In Munich, Bayern and Madrid settled for a draw.
Dortmund capitalized on home advantage.
Tottenham suffered another defeat in a London derby.
Bayer Leverkusen maintained their unbeaten record.
Olympiacos returned to Greece with a 4-2 victory.
Fiorentina secured a late win against Club Brugge.
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Monday, April 29, 2024
🇭🇷 Domagoj Vida – 35.
🇪🇸 Barcelona vs. Valencia (spanish la liga) –
Valencia were 2-1 up towards the end of the first half when their goalkeeper came out of the box and handled the ball to stop a scoring opportunity for Barcelona. The goalkeeper picked up a red card for the offense, forcing the team into a substitution and playing the remainder of the game with a man down. Barcelona took full advantage of this, coming from behind to win 4-2, with Robert Lewandowski scoring a hat-trick.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
🇩🇪 Marc-André ter Stegen turns 32.
🇩🇪 Bayern Munich 2-2 🇪🇸 Real Madrid \ champions league
Both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid conceded penalties, resulting in a second goal.
The first leg of the semifinal couldn’t produce a winner as Real Madrid drew 2-2 against Munich, with Vinicius Junior scoring both goals for Real Madrid. Although Bayern Munich showed dominance as the home team typically should in this stage of the tournament, the match was closely contested, and a draw could be considered a fair outcome.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
🇩🇪 Olaf Thon turns 58, 🇩🇪 Oliver Bierhoff turns 56, 🇩🇪 Oliver Neuville turns 51, 🇨🇲 Marc-Vivien Foé would’ve been 49, 🇭🇷 Darijo Srna turns 42, 🇪🇨 Christian Benítez would’ve been 38, 🇮🇹 Leonardo Bonucci would’ve been 37.
🇩🇪 Borussia Dortmund 1-0 🇫🇷 Paris Saint-Germain \ champions league
Borussia Dortmund capitalized on home advantage to emerge from the first leg with a one-goal lead against Paris Saint-Germain. Niclas Fullkrug scored the game’s only goal in the 36th minute.
Thursday, May 2, 2024
🇪🇸 Luis Suárez would’ve been 89, 🇮🇹 Giuseppe Dossena turns 66, 🏴 David Beckham turns 49, 🇭🇳 Amado Guevara turns 48, 🇵🇹 Tiago turns 43, 🇩🇪 Julian Brandt turns 28.
🏴 Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham \ premier league
Tottenham followed a London derby defeat with another, losing 3-2 to Arsenal at home over the weekend and 2-0 away against Chelsea. As a result, the gap between Chelsea and Tottenham narrowed down to 9 points, while Tottenham remains 7 points away from 4th place.
🇫🇷 Marseille 1-1 🇮🇹 Atalanta \ europa league
The encounter was evenly contested, setting the stage for an intense return leg in Bergamo for Atalanta. Two goals were shared in the opening 20 minutes, with Marseille coming from a goal down to avoid defeat at home.
🇮🇹 Roma 0-2 🇩🇪 Bayer Leverkusen \ europa league
A goal in each half allowed Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run in the season was extended with a ‘2-0’ win in Rome against AS Roma.
🏴 Aston Villa 2-4 🇬🇷 Olympiacos \ conference league
Olympiacos gained an advantage, taking the win 4-2 away from home against Aston Villa, with Ayoub El Kaabi scoring a hat-trick. Aston Villa fought back from a 2-0 deficit, only to concede another two goals.
🇮🇹 Fiorentina 3-2 🇧🇪 Club Brugge \ conference league
A 10-man Club Brugge were on the verge of securing a 2-2 draw in Florence until M’Bala Nzola, who had come on as a substitute in the 88th minute, scored the winning goal for Fiorentina in the first minute of added time.
