One win is all they need...

Manchester United are just a win away from reclaiming their title in what has been a spectacular Premiership season. If Chelsea lose at Newcastle on Monday night, Manchester United could be kicking off their final game at Wigan as the Champions. But the story is as much dramatic at the top as it is at the bottom. A win for Bolton Wanderers, their third in the last four games, has pushed them away from the relegation battle and guarantees them yet another season in the top flight. Fulham continue their sensational recovery and their first back-to-back win in the Premiership since year 2006 puts their destiny in their own hands as they are now just a place above the bottom three. With 9 points captured from a maximum 12, Fulham’s 2-0 win over Birmingham pushes them from the 19th spot to 17th in the table. The final day will decide the destiny for the bottom clubs as to which two will be joining Derby in the Championship next season. Last day fixtures are: Birmingham vs Blackburn, Derby vs Reading, Portsmouth vs Fulham.
The Premiership next season will be seeing the navy blue and white of West Bromwich Albion and the red and white of Stoke City. The Baggies (West Brom) clinched the Championship title with a 2-0 victory over QPR. And a goalless draw for Stoke against Leicester City was enough for the second-oldest Football league team to reach to the top tier of English football after a spell of 23 years! An emotional night indeed at the Britannia Stadium as the home supporters celebrated promotion, their rivals Leicester City were relegated to the third tier for the first time in the club’s history. It is a devastating time for the club’s supporters who had been relegated from the Premiership back in 2004 along with Leeds United and now move to League One. Leeds, on the other hand, could be making a return to the Championship as they battle it out with three other teams in the League One playoffs.

Rangers had a tough week in the SPL despite their heroics in Europe. In their 61st game of the season already, Rangers were held by Hibernian to a 0-0 scoreline while Celtic’s victory the previous day leaves Walter Smith fuming over the lack of break his players are getting for important games. Rangers have 7 more games remaining that include two cup finals while Celtic have only two more League fixtures left. Rangers need to utilize every ounce of strength left in them so that a sensational campaign does not end in shatters. The Spaniard Carlos Cuellar, Rangers defender, scooped the Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year award to add to the Clydesdale Bank Premier League's Player of the Season award he has already won. No surprises there!

AC Milan played their part in the Italian Serie A by defeating rivals Inter Milan 2-1 with goals from Inzaghi and Kaka thus not allowing Inter to claim the title this week. Roma keep up the pressure with a comfortable 3-0 win over Sampdoria. Inter need only one win in the remaining two games to be crowned as champions. Milan’s victory also pushes them a point above Fiorentina for the final Champions League spot.
A dramatic injury-time winner from Ducasse helped Bordeaux to a 2-1 win away to Marseille and reduces Lyon’s lead to only 2 points with 2 games remaining. This one is going down to the wire….

And to wrap up, Jens Lehmann played his final game for Arsenal in their 1-0 victory against Everton. The German shot-stopper who will decide his future after the Euro matches was given a standing ovation by the Arsenal faithful at the Emirates Stadium after the match. He will be best remembered for his sensational performance in Arsenal’s 2006 Champions League campaign when he went for more than 500 minutes without conceding a goal and also became the first player to be sent off in a Champions League final. A job well done by the German international!
Lehmann’s teammate Flamini is reported to have agreed to a four-year deal with Milan. Woah!! http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3519560,00.html