The main events of Sunday in European football.
Spain: saving Celta
In general, a globally passing match has turned into a farewell to an era. It is Messi, who has been written about so much in recent days, spent only two seasons at PSG, while Benzema is a living legend of Real Madrid. The one without whose phenomenal game Madrid would hardly have survived the breakup with Cristiano Ronaldo painlessly.
But Azar was seen as the heir to the Portuguese, who has long become a problem for the club. She finally resolved by breaking the contract a year before its completion. 76 matches out of 219 possible, 7 goals and 8 assists, as well as no participation in the Clasico – a real nightmare worth 120 million euros. And that’s not counting wages.
Benzema brought Real Madrid more than he received. Karim’s numbers are a real cosmos.
* 648 matches including all tournaments
* 439 La Liga games, which is the same as Fernando Hierro
* second scorer in Real Madrid history (354 goals)
* fourth sniper in the history of the championships of Spain (238)
* fourth Champions League scorer (90)
* author of 143 assists
*winner of 24 trophies, including five Champions League victories
Naturally, Benzema dreamed of leaving on a winning note, but Real Madrid had problems already in the debut, when the ball hit Kroos’s hand. Fortunately, Courtois has long turned into a penalty storm and repelled the fifth of the last ten 11-meter shots into his own net. However, at the beginning of the second half, after another save, the Belgian was unable to stop finishing off Sunset.
This could be regarded as retribution for the moment lost before the break Rodrigo. But the protagonist of the evening was destined to save the game. Benzema converted the penalty earned by Eder Militao and, not holding back tears, left the field to a standing ovation from the Santiago Bernabeu. No less warmly in the last minutes they saw off Asensio, who was preparing to move to PSG.
Benzema’s goal could have been a turning point, but in the last minutes after a brilliant solo by Vinicius Junior, the unlucky Rodrigo launched the ball over the gate. This miss almost cost Real Madrid second place, as in a parallel game, Atlético were led to a strong-willed victory by Correa, who made a double. However, in the end, the “mattress” remained third, conceding in injury time from Pascual, who scored his first goal in La Liga, who spent this season in the third team of Villarreal.
Barcelona, whose main task is the return of Messi and the approval of the La Liga of a special economic plan, faced a rival fighting for survival. Before the break for a goal, she definitely played enough. And she even scored, but the goal was canceled after the intervention of the VAR, and Lewandowski’s shot hit the post.
But the Galicians decently loaded Ter Stegen, not allowing the German to reach the La League record for dry matches in one championship. Hopes for this were destroyed by the rising star of Celta Gabry Veiga. In general, the game was so dynamic that the first half flew by in one breath. But the teams had to wait for the beginning of the second half, since all applicants for relegation had to start the halves at the same time and be on an equal footing.
Meanwhile, the second goalkeeper of the blue-garnet Pena appeared at the gate, who received a goal from Veiga by the scruff of the neck. And even if it was a pitch that was transformed into a blow, it turned out very beautifully. The striker celebrated his second success by kissing the emblem of Celta. This was another signal that Veiga does not want to leave his native club, while the club wants to make money on its sale this summer. But will the fans understand this decision, whom the young player saved from meeting with the second?
Italy: Farewell to Quagliarella
Naples saw off Luciano Spalletti with a game against Sampdoria leaving Serie A, and she lasted more than an hour. Until Osimhen was laid on the lawn in the penalty area. It was expected that the verdict would be carried out by Kvaratskhelia, recognized as the best player of the completed championship, but the victim himself went to the “point” and increased his personal score to 26 goals. Seventeen of them have been scored since the beginning of the year, which is the best result in the Big Five championships along with Kane and Lyon’s Lacazette.
And the last minutes became the time of two beautiful stories. At first, Simeone, who effectively shot into the “nine”, dedicated his goal to Diego Maradona. Then everyone forgot about the game, and the stadium gave a standing ovation to Fabio Quagliarella, who ended his career. He left the field for a long time, finding himself in the arms of every player. The match resumed when the legend of Italian football was congratulated by everyone on the benches. It’s a pity that Quagliarella didn’t score, although he had a killer chance even with the score 0-0.
Roma is a spice
Milan — Verona
This time, the matches between Milan and Roma were in the spotlight because the two Italian giants decided the fate of those who fought to maintain residence in Serie A. As a result, a cool shot by Rafael Leau, who, after the goal, fell into the arms of Ibrahimovic , almost sent Verona to the second division.
Spezia, at least, postponed its rescue until an additional match, which will determine the loser due to the final equality of points. The Italian season was extended by a penalty kick realized by Dybala, which turned out to be life-changing for many. Roma still did not allow themselves to be bypassed by Juventus and avoided getting into the Conference League. That would be the number, considering how Jose Mourinho’s bet to get into the Champions League by winning the Europa League did not work.
Statistics of the day
1st once since 1985, the Italian championship ended without Juventus, Inter and Milan in one of the first two lines in the final table.
1st since 1957 Antwerp have won the Belgian title. Alderweireld (2:2) became the author of the golden goal in the fourth added minute of the match against Genk. It turned out to be a real drama, as Union, who claimed gold, beat Brugge in a parallel match until the 89th minute, but managed to concede three goals (1:3).
2nd once in this century, 1000 goals are scored in a season in the Belgian league.
3rd Double in its history was made by Young Boys, winning the Swiss Cup for the eighth time.
the 6th once in history goes on holiday with three trophies Porto, ending the season with a 19-win in the Portuguese Cup.
6 goals were scored in the main Turkish derbies by Galatasaray striker Icardi. This is the best result since 1991, when Tanju Colak upset bitter rivals nine times.
622nd The match in La Liga was played by Betis midfielder Joaquín. The 41-year-old veteran, who ended his career, repeated the record of the famous goalkeeper Zubizarreta.
2023-06-04 21:45:00
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