit the post late on before Franco Brienza's 25-yard strike flew into the top corner to clinch victory for Atalanta in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

[Baddar]

No Diego Costa for Atletico.

[Lineker]

Real are losing at Celta Vigo! So much for predictable.

[Baddar]

Real are losing at Celta Vigo! So much for predicatble.

After last week, Real winning was very unlikely.

[Starvinho]

Atletico have just had a shocker! Malaga 1-0 up.

[Baddar]

Choking worse than Liverpool.

[Starvinho]

Atletico just made it 1-1, I think they'll go on to win this now as well.