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The weekend round-up

Germany – Bundesliga: Wolfsburg won their first-ever league title on the final day by beating Werder Bremen 5-1 at home. Bayern Munich had needed Wolfsburg to drop points having beaten VfB Stuttgart 2-1 at home but were left disappointed.
The landmark victory is all the more remarkable given Wolfsburg have only existed since 1945 and finished [...]

The weekend preview

Germany – Bundesliga: What is now the hottest title race in Europe is going to the wire with Wolfsburg two points ahead of Bayern Munich going into the final day on Saturday.
Bayern are at home to Stuttgart, and Wolfsburg are home to Werder Bremen. All eyes will be on the Wolfsburg front two of Brazilian [...]

The weekend round-up

Spain – La Liga: Barcelona sealed the title without kicking a ball after Real Madrid lost 3-2 away to Villareal on Saturday.
The new champions fielded a weakened side the next day away at Mallorca. A slightly odd game saw the visitors lose 2-1 as Samuel Eto’o (pictured), who is chasing the top scorer ‘Pichichi’ trophy, [...]

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