Germany: Bayern takes a big step towards the title
Without injured Robert Lewandowski, Bayern took a huge step towards a ninth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday by winning 1-0 at their runner-up Leipzig, four days before their meeting with Paris SG in the Champions League. This victory, thanks to goal from Leon Goretzka (38e ), allows the “Rekordmeister” to now have seven points ahead of the RB with seven days from the end of the championship.
In the other matches, the big loser of the day is Dortmund, beaten 2-1 at home by Frankfurt, its direct competitor in the fight for fourth place, the last qualifier for the Champions League.
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England: Manchester City win at Leicester
Manchester City has once again demonstrated its dominance over the Premier League by going to win without much suffering in Leicester (0-2), in particular thanks to a goal from Benjamin Mendy (58e ). Gabriel Jesus doubled the bet (0-2, 74e ). With this success, Pep Guardiola’s men extend their lead over United to 17 points, 2e , who receives Brighton on Sunday and is ahead of the Foxes by one unit so far.
After 14 games unbeaten since the arrival of Thomas Tuchel and only two goals conceded over this period, Chelsea, reduced to ten after half an hour of play, cracked at home (5-2) against the relegation West Bromwich Albion.
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Spain: Real Madrid puts pressure on Atlético
Real Madrid beat the Basques of Eibar, penultimate of the Spanish Championship, 2-0 on Saturday for the 29e day, and temporarily returns to three points of Atlético Madrid who will play Sunday in Seville. Two goals from Marco Asensio (41e ) and the insatiable Karim Benzema (73e ) allowed Zinédine Zidane’s men to chain a 3e consecutive victory in La Liga after the successes against Elche and Celta Vigo, before the international break.
Real will have to wait until Monday evening to find out if FC Barcelona, opposed to Valladolid, takes back the 2e La Liga square. But one thing is certain, the Madrilenians are well revived in the quest for a new title of champions of Spain.
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Italy: AC Milan and Juventus braked
Juventus, beaten in fighting spirit by Torino in the derby, had to settle for a point thanks to the 24e Cristiano Ronaldo’s league goal at the end of the match (2-2). Just like Milan, little inspired at home against a Sampdoria yet reduced to ten (1-1) at the opening of this intense Saturday where the ten matches take place, Easter Sunday obliges.
Behind Inter, who can increase their lead to eight points over their runner-up Rossonero, the fight for the three other qualifying places in the Champions League promises to be hot with the beautiful form of Atalanta (3e ) and Naples (4e ex aequo with Juventus), winners of Udinese (3-2) and Crotone (4-3).
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