Some European season summaries

These are commonly followed leagues on this board, so don't get butthurt if I don't go in the UEFA country ranking order.

GS = Group stage; Q4 = Play-off round; Q3 = Third qualifying round, etc.
*-Denotes placement can still change

ENGLAND

Champions: Manchester City
FA Cup: Chelsea
Carling Cup: Liverpool

EPL Top scorer: Robin van Persie, Arsenal (30)

Champions League: Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal (GS), Tottenham Hotspur (Q4) or Chelsea (GS)
Europa League: Chelsea/Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United (Q4), Liverpool (Q3)

Promoted: Reading, Southampton, West Ham United/Blackpool
Relegated: Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers


SPAIN

Champions: Real Madrid
Copa del Rey: Athletic Bilbao or Barcelona (24 May)

La Liga top scorer: Lionel Messi, Barcelona (50)

Champions League: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia (GS), Málaga (Q4)
Europa League: Atlético Madrid (GS), Levante*, Athletic Bilbao*

Promoted: TBD (5 rounds to play - top 2 promoted, places 3-6 playoff)
Relegated: Villarreal, Sporting Gijón, Racing Santander


GERMANY

Champions: Borussia Dortmund
DFB-Pokal: Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga top scorer: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Schalke (29)

Champions League: Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Schalke (GS), Borussia Mönchengladbach (Q4)
Europa League: Bayer Leverkusen (GS), Stuttgart (Q4), Hannover (Q3)

Promoted: Greuther Fürth, Eintracht Frankfurt, (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
Relegated: Köln, Kaiserslautern, (Hertha Berlin)


ITALY

Champions: Juventus
Coppa Italia: Juventus or Napoli (20 May)

Serie A top scorer: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, AC Milan (28)

Champions League: Juventus, AC Milan (GS), Udinese (Q4)
Europa League: Napoli (GS or Q4), Lazio (Q4 or GS), Inter Milan (Q3)

Promoted: TBD (2 rounds left - Top 2 promoted, places 3-6 playoff)
Relegated: Lecce, Novara, Cesena


FRANCE

Champions: Montpellier or PSG
Coupe de France: Lyon
Coupe de la Ligue: Marseille

Ligue 1 top scorer: TBD

Champions League: Montpellier, PSG (GS), Lille (Q4)
Europa League: Lyon (GS), 5th place (Q4), Marseille (Q3)

Promoted: Bastia, Reims, Troyes
Relegated: TBD, TBD, Auxerre


NETHERLANDS

Champions: Ajax
KNVB Beker: PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie top scorer: Bas Dost, Heerenveen (32)

Champions League: Ajax (GS), Feyenoord (Q3)
Europa League: PSV Eindhoven, AZ Alkmaar (Q4), Heerenveen (Q3), Vitesse Arnhem or RKC Waalwijk (Q2), FC Twente (Q1 - Fair Play)

Promoted: FC Zwolle, Willem II/Den Bosch, (Helmond Sport)
Relegated: Excelsior Rotterdam, De Graafschap, (VVV Venlo)


Other CL group stage qualifiers: FC Porto, Benfica, Zenit St. Petersburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Galatasaray, Olympiakos, Champion of Denmark (only if Bayern Munich win final)