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End of Season 2015/2016 - World Review
English Premier League
Winner: Everton
2nd: Tottenham
3rd: Man City
4th: Arsenal
Relegated: Bolton, Swansea, Leicester
Top Scorers: Mario Mandzukic (Tottenham - 25 goals), Kevin Mirallas (Everton - 22 goals), Luis Suarez (Liverpool - 21 goals)
FA Cup: Cardiff beats Leicester on penalties
League Cup: Man Utd beats Everton 2-1
French Ligue 1
Winner: Lyon
2nd: PSG (perennial bridesmaids!)
3rd: AS Monaco
4th: Marseille
Relegated: Troyes, Valenciennes, Metz
Top Scorers: Falcao (Monaco - 28 goals), Diego Costa (Monaco - 24 goals), Ola Toivonen (Rennais - 22 goals)
French Cup: Monaco beats PSG on penalties
Ligue Cup: Monaco beats PSG 2-1, completing a cup double
German First Division
Winner: Dortmund (twice in a row)
2nd: Bayern
3rd: Gladbach
4th: Leverkusen
Relegated: Union Berlin, Kaiserslautern
Top Scorers: Stefan Kiebling (Leverkusen - 17 goals), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern - 17 goals), Henrikh Mikhitaryan (Dortmund - 15 goals)
German Cup: Werder Bremen beats Paderborn 1-0, winning for a 2nd season in a row
Dutch Eredivise
Winner: Ajax (6 in a row)
2nd: Feyernoord
3rd: FC Utrecht
4th: PSV
Relegated: RKC, Roda JC, FC Den Bosch
Top Scorers: Macauley Chrisantus (Utrecht - 21 goals), Abdoulaye Sane(Willem II - 14 goals), Granziano Pelle (Feyernoord - 13 goals)
Dutch Cup: AZ beats FC Den Bosch 2-0
Italian Serie A
Winner: Juventus (5 in a row)
2nd: Fiorentina
3rd: Sampdoria
4th: Parma
Relegated: Palermo, Pescara, Spezia
Top Scorers: Fernando Llorente (Juventus - 24 goals), Mario Gomez (Fiorentina - 20 goals), Ezequial Rescaldani (Fiorentina - 18 goals)
Italian Cup: Roma beats Lazio 1-0, getting revenge for last season's loss in the finals
Spanish Liga BBVA
Winner: Barcelona
2nd: Reak Madrid
3rd: Atletico
4th: Villareal
Relegated: Sporting, Rayo, Almeria
Top Scorers: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real - 21 goals), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid - 17 goals), Lionel Messi (Barcelona - 17 goals)
Spanish Cup: Barcelona beats Granada 3-1 in the finals, completing a domestic double
Champions League
Man City beats Monaco 3-1 in the finals, defending their title for a 3rd year. Jordan Henderson opened the scoring in the 26th minute but a quick equaliser from Falcao in the 30th minute levelled things up. Aguero's strike in the 44th minute was the deciding goal.
Euro Cup
Athletic upsets Chelsea 1-0 in the finals behind a Gabilondo goal in the 95th minute of play.
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