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Last weekend saw the first season-ending rounds of domestic games in both the Premier League and Bundesliga. Bayern Munich pipped Borussia Dortmund to the German title while Leeds United and Leicester City joined Southampton in going down to the EFL Championship and Aston Villa made Europe. Paris Saint-Germain also finally got their 11th French title over the line which leaves just relegation and Europe to decide in France. There promises to be more drama over the coming days with our first UEFA competition final in midweek with the Europa League final (live on Paramount+) before the remaining leagues play out as well as the FA Cup final.
We look at some of the questions to have arisen from this past weekend across European soccer.
Can Saints, Leeds and Leicester return?
The Premier League’s final day was predictably mad with teams swapping positions and notably in the relegation battle. Leeds and Leicester eventually joined Saints in going down, but the big question is how many of them — if any — bounce back immediately? Leeds and Leicester’s squad are arguably better suited to immediately placing themselves near the top of the Championship while Southampton need more of a project restructuring before building back towards the topflight. Dean Smith should be better suited to life in the second tier despite an inevitable exodus of talent while the Whites and Saints will look for new bosses to turn them around in as little time as possible. Leeds’ U.S. men’s national team contingent of Tyler Adams, Brenden Aaronson and Weston McKennie (loan from Juventus expires this summer) might not stick around at Elland Road, but they will still be favorites to…
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