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By Mark Doyle Barcelona clinched the La Liga title after Lamine Yamal's wonder goal sent them on their way to a 2-0 win at Espanyol, Thursday, May 15. Hansi Flick's leaders struggled in the main but owe their celebrations to Yamal, who bent in a stunner with his left foot in the 53rd minute to win his side the league on their local rivals' own turf. Espanyol saw Leandro Cabrera sent off for throwing an elbow into Yamal's stomach late on and their second-half pressure went unrewarded, Fermin Lopez smashing home a second after Yamal's pass. How Flick, Yamal, Others…

Making only his second ever LaLiga appearance, Jacobo Ramon's 95th-minute winner for Real Madrid against Mallorca on Wednesday, May 14, forced Barcelona to wait another day at least for LaLiga title glory. Hansi Flick's side were seconds away from being confirmed as champions without playing, only for Madrid to score with practically the last kick of the game at the Bernabeu. Barcelona will only need a point at rivals Espanyol today (20:30 BST) to wrap up the title. Martin Valjent drilled a fine low effort to give visitors Mallorca the lead in the Spanish capital. Hosts Real were dominant but…

ENGLAND: Premier League: Newcastle - Chelsea 2:0Manchester Utd - West Ham 0:2Nottingham - Leicester 2:2Tottenham - Crystal Palace 0:2Liverpool - Arsenal 2:2 GERMANY: Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen - Dortmund 2:4Eintracht Frankfurt - St. Pauli 2:2Half TimeStuttgart - Augsburg 1:0 (as of press time) ITALY: Serie A: Udinese - Monza 1:2Verona - Lecce 1:1Torino - Inter 0:2Napoli - Genoa -:- (not yet played,as of press time). NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie: Zwolle - G.A. Eagles 1:1Feyenoord - PSV 2:3Twente - Utrecht 2:0Ajax - Nijmegen 0:3AZ Alkmaar - Groningen 3:0 SPAIN: LaLiga: Leganes - Espanyol 3:2Barcelona - Real Madrid 4:3Ath. Bilbao - Alaves 1:0

ENGLAND: Premier League: Fulham - Everton 1:3Ipswich - Brentford 0:1Southampton - Manchester City 0:0Wolves - Brighton 0:2Bournemouth - Aston Villa 0:1 FRANCE: Ligue 1: Angers - Strasbourg 2:1Auxerre - Nantes 1:1Brest - Lille 2:0Le Havre - Marseille 1:3Monaco - Lyon 2:0Montpellier - PSG 1:4Reims - St Etienne 0:2Rennes - Nice 2:0Toulouse - Lens 1:1 GERMANY: Bundesliga: Bochum - Mainz 1:4Holstein Kiel - Freiburg 1:2Union Berlin - Heidenheim 0:3Werder Bremen - RB Leipzig 0:0Bayern Munich - B. Monchengladbach 2:0 ITALY: Serie A: Como - Cagliari 3:1Lazio - Juventus 1:1Empoli - Parma 2:1 NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie: Waalwijk - Heerenveen 3:1Sittard - NAC Breda…

They have lost three times this season to their oldest rivals but a win tomorrow, Sunday, May 11, would give Ancelotti’s men a path to retaining the league. By Sid Lowe, in Madrid Real Madrid’s players arrived at training on Wednesday morning to find seven teddy bears waiting for them. Lined up on a bush outside Valdebebas, they wore white shirts and a banner had been placed in front of them, alongside a couple of Spain flags with the club badge in the middle where the crown should go. “Grazie, Inter,” it said. The night before, Simone Inzaghi’s side had…

By Guillem Balague In what has been the worst kept secret in the footballing world, Xabi Alonso has finally told his Bayer Leverkusen players he will be leaving the German club at the end of the season. He will soon be announced as the new head coach of Real Madrid - once the departure of current boss Carlo Ancelotti is officially confirmed -an inevitable, if bittersweet, conclusion to Ancelotti's second spell at Real Madrid. And finally, the much expected transition, with the Italian legend stepping aside to take charge of the Brazil national team, and the young pretender Alonso returning…

By Jason Soutar, Reporter, Football365 newspaper Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur is a Europa League final to look forward to, and despite their domestic struggles, they’ve comfortably been the two best teams in the competition this season. Spurs have looked oddly at ease in Europe, completely contradicting their Premier League form, while Ruben Amorim’s side remain the only unbeaten team in European competition this season. They brushed aside Athletic Bilbao 7-1 on aggregate, with a pair of three-goal wins. And while Thursday’s (yesterday's) second leg flirted with drama, the failure of Bilbao to find a second goal meant Old Trafford…

By Phil McNutty, BBC Chief Football Writer, who was in Paris Mikel Arteta boldly announced Arsenal were in Paris to make history – but it was a recent history of falling short that haunted them as their Champions League campaign ended in failure. Arsenal delivered a fine performance, but were ultimately unable to overcome Paris St-Germain, who have taken a wrecking ball to the Premier League's elite in this tournament and now face Inter Milan in Munich in the final. Arteta and his players were devastated as Parc des Princes exploded in pyrotechnics and deafening celebrations at the conclusion of…

It was a night when Arsenal gave everything, battling until the very last, even when it looked over. Nobody should fault the spirit of Mikel Arteta’s players. They emerged with honour. But it was a night when they simply could not bend this showpiece occasion to the force of their energy and will. When it really was all over, the raucous Parc de Princes venue pounded to a delirious beat. Paris Saint-Germain are going to their second Champions League final, deserved winners across the two legs. They will fancy their chances of a first title when they meet Inter Milan…

Who plays Inter in the Final? That's the hot question to be answered today as the last UEFA Champions League final spot is up for grabs with France’s PSG hosting Arsenal in the second leg of their semifinal in Paris. Both teams continue their quest to win a maiden UEFA Champions League title when they clash today. Time: 8pm Nigeria time. PSG’s away victory over the Gunners in the opening leg at Emirates Stadium on April 29 has the Parisians firming up as the favourites to progress to the final. The Gunners face the daunting – but not impossible –…