Premier League (returns 17 June)
At the top
It's a matter of when and not if, when it comes to Liverpool lifting their first title in 30 years. Should Manchester City lose to Everton on the first day of the restart, then a win in the Merseyside derby would see the Reds crowned champions.
Elsewhere, there is plenty to play for at the top with the possible expulsion of Manchester City from the Champions League for two seasons turning the top-four race into a top-five chase.
City’s European fate will be decided this week with their three-day Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing, and if they should fail in that appeal, it throws things wide open.
Arsenal, in ninth, five points behind fifth placed Manchester United and with a game in hand, would suddenly feel they are in the mix for Champions League football next season. That their first game back is against City makes thing all the more intriguing.
Likewise, Sheffield United would find themselves occupying a Champions League spot and leap-frogging Manchester United if they win their first game back, against relegation strugglers Aston Villa.
Down the bottom
Norwich have appeared to be a beaten docket for some time now and it looks like being two from Brighton, West Ham, Watford, Bournemouth and Aston Villa to join them.
Karren Brady's efforts to have the league cancelled proved to be ultimately fruitless and left a sour taste in the mouth for many neutrals, but they are one of the teams that could benefit from playing in an empty ground given how well their move to the London Stadium has gone down.
Aston Villa have six home games to come but that is not going to be the advantage it once was and they also still have to face five of the current top seven teams.
Watford are desperate to call on the talents of Troy Deeney - not a given at the moment - as they are a different team with him while Brighton have a nightmare run-in that will leave them with very few chances to pick up handy points.
La Liga (returns 11 June)
At the top
Same as it ever was. The league title is a two-horse race between Barcelona and Real Madrid, with Barca holding a slim one-point advantage.
Atletico Madrid have lost their killer instinct in front of goal and too many draws have seen them slip not just out of the title race but also perilously close to missing out on the top four and a Champions League spot. That is, if they don’t win the thing, having already knocked out defending champions Liverpool.
Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Getafe round out an unfamiliar looking Spanish top six.
Sociedad have played some wonderful football this season and would be a welcome addition to the Champions League, while Getafe’s success has been built on a tight 4-4-2 approach that, like Mourinho’s Chelsea, almost considers possession to be a liability.
With two points separating all four teams, it’s going to be a close race.
At the bottom
Espanyol already look to have too much ground to make up at the bottom and are six points adrift.
Leganes are not much better off, and while they are three points from safety, they have won just five games all season and still have to face Real Madrid and Barcelona.
The Madrid-based club lost Denmark forward Martin Braithwaite, one of their biggest attacking threats, to Barca in February, thanks to a quirk of the transfer system that left them with no chance to replace him.
Mallorca, Celta Vigo and Eibar are separated by two points and Valladolid in 15th have to be careful that they are not dragged into the dogfight with just four points separating them from the bottom three. A win in their first game back against Leganes would open up a nice gap, but defeat would see them right back in it.
Eibar meanwhile face Real Madrid in their first game back and have a tricky run of games that could leave them really struggling for points.
Serie A (returns 20 June)
At the top
It’s a familiar scene in Italy with Juventus sitting atop Serie A but they are in the midst of a real title challenge with Lazio lurking just a point behind them in second and desperate to stop Juve claiming a ninth consecutive crown.
Both sides are boosted with the return of players that ordinarily would have been out for the season. The defending champions welcome back central defender Merih Demiral, although Paulo Dybala is still struggling for fitness after a bout of Covid-19 while Lazio can call upon Lucas Leiva and Senad Lulic once more.
Inter Milan have dropped off the pace and in normal circumstances, nine points would look to be too much ground to make up, but there is no telling in what state Juve and Lazio will be when they return.
The Nerazzurri remain on track for a top-four finish and a Champions League spot as Atalanta and Roma look set to battle it out for fourth place and that final spot with Napoli very much the outsiders now.
Atalanta have been the surprise package of the season, both at home and in Europe and they start back with a very winnable game against Sassuolo before a crucial clash with Lazio.
At the bottom
Although there are still 12 games left to play in Serie A, things aren’t looking bright for the bottom two of Brescia and SPAL.
Both are well off the pace and would appear to be set for the drop with any one of six teams likely to join them.
Brescia have sacked Mario Balotelli contract after the Italy striker failed to return to training ahead of Serie A's restart this month.
Just five points separate Lecce in 18th and Fiorentina in 13th and all the clubs in between - Genoa, Sampdoria, Torino and Udinese - should be looking over their shoulders.
With just two points between them and the relegation zone, Torino may be the most concerned given their wretched run of form before the shutdown.
Having lost seven games on the bounce, including a humiliating 7-0 defeat to Atalanta, and a 4-0 loss against third from bottom Lecce, the Turin side need to hit the ground running if they’re to stay up.
Meanwhile, the Italian Football Federation has said their transfer window will open on 1 September, two months later than scheduled, and close on 5 October.
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