European football: Barça puts pressure on Real, Lazio wins

• Liga: Barça returns to the heels of Real, Seville almost in C1 

Victorious on the lawn of Valladolid (0-1), despite the injury of Antoine Griezmann, Saturday during the 36th day of Liga, FC Barcelona returned to a point of Real Madrid, leader of the Liga, who moves to Granada Monday. For its part, Sevilla FC took a very big step towards the Champions League, after its victory against the penultimate Mallorca (2-0) on Sunday. Two days before the end of the championship, the Andalusians are fourth on equal points with Atlético Madrid, and above all have a 9-point lead over Villarreal, which receives Real Sociedad on Monday.

• Premier League: Chelsea and Leicester lose ground, Tottenham punishes Arsenal  

Chelsea conceded a disturbing defeat on the pitch of promoted Sheffield United (3-0) on Saturday in their 35th day of the Premier League. A setback that could be expensive for the Blues, 3rd with 60 points, in the race for the Champions League. Same scenario for Leicester, 4th with 59 points, which has won only one of its last 5 games. Worse, the Foxes suffered a stinging defeat on Sunday at the relegated Bournemouth (4-1), leaving the way open to Manchester United, who can take third place this Monday night by beating Southampton at Old Trafford. 

In the London derby between the historic enemies of Tottenham and Arsenal, it was José Mourinho's men who won the bet (2-1) and surpassed their victim of the day in the standings. Tottenham is two points back from 7th place, while Arsenal is 9th, two lengths from the Spurs.  

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• Serie A: Juve and Atalanta neutralize each other, Lazio no longer responds 

Juventus Turin, the irremovable leader of the Italian championship, was heckled on its lawn by Atalanta Bergamo (2-2), Saturday during the 32nd day of the championship, and could not save the point of the draw that thanks to a penalty scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 90th minute. A result that still allows him to widen the gap a little more on his Lazio dolphin.

Second in the ranking, Lazio Rome, 8 points behind Juve, is down. Simone Inzaghi's men recorded their third defeat in a row by losing at home to Sassuolo (1-2). A disappointment that allows Atalanta, future opponent of PSG in the quarterfinals of the C1 [scheduled for August 12 at 9 pm], to return to a point of the Romans. Monday, the day will end with the match between Inter Milan (4th) and Torino (16th). In case of victory, the Milanese would return to the height of Lazio.

With AFP

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