France: it's Super Ligue 1!
By winning Sunday in the Rhône (2-3), Lille struck a big blow in the French Championship, removing Lyon from the podium and taking back the controls in front of PSG and Monaco, still intractable and winners respectively in Metz (1- 3) and against Angers on Sunday (0-1).
There are now four days left, four opportunities to make the difference at the top of a completely crazy championship.
The 34th day did not upset the plans, but it almost eliminated a contender: Lyon, now behind four points from the podium.
🔥 We also take stock of this historic top 4!
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In the race for the next European Cup, the three contenders prevailed: Lens retains its fifth place after its 2-1 victory against Nîmes;
Marseille, winner 1-3 against Reims follows suit and Rennes remains in ambush after having crushed Dijon (5-1), officially relegated.
England: Chelsea takes the right wagon, Liverpool stalls
Chelsea have achieved significant success in the Champions League race by beating West Ham (0-1), for the 33rd day of the Premier League.
On the other hand, Liverpool can bite their fingers.
The Reds had to be content with a draw at home (1-1) against Newcastle which leaves them four points from a qualifying place for the Champions League and under the threat of rival Everton.
Chilly 🔗 Timo!
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- Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 25, 2021
After beating Manchester City away (1-2) and drawing with Liverpool (1-1), Leeds still grabbed a point against a big one, keeping Manchester United in check (0-0), and passed 9th with 47 points.
This point also offers the Red Devils 8 lengths ahead of their pursuer, Leicester (3rd) who receives Crystal Palace on Monday.
Manchester City (1st) and Tottenham (7th) have meanwhile skipped the championship because of the League Cup final at Wembley.
A few days before their Champions League semi-final against PSG [Wednesday, April 28], the “Citizens” have offered themselves a fourth consecutive victory in this competition.
Germany: Bayern Munich will wait for its 31st title
Bayern Munich will have to wait for their ninth consecutive coronation.
Beaten 2 to 1 in Mainz, the Bavarians gave up their opportunity to definitively fold the German championship this weekend.
At the same time, RB Leipzig won 2-0 on Sunday at home against Stuttgart, falling to seven points behind the defending champions.
The Redbull club are seven points ahead of third-party Wolfsburg and are now guaranteed to finish on the podium for the fourth time in five seasons since joining the Bundesliga in 2016.
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- DFB-Pokal (@DFB_Pokal) April 26, 2021
The beautiful operation of this 31st day returns to Borussia Dortmund who, by winning 2 to 0 at Wolfburg, was two points behind their opponent and only one from Frankfurt, beaten Saturday (3-1) in Leverkusen.
What still hope for one of the four qualifying places for the Champions League.
Italy: Inter Milan, a little closer to the scudetto
By winning 1-0 against Hellas Verona thanks to a late-game goal from Matteo Darmian at the end of the game, Inter Milan are only one victory away from their first scudetto since 2010.
Inter have provisionally eleven points ahead of Atalanta, the new runner-up after his demonstration against Bologna (5-0), and thirteen over Milan (3rd), traveling Monday night at Lazio Rome and on Juve (4th ).
This gap, five days from the end, makes possible a coronation of the Nerazzurri from next weekend.
A point each.
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- ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) April 25, 2021
Juventus, she continues her course on alternating current, long dominated in envy by Fiorentina and a little muddled in the second half, which forced him to settle for a draw (1-1).
Napoli is now in ambush and could dislodge the Turinese from their qualifying place for the Champions League in the event of victory against the other club of Turin.
Liga: Atlético Madrid stalls again, Real and Barça in ambush
Atlético Madrid have lost ground again.
Beaten 2 to 1 by Athletic Bilbao on Sunday night in the Basque Country, the Madrid club are only two points ahead of the Spanish championship.
Real Madrid therefore nibbled a bit of their neighbor's lead, despite their scoreless draw conceded at home on Saturday against Betis Sevilla, while FC Barcelona returned to their level after their success (1-2) on the Villarreal field thanks to a double from Antoine Griezmann.
The Catalans could take the lead in La Liga if they win at home on Thursday in a late game against Granada.
Behind this leading trio, Sevilla FC, home winner of Granada (2-1), does not give up and occupies 4th place just one point behind Real and Barça.
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- LaLiga (@LaLigaFRA) April 25, 2021
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