It was done: Lille’s coach Christophe Galtier cheers after the final whistle.
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Not only in Germany there were still some football decisions to be made this weekend. Abroad, in some countries it was not even clear who would win the championship.
There was also the fight for the Champions League places in Italy and England. Anomalies in international football:
Smile in Lille
You really did it. The Lille OSC players were hugging each other on Sunday evening after the final whistle, coach Christophe Galtier had a smile chiseled on his face. With a 2-1 win at SCO Angers, the team from northern France actually won the Ligue 1 championship title – for the fifth time after 1933, 1946, 1954 and 2011. After three consecutive titles from Paris St. Germain and seven in In the past eight years, Lille has managed to stop the monotony. Paris did not take advantage of the 2-0 victory at Stade Brest in the end.
Neymar missed a penalty in a curious way in the first half. The 29-year-old put the ball next to the goal after the opposing goalkeeper had placed himself in the right corner of the goal and stayed there. There was jubilation at AS Monaco, which will play in the Champions League in the coming season despite a 0-0 draw at RC Lens. Coach Niko Kovac’s team benefited from Lyon’s 3-2 defeat against Nice.
Magie in Madrid
It was clear beforehand that the Spanish champions would come from the capital Madrid. Just not which team would end up at the top: Atletico or Real. Atletico had a two point lead and thus the better cards. Coach Diego Simeone’s team was 1-0 down for a long time. But Angel Correa and Luis Suarez turned the game. Real Madrid also succeeded against Villareal with late goals from Karim Benzema (87th) and Luca Modric (90th + 2). But the royal could not get past their city rivals.
Jubel bei Juve
Even without Cristiano Ronaldo, who sat on the bench for 90 minutes, Juventus Turin made it into the Champions League. Juve won 4-1 at Bologna and benefited from Naples 1-1 against Verona. The SSC subsequently dismissed coach Gennaro Gattuso yesterday.
Final spurt in England
Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpoolers have secured the Champions League qualification and even third place with a 2-0 win against Crystal Palace. Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea lost 1: 2 at Aston Villa – but because Leicester lost 2: 4 to Tottenham, Chelsea are also in the premier class. (Maximilian Bülau)
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