On Saturday, several interesting matches were played in the main European leagues with the participation of the best teams. This weekend there is a special intrigue in Germany, where a new champion may be determined as early as the 29th round. The main events of the day are in the “Championship” review.
Bayern and Stuttgart postpone the Bayer championship
With six games left, Bayern and Stuttgart were 16 points behind Bayer. This meant that, if their rivals failed, Leverkusen would become German champions without having to take the field. But the leader’s pursuers maintained intrigue at least until Sunday.
Bayern beat Cologne at home and managed to dispel thoughts about Arsenal and the Champions League. Although the visitors were very lucky (in the first half the locals hit the post several times), they held on for a full hour. Only in the 65th minute did the Munich team put pressure on their rival. After the corner, Guerreiro seemed to center, but the ball flew over everyone and into the net. And in added time, Müller “robbed” the unsuspecting Waldschmidt and scored Bayern’s second goal.
The main problem for the still current champion after the match was Kingsley Coman’s hip injury, who was out for several weeks.
Bayern – Cologne – 2:0
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The match was easier for Stuttgart, although Sebastian Hoenes’ team was opposed by Eintracht, who were fighting for the European Cup. The home team scored three goals in the first 36 minutes. The scoring was opened by the super sniper Guirassi, for whom this goal was already the 25th of the Bundesliga season. In this way, the Guinean broke the club record that belonged to Mario Gómez.
Then, another Stuttgart striker, Undav, made two effective actions. Six minutes later he scored the home team’s second goal and then assisted the Leveling. Stuttgart is getting closer to qualifying for the Champions League next season.
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Atlético closes the gap with Girona
In Spain the fight for the title continues, but Girona is no longer participating. Míchel’s team was 10 points behind Real Madrid and now they also lost in Madrid. It is true that another competitor is Atlético, which reduced the gap between the top 3 to four points.
Although for Girona this was the best time to meet Diego Simeone’s team at the end of the season. After all, Atlético has two games in six days in the Champions League, and between them there is a First Division game. As the hosts gathered strength, the visitors quickly scored a goal in the 4th minute. Dovbik finished off a Couta cross and became the league’s top scorer with 17 goals.
But at the end of the half hour of the game, Griezmann converted a penalty awarded by Gutiérrez. And before the break, Morata surprised the rival defense with a feint from Zidane and a cross to Correa, who headed accurately against the post. At the beginning of the second half, Griezmann scored a double, finishing powerfully under the crossbar from the goalkeeper’s corner. The game was over.
Atlético – Gerona – 3:1
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Barcelona prevented Real Madrid from taking advantage ahead of the Classic
Barcelona has six days between its two Champions League quarterfinal matches against PSG. Whether he wanted to or not, Xavi had to rotate the squad in the match against Cádiz, in particular, putting Vítor Roque in the starting eleven. The promising Brazilian played for an hour but did not score.
The locals, who were fighting to survive, were not too dangerous given the missed goal. In the 37th minute, Alonso crossed from the right wing to the goal line and Félix scored a beautiful goal with a shot from above.
In the second half, Cádiz pressed with all their might. After the break, the hosts even surpassed the guests in xG: 0.61 goals compared to 0.34. A quarter of an hour before the end, a spectacular save from Stegen was necessary. But Barça held on to win with Xavi’s favorite score. The difference with Real Madrid before the Clásico remained the same: eight points.
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Manchester City excelled before the second leg with Real Madrid
Manchester City has no time to relax: between two matches against Real Madrid, the most important match in the Premier League is played, where Pep Guardiola’s team fights for the championship. Luton, struggling to survive among the elite, arrived at the Etihad. And he got a whole net of balls.
The rout began with a quick goal, or rather an own goal, by Hasioka. Holland hit and the Japanese face adjusted the trajectory of the ball. Manchester City continued to attack, but Luton were lucky until the 64th minute, when the hosts won a corner. Kovacic made a great volley. Then Haaland scored, although from a penalty. Doku earned a foul in the other’s area. Barkley restored Luton’s hope with his goal in the 81st minute, but Doku soon escaped two defenders and scored the fourth goal into the underdogs’ goal with a shot against the post. And Guardiola finished off Luton with a beautiful shot into the top corner.
Man City are unbeaten at home in 41 games; There is one game left before repeating the club record. Only with Real.
Manchester City – Luton Town – 5:1
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Newcastle crushes Tottenham
Newcastle clings to the European Cup zone, while Tottenham tries to maintain a place in the top 4 and a ticket to the Champions League. An exciting battle was expected, but it turned out to be a defeat. The Magpies destroyed Angelos Postecoglou’s team, scoring two goals in each half.
Gordon was on fire on his wing and it was the Newcastle winger who provided the assist for Isak after half an hour. Anthony put pressure on the defender and the Swedish forward shot excellently into the far corner. A couple of minutes later, Gordon scored himself and effective pressing once again brought success to the hosts. After eliminating Van de Ven, Anthony also sent the ball to the far corner of Vicario’s goal. At the beginning of the second half, Isak scored a double: Guimarães made a deep pass after an interception and Van de Ven again failed to catch his opponent. In the end, Gordon crossed from the corner and Sher showed his ability in the air.
Tottenham fans suffered that day. This was definitely not expected.
Manchester United recovers in Bournemouth
Now Manchester United can forget about the Champions League
