High-tier home soccer takes a well-earned break for the subsequent week as worldwide soccer takes centre stage.
The drama of the Premier League, LaLiga, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 provides option to the beginning of World Cup qualification for some UEFA nations, with that confederation the final to get the race to the primary 48-team match off and working.
There are additionally Nations League matches and friendlies aplenty, giving these within the warmth of battle for the titles in Europe’s top-five leagues time to take inventory.
With the run-in approaching, two title races look to be all however over, however three are nonetheless very a lot alive.
Premier League
Whereas Liverpool have endured a dip in kind on the incorrect time, struggling a Champions League exit by the hands of Paris Saint-Germain and dropping the EFL Cup last to Newcastle United, they continue to be firmly on the right track to say the league title in Arne Slot’s first season in cost.
They lead Arsenal by 12 factors with 9 video games remaining, and it will take an almighty collapse from right here for the Reds to let that slip.
Ligue 1
PSG, having ended Liverpool’s goals of European glory for this season with their penalty shootout victory, cruised to a 3-1 win over Marseille in Le Classique. Because of that victory towards their arch rivals, PSG at the moment are 19 factors away from Marseille with eight video games left.
The Ligue 1 title is staying in south-west Paris.
An amazing victory, an excellent ambiance!
Thanks, Parc! ❤️💙#PSGOM 3-1 I #LeClassique pic.twitter.com/J7DOP2PWDP
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) March 16, 2025
Bundesliga
Harry Kane just isn’t fairly positive of his first main trophy fairly but, with Bayern Munich’s lead on the high of the Bundesliga reduce to 6 factors after Bayer Leverkusen capitalised on their slip-up at Union Berlin.
Bayern had been held to a 1-1 draw by Union, and Leverkusen took benefit, albeit in dramatic style, Patrik Schick’s 94th-minute effort giving them a 4-3 win at Stuttgart. With Bayern’s remaining eight video games that includes a Klassiker with Borussia Dortmund and an away sport towards Champions League-chasing RB Leipzig, the race is much from over.
Serie A
It’s a three-horse race in Italy, although it’s one tilting in favour of Inter.
The Nerazzurri’s 2-0 win over Atalanta on the weekend moved them six factors away from Gian Piero Gasperini’s aspect in third and prolonged their benefit over second-placed Napoli, who had been held to a 0-0 draw by struggling Venezia.
An away sport with fourth-placed Bologna represents Inter’s hardest remaining task of a beneficial run-in.
LaLiga
Barcelona’s dramatic comeback to safe a 4-2 win over Atletico Madrid has knocked the Rojiblancos off the tempo within the battle for the Spanish league crown.
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WHAT A COMEBACK! pic.twitter.com/qlKG5aIUMk— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 16, 2025
It’s the Blaugrana who’re high of the desk, although they’re stage on the summit on 60 factors with Actual Madrid. Atletico are 4 adrift.
Barcelona do crucially have the benefit of a sport in hand on Madrid, however their dwelling Clasico on Might 11 seems as if it can, in essence, function a mouthwatering title decider.
