Weekend predictions: Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, La Liga, Eredivisie and Premier League take the field.
Straddling the semi-finals of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League first leg and second leg, the major European leagues take the field. Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, La Liga, Eredivisie and Premier League are now in their final throes: many verdicts are already in, others are likely to come this very weekend.
Among the big boys chasing success around Europe is Arsenal, battling with Manchester City for the English title: against Bournemouth three points within reach.
Among the matches with at least three goals overall, watch out for Stuttgart-Bayern Munich in Bundesliga, PSV Eindhoven-Sparta Rotterdam and Volendam-Ajax in Eredivisie, Liverpool-Tottenham in Premier League and Girona-Barcelona in La Liga.
The other matches
Among the challenges with at least one goal per team, the spotlight is particularly on Werder Bremen-Borussia Mönchengladbach and Eintracht Frankfurt-Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, Brentford-Fulham, Chelsea-West Ham and Brighton-Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Predictions: matches with at least three total goals
Stuttgart-Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Saturday 3:30 p.m.
Girona-Barcelona, La Liga, Saturday 6:30 p.m.
PSV Eindhoven-Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie, Sunday 12:15 p.m.
Volendam-Ajax, Eredivisie, Sunday 2:30 p.m.
Liverpool-Tottenham, Premier League, Sunday 17:30
The likely winning teams: predictions
Arsenal (in Arsenal-Bournemouth, Premier League, Saturday 1:30 p.m.)
Real Sociedad (in Real Sociedad-Las Palmas, La Liga, Saturday 2 p.m.)
Monaco (in Monaco-Clermont, Ligue 1, Saturday 5 p.m.)
Venezia (in Venezia-Feralpisalò, Serie B, Sunday 15:00)
Rayo Vallecano (in Rayo Vallecano-Almeria, Liga, Sunday 21:00)
Match at least one goal per team
Werder Bremen-Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bundesliga, Saturday 3:30 p.m.
Brentford-Fulham, Premier League, Saturday 4 p.m.
Chelsea-West Ham, Premier League, Sunday 15:00
Brighton-Aston Villa, Premier League, Sunday 15:00
Eintracht Frankfurt-Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga, Sunday 5:30 p.m.
