Dramatic finishes
Galatasaray claimed the Turkish championship at the expense of long-time leaders Fenerbahçe SK, as they won and their fierce rivals drew. Over in Ukraine, Shakhtar were 2-1 victors against FC Dynamo Kyiv in a play-off to decide the title while in Switzerland, Zürich leapfrogged FC Basel 1893 after profiting from the same scoreline in their final-day encounter. Unlike Fenerbahçe and Dynamo, Basel will not have the consolation of UEFA Champions League entry next season.
Picture clearer
Elsewhere, Fiorentina and Lille also had memorable weekends after clinching the last qualifying positions on offer in Italy and France respectively. Both clubs have UEFA Champions League experience, and will be joined in the qualifying rounds by AEK Athens FC and FK Mladá Boleslav who secured second spot in Greece and the Czech Republic respectively. The Spanish picture will become clearer after Real Madrid CF travel to Sevilla FC and Valencia CF visit CA Osasuna on Tuesday. Both home teams are battling for fourth place.
Provisional access list - 2006/07 UEFA Champions League
Teams in bold already confirmed in position | | IOC | Stage | Club | | Grp | Holders | | ESP | Grp | FC Barcelona | | ESP | Grp | Real Madrid CF | | ESP | Q3 | Valencia CF | | ESP | Q3 | CA Osasuna | | ENG | Grp | Chelsea FC | | ENG | Grp | Manchester United FC | | ENG | Q3 | Liverpool FC | | ENG | Q3 | Arsenal FC | | ITA | Grp | Juventus | | ITA | Grp | AC Milan | | ITA | Q3 | FC Internazionale Milano | | ITA | Q3 | ACF Fiorentina | | FRA | Grp | Olympique Lyonnais | | FRA | Grp | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | | FRA | Q3 | LOSC Lille Métropole | | GER | Grp | FC Bayern München | | GER | Grp | Werder Bremen | | GER | Q3 | Hamburger SV | | POR | Grp | FC Porto | | POR | Grp | Sporting Clube de Portugal | | POR | Q3 | SL Benfica | | NED | Grp | PSV Eindhoven | | NED | Q3 | AFC Ajax | | GRE | Grp | Olympiacos CFP | | GRE | Q3 | AEK Athens FC | | BEL | Grp | RSC Anderlecht | | BEL | Q3 | R. Standard de Liège | | SCO | Q3 | Celtic FC | | SCO | Q2 | Heart of Midlothian FC | | TUR | Q3 | Galatasaray SK | | TUR | Q2 | Fenerbahçe SK | | CZE | Q3 | FC Slovan Liberec | | CZE | Q2 | FK Mladá Boleslav | | RUS | Q3 | PFC CSKA Moskva | | RUS | Q2 | FC Spartak Moskva | | AUT | Q3 | FK Austria Wien | | AUT | Q2 | SV Austria Salzburg | | UKR | Q3 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | | UKR | Q2 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | | ISR | Q2 | Maccabi Haifa FC | | SCG | Q2 | FK Crvena Zvezda | | POL | Q2 | Legia Warszawa | | SUI | Q2 | FC Zürich | | NOR | Q2 | Vålerenga IF | | BUL | Q2 | PFC Levski Sofia | | CRO | Q2 | NK Dinamo Zagreb | | DEN | Q2 | FC København | | HUN | Q2 | Újpesti TE | | ROU | Q2 | FC Sportul Studentesc | | SWE | Q1 | Djurgårdens IF | | SVK | Q1 | MFK Ružomberok | | SLO | Q1 | NK Gorica | | CYP | Q1 | Apollon Limassol FC | | BIH | Q1 | NK Široki Brijeg | | LAT | Q1 | FHK Liepajas Metalurgs | | FIN | Q1 | Myllykosken Pallo-47 | | MOL | Q1 | FC Sheriff | | GEO | Q1 | FC Sioni Bolnisi | | LIT | Q1 | FK Ekranas | | ISL | Q1 | FH Hafnarfjördur | | MKD | Q1 | FK Rabotnicki | | IRL | Q1 | Cork City FC | | BLS | Q1 | FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk | | ARM | Q1 | FC Pyunik | | MLT | Q1 | Birkirkara FC | | ALB | Q1 | KS Elbasani | | EST | Q1 | FC TVMK Tallinn | | NIR | Q1 | Linfield FC | | WAL | Q1 | Total Network Solutions FC | | LUX | Q1 | F91 Dudelange | | AZE | Q1 | FK Baku | | FAR | Q1 | B36 Tórshavn | | KAZ | Q1 | FK Aktobe |
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