Germany: Bayern and Dortmund struggling
The 2022 German champion is struggling to recover from his coronation. Bayern Munich were beaten by Mainz 3-1 on Saturday and allowed their opponents of the day to revive after five games without a win.
The meeting looked like deja vu, since last season, Mainz had also dominated Bayern. It’s his fifth loss of the season.
On the side of Dortmund, the time was not to celebrate either. After a crazy game, Borussia lost 4-3 after being behind twice. It was each time Haaland, on penalty twice, who allowed his team to come back to score until the goal of Pantovic (85th).
Between Hoffenheim and Friborg it was a bit the same scenario, each team responding to the goal of the other, but in the end it was Friborg who won 4 to 3.
England: Liverpool and Manchester City surrender blow for blow
Liverpool won on the smallest mark on Saturday on the lawn of Newcastle (1-0). Jurgen Klopp’s players were dominant, with possession of the ball, never in danger, where they scored quickly before stumbling on a great Dubravka with 9 saves. Lacking precision in the last gesture, the Reds secured the shot to temporarily regain the lead in the championship.
But Manchester City held firm in Leeds on Saturday by winning easily (4-0). The Citizens responded to the Reds, four times, to regain their lead with goals from Hernandez, Aké, who already scored against Leeds in the first leg, Jesus and Fernandinho. Foden, double smuggler, also enjoyed before the trip to Madrid on Wednesday in the Champions League.
At the bottom of the standings, Norwich chained another defeat at Aston Villa (2-0) and is officially relegated to the Championship. With 13 points behind 17th-placed Leeds, the Canaries are mathematically in the English second division next season.
Spain: The title for Real!
With a victory, the title of champion of Spain was assured to Real Madrid. And Carlo Ancelotti’s players decided to win in style against Espanyol Barcelona (4-0) to claim the 35th title in their history.
Without most of the executives, resting after the Champions League semi-final first leg against Manchester City, Real offered a festival at the Bernabéu: two goals from young Rodrygo (33rd, 44th), a third from Marco Asensio (55th) , and a final one from the inevitable Karim Benzema, who entered at the end of the match (81st), to take a 17-point lead over his provisional runner-up, Sevilla FC.
Thanks to a great Iñaki Williams, Athletic Bilbao brought down Atlético after a successful performance (2-0). The Basques have dominated all areas of the game to maintain their European chances, while Madrid, who remain 4th, have a second match without a win in La Liga.
Italy: Naples stuns Sassuolo
Napoli made short work of a very weak Sassuolo side. With four goals already scored in fourteen minutes in the first half, the Gil Azzurri widened the gap after the break with a brace from Mertens. Sassuolo, overwhelmed in defense, did not have a significant opportunity to get their teeth into, before saving the honor thanks to Maxime Lopez (87th).
With this victory, Naples still wants to believe in the Scudetto and returns to four less of AC Milan who will receive Fiorentina on Sunday (3 p.m.).
Led from the start, Lazio Rome finally won after a crazy match (4-3) on Saturday. Immobile had responded to Amian Adou from the penalty spot but Spezia systematically took the lead until Acerbi’s goal (90th) which allowed Lazio to overturn the match.