Barcelona all but wrapped up La Liga with a 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid. The blaugrana can now focus on their Champions League campaign where they face Manchester United in the quarterfinals.
The title race is now effectively over in Spain after Barcelona beat Atlético Madrid on Saturday, but it’s back on in Germany while Paris Saint-Germain contrived to squander the chance to clinch the French crown.All over for Atletico
Even with 10 men, Atleti almost held on for a point, only for Luis Suarez to break their resistance with five minutes left, a brilliant curling shot nestling in the corner. Lionel Messi added a second a minute later to round off the victory, and leave Barca with one hand on the league trophy.A surprise signing back in August destined to be a back-up to Paris Saint-Germain’s all-star attack, injuries have given Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting a run in the team.
It proved crucial in denying PSG the chance to wrap up the Ligue 1 title. The score was 1-1 at the time, and Thomas Tuchel’s side — needing a win to be crowned champions — ended up drawing 2-2.One thing is for sure though — Choupo-Moting will now never be forgotten in Paris.Bayern Munich’s bombastic return to the top of the Bundesliga table had coach Niko Kovac understandably jumping for joy on Saturday.
Despite Bayern’s thumping win, the Bundesliga title race remains on a knife-edge, with just a single point separating the two teams.Carlo Ancelotti said he was alarmed by the performance of his Napoli side in a 1-1 draw against Genoa before their Europa League quarter-final, first-leg trip to Arsenal.
“I don’t think the players were distracted, because we haven’t talked about Arsenal at all,” he said.‘Scudetto’ might be slipping away from Milan
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