Weekend Review: Man City, Barcelona Crowned Champions As Bundesliga Race Goes Down to the Wire

• There were coronations and confirmations of champions in England and Spain as the season draws to a close
• It still remains undecided in Germany, with the final day set to unveil the winner of the Bundesliga
• Sports Brief has the lowdown on what transpired this weekend at the matches across Europe's top five leagues

Manchester City continued their dominance of the English Premier League with their third league crown on the bounce after Arsenal stumbled at Nottingham Forrest.

In Germany, the Bundesliga is set for a photo-finish, with Bayern Munich and Borussia neck-and-neck in the build-up to the final day, as the Bavarians desperately seek to salvage their season after disappointingly crashing out of the Champions League and the DFB Pokal.

Here are the five talking points from the weekend's round of matches:

Man City's three-peat Premier League

Manchester City became the first side since Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson to win the English Premier League on three consecutive occasions.

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Pep Guardiola's charges clinched the EPL without kicking a ball following Arsenal's shock defeat to Nottingham.

With a much-changed lineup and thanks to Julian Alvarez's ninth goal of the season, which doubled as City's 100th goal at the Etihad Stadium across all competitions this term, City put the cherry on top on an already successful 2022-23 campaign by beating Chelsea.

According to Sky Sports, City's third league crown on the bounce was Guardiola's fifth Premier League crown in the last six seasons since he was appointed as manager in 2016.

Barcelona crowned champions of Spain

FC Barcelona were officially presented with the La Liga title on the back of a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Real Sociedad on Saturday. It was the first home defeat for the Catalan giants in the Spanish division this campaign.

Regardless, it did not dampen the festive mood at Camp Nou, as the players celebrated their first league triumph since 2018-2019 in front of their faithful, taking the club's total tally to 27 championships, per Eurosport.

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While Barca enjoyed what has been a fruitful season, El Clasico rivals, Real Madrid endured a one-nil loss to Valencia, surrendering their second position to Atletico Madrid with three games remaining.

Madrid's Vinicius suffers racial abuse

Vinicius Junior was the centre of attraction as Real Madrid suffered back-to-back defeats across all competitions, losing 1-0 to Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium, CNN reports.

The Brazilian winger endured racial abuse for the umpteenth time in La Liga, this time from a section of Valencia fans, who aimed 'monkey' chants at him.

Vini managed to identify and point out one of the culprits. However, he ended up receiving a straight red card for catching Hudo Duro in the face with a stray hand as the enraged Brazilian was caught up in a melee.

He later took to social media to register his displeasure with how Spanish authorities have handled racial abuse.

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Bundesliga title race still on

For the first time in 11 years, the Bundesliga title could change hands, with Borussia Dortmund in pole position to win their first German championship since 2012.

Bayern Munich, the serial winners and ten-time defending champions, were one point ahead of their rivals ahead of the penultimate round of games, only to suffer an unexpected loss to RB Leipzig, virtually throwing the title into the path of Dortmund.

The Yellow and Blacks took the opportunity in their stride, beating Augsburg 3-0 to usurp Bayern at the top and go two points ahead of the Bavarians, with only one game left to end the season.

PSG could make history

Paris Saint-Germain all but sealed the French Ligue 1, thanks to a brace from superstar Kylian Mbappe. Les Parisiens are gunning for an unprecedented 11th championship with two games to spare.

Christophe Galtier's men, who have endured a topsy-turvy campaign, took matters into their own hands when the Frenchman scored twice in the opening eight minutes. His goals proved crucial as a there was a late surge from Auxerre, but the capital club held on to seal a 2-1 win.

Any result aside from a defeat for PSG against Strasbourg will confirm them as champions of France.