KEY POINTS:
England
Sheffield United were relegated on goal difference after they lost 2-1 at home to Wigan Athletic to join already-relegated Charlton Athletic and Watford in the championship.
Carlos Tevez fired West Ham United to a 1-0 win at champions Manchester United to ensure his team's Premier League survival.
Everton, who drew 1-1 at deposed champions and runners-up Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers all booked spots in next season's Uefa Cup.
Third-placed Liverpool, who drew 2-2 at home with Charlton, and Arsenal, who finished goalless at Portsmouth, had already booked into the Champions League qualifiers.
Spain
Real Madrid went top of the Primera Liga after an epic 4-3 comeback victory at home to Espanyol while rivals Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Real Betis.
The results mean that with four games left to play Real and Barca are level on 66 points but the nine-times European champions top the standings by virtue of their better head-to-head record against the Catalans.
Real staged a dramatic fightback to come from 3-1 down to snatch a 4-3 win thanks to a last-gasp strike from Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain.
Sevilla are in third spot, just two points behind the leaders, after they warmed up for their all-Spanish Uefa Cup final against Espanyol with a 2-1 win over Recreativo Huelva.
Italy
Lazio lost 4-3 at champions Inter Milan, having been 2-0 up inside five minutes, but they will still be in next season's Champions League qualifying round after Empoli lost 2-0 at Siena.
AC Milan also have a ticket to the Champions League qualifiers despite their 1-1 draw with Catania.
Fiorentina are in pole position for a Uefa Cup spot with two matches to go after a 1-0 win over Cagliari.
Germany
VfB Stuttgart snatched a 3-2 win at VfL Bochum to go two points clear heading into the Bundesliga's final weekend, giving them a sniff at a fifth German championship, their first in 15 years.
Stuttgart kept their nerve after trailing 2-1 at halftime and were rewarded when Mario Gomez, back after a long injury absence, headed in an equaliser in the 61st minute. Cacau struck the winner 11 minutes later.
Schalke 04 dropped to second place after losing 2-0 at Ruhr Valley rivals Borussia Dortmund.
France
Sochaux twice fought back from a goal down to beat Olympique Marseille 5-4 on penalties after the French Cup final had ended 2-2 after extra time.
It was the first victory in the tournament for Sochaux since 1937.
Marseille are still without a trophy since the 1993 European Cup. The trophy went to Sochaux after goalkeeper Teddy Richert saved from Toifilou Maoulida and Ronald Zubar in the shootout.
- REUTERS
