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Champions, European places and relegated teams in Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A...

A look at the end of season in the major five European Leagues as the curtain comes down on the 2021-22 season.

The 2021-22 season came to a close on Sunday with drama in many corners of the continent as sides pushed for the title in England and Italy. Relegation battles also ensued as Granada, Cagliari and Burnley all bade farewell to the top flights in Spain, Italy and England respectively.

With the curtain having come down on the season (bar relegation-promotion games in France and Germany) we take a look at champions, sides qualified for European football next season and the relegated teams who will play in the second tiers of England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France.

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England: Premier League

Champions: Manchester City

Champions League places (2022-23): Liverpool, Chelsea & Tottenham

Europa League (2022-23): Arsenal & Manchester United

Conference League (2022-23): West Ham United

Cup Winners: Liverpool

Relegated: Burnley, Watford & Norwich City

Coming up: Fulham, Bournemouth & Huddersfield/Nottingham Forest*

* Promotion play-off scheduled for 29 May, the winner will play Premier League football next season

Spain: LaLiga

Champions: Real Madrid

Champions League places (2022-23): FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid & Sevilla FC

Europa League (2022-23): Real Betis & Real Sociedad

Conference League (2022-23): Villarreal

Cup Winners: Real Betis

Relegated: Granada, Levante & Alavés

Coming up: 3 from: Eibar, Almeria, Valladolid, Tenerife, Girona, Las Palmas & Oviedo*

* Segunda division still ongoing. 2 automatic places available with play-off system to determine the final promoted side

Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti (C), Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOUAFP

Italy: Serie A

Champions: AC Milan

Champions League places (2022-23): Inter, Napoli & Juventus

Europa League (2022-23): Lazio & Roma

Conference League (2022-23): Fiorentina

Cup Winners: Inter

Relegated: Cagliari, Genoa & Venezia

Coming up: Cremonese, Lecce and winner of Monza-Brescia play-off

Germany: Bundesliga

Champions: Bayern Munich

Champions League places (2022-23): Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen & RB Leipzig

Europa League (2022-23): Union Berlin & Freiburg

Conference League (2022-23): Koln

Cup Winners: RB Leipzig

Relegated: Greuther Furth, Arminia (Hertha Berlin)*

Coming up: Schalke 04, Werder Bremen and & (Hamburg)*

* Hertha and Hamburg are involved in a two legged play-off with the winner playing in the top flight next season and the loser destined to play in 2 Bundesliga.

France: Ligue 1

Champions: Paris Saint-Germain

Champions League places (2022-23): Marseille, Monaco (Q)

Europa League (2022-23): Rennes

Conference League (2022-23): Nice

Cup Winners: Nantes

Relegated: Bordeaux, Metz (St.Etienne)*

Coming up: Toulouse, Ajaccio and Auxerre-Sochaux*

* Auxerre and Sochaux are involved in a two legged play-off with the victor set to face a further play-off against St.Etienne with the winner playing in the top flight next season and the loser destined to play in Ligue 2.

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