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MATCHDAY: Chelsea meet Leicester in FA Cup final

A look at what’s going on in European football on Saturday: ENGLAND Chelsea face Leicester in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium in the first of two huge matches between the clubs over the next four days. On Tuesday they meet in the Premier League in what could end up being the playoffs to clinch one of the Champions League qualifying spots. The winner of the cup final would gain a psychological advantage. Chelsea are looking to win their first trophy under Thomas Tuchel, who joined in January and has already led the team to the Champions League final on May 29, and the FA Cup final for the ninth time. . Leicester have never won the FA Cup and are looking to win a first trophy since their unlikely Premier League victory in 2016. There are also three games in the league, with West Ham aiming to stay alive in the race for a top. -four by beating Brighton. A win would leave West Ham fifth, three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea. Southampton welcome already relegated Fulham and fit Leeds head to Burnley. ITALY Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan side have already ended Juventus’ record for nine consecutive Serie A titles. Now Conte is looking to end his former side’s chances of qualifying for the League of Nations. champions. If Inter win at Juventus, the Bianconeri can be mathematically eliminated from the claim to finish in the top four. There is a close battle between four clubs for the remaining three places, with Atalanta (75 points), AC Milan (75), Napoli (73) and Juventus (72). Atalanta visit a Genoa side with little to play, while AC Milan (against Cagliari) and Napoli (against Fiorentina) play on Sunday. Lazio, who have 67 points but one game in progress, also have an outside shot in the top four if they can beat Roma in the city derby ahead of their postponed game against Torino next Tuesday. GERMANY Cologne could be relegated from the Bundesliga for the sixth time if it loses to Hertha Berlin and further results conspire against it in the penultimate round. Hertha is also not sure, but can earn her survival. Arminia Bielefeld, two points above Cologne, welcomes Hoffenheim, and Werder Bremen heads to Augsburg for another relegation battle. Bremen are ahead of Bielefeld only on goal difference, and Augsburg can still be caught. Bayern Munich already have the title, but Robert Lewandowski only needs one more goal to equal Bayern great Gerd Müller’s record of 40 in the 1971-72 season. The Polish star’s teammates are committed to helping him achieve this in Freiburg. Freiburg can still qualify for the Conference League, the new third tier European competition due to start next season, finishing seventh. Eintracht Frankfurt aim to put pressure on Borussia Dortmund in last place for Champions League qualification with a victory at the already relegated Schalke. Bayer Leverkusen can clinch a Europa League qualification with a victory over Union Berlin, which fights Borussia Mönchengladbach for the Conference League place. Gladbach, ahead of Union on goal difference, hosts Stuttgart for Marco Rose’s last home game as a coach. ___ More AP football: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports The Associated Press