Before their fundamental match against Madrid in the Champions League, City wanted to leave the Premier resolved. He visited an Everton immersed in the fight to avoid relegation and who sold his skin dearly. For more than half an hour the tofees defended themselves well and the citizens could not find the space to penetrate the rival area. It had to be a genius that opened the game; Gundogan controlled a ball from behind in the small area and in an unusual foreshortening sent the ball into the back of the net. Everton was baffled and just two minutes later Haaland appeared to score his 36th goal after a Gundogan cross. In the second half, the German closed his superb match with a beautiful free-kick goal.
Knowing what happened in Liverpool, Arsenal received Brighton with no margin for error. Everything that was not a victory left Arteta’s men with little chance of winning the Premier. Unfortunately he found himself with the best version of Brighton, without a doubt the revelation team of this Premier. The first part was a real game of chess between the two coaches, both teams pressing with ambition and looking to get out playing. Brighton dominated the ball more, but the forces were even. The balance tipped in the second half, a whole football lesson for the Seagulls, who waited, attracted pressure from the Gunners and then punished the spaces behind them. The young Enciso opened the scoring but Zerbi’s men continued to insist and an Arsenal error at the start marked the second with ten minutes to go. Estupiñan closed the match in discount to achieve a historic score at the Emirates, (the biggest win that Arteta’s men have received this season) in a true ode to football from a Brighton that is advancing resolutely towards Europe.
Of the rest of the day, the victories of Aston Villa and United stand out. Emery’s men faced Tottenham in a direct duel for Europe and won 2-1 to tie on points in the table with Spurs and overtake them on goal difference. United, for their part, beat Wolves (2-0), opens a four-point gap with respect to Liverpool and practically ensures their participation in the Champions League next season.
A league:
In a day marked by the punctures of the teams that dispute the European places, Inter and Juventus achieved two fundamental victories that put their qualification for the Champions League on track. The neroazzurros thrashed Sassuolo (4-2) and add five consecutive victories that have allowed them to distance themselves five points from Milan, fifth right now. Juventinos, for their part, defeated Cremonese (2-0) in a duel marked by Pogba’s injury, who only lasted twenty minutes on the green and left the field in tears. Lazio drew at the last minute against Lecce (2-2), but was lucky, as Milan fell to La Spezia (2-0) and failed to cut points from Sarri’s men. The week in the Rossonera part of the Lombard capital has been very tough after the defeat in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals against their neighbors and the subsequent league debacle. Roma paid for the effort in the Europa League and did not go beyond a goalless draw against Bologna. The European competition now seems the best option for Mourinho’s men to return to the Champions League. Finally, Atalanta lost to Salernitana 1-0 and is still out of European positions. The Cup final between Inter and Fiorentina will decide whether or not that seventh place gives access to the Conference, so the team that ends in that position will have to cheer on Simone Inzaghi’s men in that match.
Bundesliga:
Bayern knew they had to win the remaining three games to be champion and this Saturday they took the first step. He thrashed Schalke 6-0, which allows him to maintain the point advantage over Dortmund, who also won their match. If the Bavarians are finally proclaimed champions, the Borussers will remember that fateful draw against Bochum, in a match in which no resounding penalty was awarded. In any case, Edin Terzic’s men want to speed up their options and to do so they defeated Gladbach 5-2, with a fabulous initial half hour in which they scored four goals.
Unión Berlin and Freiburg faced each other in a fundamental duel for the Champions League, which the Berliners won 4-2, to open a gap of three points with respect to their rival that could be decisive. The other team involved in that fight is Leipzig, who achieved an agonizing victory against Bremen, after coming back from behind with goals in the 87th and 96th minute. The Red Bull team recovers the third place they had provisionally lost and will be the Champions League team with win one of the two remaining matches. The last European place is disputed by four teams, of which Wolfsburg is currently the best placed after their victory against Hoffenheim (2-1). Leverkusen paid for the effort in the Europa League and did not go beyond a draw against Stuttgart, thus losing sixth place, due to the best goal difference of the Volkswagen team. From behind comes Eintracht, who beat Mainz (3-0) in the direct duel for Europe and is placed three points behind Wolfsburg.
Ligue 1:
After their resounding victory against Ajaccio (5-0) in the return of Leo Messi, PSG only needs one more victory in the three remaining games to be crowned French champions. His pursuers, Lens, won their game, 2-1 against Reims, despite playing more than 70 minutes with one player less. Marseille beat relegated Angers (3-1) and practically ensures their presence in the Champions League, although they will still need a puncture from Lens to reach second place and qualify directly.
Monaco and Lille, fourth and fifth ranked, drew 0-0, a result that did not satisfy both. The Monegasques see how the Champions League is inevitably moving away, while the bulldogs feel the breath of Rennes on their necks, who forcefully beat Troyes (4-0) to move to one point from that fifth place. Lyon lost to Clermont (2-1) and qualifying for Europe is increasingly difficult. The season of the modest team from the Rhône region is tremendously meritorious, with one of the lowest budgets in the category, it is currently in eighth place and has achieved a comfortable salvation.
Eredivisie:
Feyenoord is champion of the Netherlands. The 3-0 victory against Go Ahead Eagles ensures the title for those from Rotterdam two days in advance. The league is a prize for the magnificent season of the Arne Slot boys. The Mexican Santiago Jiménez has been the most outstanding figure of the team with his fifteen goals, but the great architect of the title is undoubtedly Arne Slot, one of the best young coaches in Europe. Last season they reached the final of the Conference and in this they have won the league for those from Rotterdam six years later. We will see if he will continue on the Feyenoord bench next season, since there is speculation that Tottenham will be very interested in taking over his services.
2023-05-14 23:04:53
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