Some leagues wrap-up, others don't.

This time around I would like to start off with the Italian Serie A: Juventus sealed their first title since 2003 with 81 points from 37 games. AC Milan finished in 2nd with 77 points while Udinese Calcio had 61 in 3rd position. S.S. Lazio finished in 4th with 59 points while Napoli rounded out the Top Five with a better goal difference than Inter Milan who had the same amount of points in 6th: 58. Roma were in 7th with 53 while the bottom five were as follows: Cagliari Calcio in 16th with 42, Genoa in 17th with 39, Lecce in 18th with 36, Novara Calcio with 32 points in 19th while Cesena rounded out the table with 22 points. Spain is wrapping things up with Real Madrid reveling in their untouchable position at the top of the table with 97 points to their name. Barcelona currently have 90 in 2nd. As far as where any movement could actually happen, it probably isn't in 3rd which Valencia have quite solidly nailed down. Malaga hold 4th by a thread with 55 points to Atletico de Madrid's 53 and 6th place Mallorca's 52. 7th position Levante similarly have 52 points to their name. As for the bottom five, Villarreal have managed to grab 16th with 41 points to Rayo Vallecano de Madrid's 40 in 17th. Real Zaragoza have 40 as well but a lesser goal difference. Sporting Gijon have 37 in 19th while Racing Club are down and out with just 27 points. Over to England where, with one game left Manchester City look to be in a fantastic position to win the league just out of grasp of their cross-town rival United: tied on 86 points, City's goal difference is simply superior to that of United. The fact that City play at home while United play away tips things in their favor as well. Arsenal are well behind and not too secure in 3rd with 67 points while 4th place Tottenham are just a point behind. Newcastle are in 5th with 65. And what about the other big names? Chelsea are in 6th with 61 points; Liverpool are down to 9th with just 49 points to their name. As for the bottom five Aston Villa fell two behind 15th position Wigan (who have 40 points) while QPR have 37. Bolton are in similarly desperate straits with just 35 points while Balckburn and Wolves are going down no matter their best efforts with 31 and 25 points respectively. As for the title race in Germany, it really hasn't been a source of much contention: Dortmund held 81 points at the top, Bayern are well behind them with 73 while Schalke managed to hold on to 3rd position with 64 points. Borussia Monchengladbach gave them a run for their money though with 60 points and a great performance from the side. Bayer Leverkusen round up the Top Five while the bottom five have been solidified: Augsburg in 14th with 38, Hamburger SV two points behind them, Hertha Berlin in 16th with 31 while Koln have one less and Kaiserslautern suffered at the bottom with 23. Russia appears to have been captured by Zenit St. Petersburg who amassed 85 points from 43 matches played with a game to play. Spartak Moskva and CSKA Moskva each have 72 while Dinamo Moskva is just behind them in 4th. Darkhorses Anzhi Makhachkala managed to break into the Top Five with 70 points and the opportunity to even jump to 2nd! The bottom five positions in the Russian league fill out thus: Krylya Sovetov Samara in 12th with 50, Rostov two points below them in 13th, Volga Nizhny Novgorod holding 14th with 41 while Tom Tomsk and Spartak Nalchik ended up in 15th and 16th with 34 and 33 points respectively. Back to temperate Portugal now where Porto claimed another league title with 72 points while Benfica hold 2nd comfortably with 66. Braga broke into the Top Three with 62 points while Sporting Lisbon have 56 in 4th. Maritimo took 49 points from the first 29 games. At the bottom of the table, Beira-Mar have dropped to 12th with 29 points while Rio Ave are in 13th with 28. Academica de Coimbra ended up in 14th with 26 while Feirense in 15th 2 points adrift and Leiria in the helpless position of bottom of the table with 19 points. Last but not least, in the Netherlands, Ajax grabbed the league title with 76 points, 6 more than 2nd position Feyenoord. Eindhoven ended just a point behind them in 3rd while Alkmaar made an impressive run into 4th. A point behind them in 5th, Heerenveen managed 64 to cap a decent year for the side. As for the bottom five Groningen have 37 in 14th while Den Haag had just 32. Venlo were a point and a place behind as De Graafschap were left in 17th with 24. Excelsior's 19 points in 18th was the low point though.