• Ligue 1: a small point between Lille and PSG before the last day
Leader before the 37th day of Ligue 1, Lille could not do better than a goalless draw on their lawn against AS Saint-Étienne.
In the standings, LOSC retains the lead but lets PSG get closer to one point.
The Parisians dominated the Stade de Reims (4-0) with goals from Neymar, Mbappé, Marquinhos and Kean.
In the race for the podium, Monaco remains third and can still hope to be champion.
The Monegasques beat Stade Rennais (2-1) thanks to achievements by Ben Yedder and Golovin in the first half.
Traveling to Nîmes, Olympique Lyonnais won (5-2) in a meeting full of goals.
In the race for the Europa League, Rennes therefore missed an opportunity to overtake Lens, sharply beaten by Bordeaux (3-0).
On the other hand, OM is now almost guaranteed to compete in European competition next year.
Sampaoli's men won 3-2 at the Stade Vélodrome thanks to a hat-trick from Milik.
⏱ 90 + 7 |
#OMSCO 3️⃣-2️⃣
VICTOOOOOOIRE !!
After a hat-trick from Arek Milik, OM won in extra time and made a big step towards Europe.
✈️ We will have to finish the work next Sunday in Metz.
🗣 #ALLEZLOM pic.twitter.com/YEdsQamgAM
- Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) May 16, 2021
• Premier League: West Ham says goodbye to Europe, Liverpool saved by goalkeeper
In their race to qualify for the next edition of the Champions League, Liverpool came very close to saying goodbye to their goal.
Traveling to West Bromwich on the occasion of the 36th day of the Premier League, the Reds managed to win (1-2) thanks to a crazy goal from his goalkeeper Alisson in the last moments of the game.
Liverpool are now just one point behind fourth-placed Chelsea.
What a moment !!!
🤩🤯🤪 I love you boys ❤️ pic.twitter.com/QOThy9pZCN
- Alisson Becker (@Alissonbecker) May 16, 2021
Held in check at Brighton (0-0), West Ham has almost said goodbye to any chance of playing in the Champions League next season.
Winner of Wolverhampton (2-0), Tottenham remains in the race for Europe, even if the Europa Leagues or Europa Conference seem more likely, that of the Champions being almost out of reach.
With 59 points, the Spurs seize 6th place to the detriment of West Ham, on goal difference, and are therefore virtually qualified for the C3 two days from the end, while their five lengths behind Chelsea 4th and last qualified for the C1 seem prohibitive.
Chelsea and Leicester faced each other in the FA Cup final on Saturday and the "Foxes" took the opportunity to win it thanks to a strike from Youri Tielemans (1-0).
• Bundesliga: Dortmund and Wolsfburg compost their Champions League ticket
Bayern, already crowned champions, Leipzig, Dortmund and Wolfsburg will represent Germany next year in the Champions League, after the qualifications of Borussia and the "Wolves" on the 33rd and penultimate day.
Wolfsburg saved a 2-2 draw at runner-up Leipzig after leading 2-0, and Dortmund easily won 3-1 in Mainz, three days after winning the German Cup by sweeping the same in the final. Leipzig (4-1).
Behind Munich (75 pts) and Leipzig (65 pts), assured of the first two places, Borussia is for the moment on the podium with 61 points like Wolfsburg, but with two lengths in advance on goal difference (+27 against +25).
Behind, the fifth Frankfurt has only 57 points and will no longer be able to pick up the top-4, qualifying for the European queen competition, on the last day next Saturday.
The final day will have an individual stake for Robert Lewandowski: the Pole could surpass the fabulous record of 40 goals in a Bundesliga season, set in 1971-72 by the legendary Gerd "Bomber" Müller.
This weekend, he equalized it.
I achieved a goal that once seemed impossible to imagine # Lewy40 ⚽ I'm so unbelievably proud to make history for @FCBayern, and to play a part in creating the stories that fans will tell their children - following in the footsteps of legends like Gerd Müller # RL9 # 4EverGerd 🤜🤛 pic.twitter.com/G7EYWz88dn
- Robert Lewandowski (@lewy_official) May 15, 2021
• Serie A: three-way match for qualification in C1
Milan missed, on Sunday, the opportunity to validate his ticket for the Champions League, with a disappointing 0-0 against Cagliari, and will play everything on the last day of Serie A, next weekend, on the ground of Atalanta Bergamo.
Against Bergamasques (2nd) already in C1 thanks to their victory over Genoa (4-3), on Saturday, the Rossoneri (3rd) will have to win to be certain of accessing the Champions League, a competition that they do not have more contested since the 2013-14 season.
Any other result would risk seeing them being overtaken on the line by Napoli (4th, same number of points) and Juventus Turin (5th at one point), in the fight for the last two tickets available (with Atalanta and the Inter, champion).
On the last day, Naples, who will also be guaranteed to play the C1 in case of victory, will host Hellas Verona (10th).
Juventus, for the moment promised in the Europa League with its fifth place, will move to Bologna (11th) hoping for a misstep from Napoli or Milan.
🏆 Calcio 🇮🇹 Serie A⚽
Results and ranking after the 37th day ⤵
See you for the last day for the qualification for # UCL 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/zmWqIc2qml
- JUVENTUS CORSICA TIFOSI (@CorsicaTifosi) May 16, 2021
• Liga: Who from Atlético or Real Madrid will be crowned champion?
As in Ligue 1, we will have to wait until the last day next weekend to find out the name of the future champion of Spain. One thing is certain: the champion will be from Madrid. Atlético and Real are held in two points while FC Barcelona finally let go in the title race by losing at home to Celta Vigo (1-2).
It was long believed that the "Colchoneros", leaders since the 9th day, were going to crack and give up their throne, faithful to their reputation as a cursed club.
Budimir, Osasuna striker, opened the scoring with a powerful header that Oblak saved too late, behind his line ... and, still in the last quarter of an hour, Lodi equalized by scoring his first goal of the season in La Liga with a bright opening from Joao Felix.
Then the Uruguayan Luis Suarez saved his team two minutes from the end of regulation time.
🅩🅞🅝🅐 @ LuisSuarez9 🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/qQQ51B12UA
- Atlético de Madrid (@AtletiFR) May 16, 2021
For its part, Real de Zidane - who denied having announced his upcoming departure to the players - still believes in the title.
An unintentional goal scored by Nacho, from the knee (69th), offered a timid success to the "Merengues", who will have to win at all costs next Sunday against Villarreal, and hope for a misstep from Atlético, to retain their national crown.
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