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Inter Milan moved back to within three points of Serie A leaders Napoli after a slender 1-0 win against Verona at the San Siro. 04 May 2025
Simone Inzaghi made 10 changes to his starting line-up from the team that drew 3-3 with Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals in midweek, with the Italian clearly keeping one eye on next week's second leg. After back-to-back defeats in the league and Napoli beating Lecce earlier in the day, Inter found themselves six points behind Antonio Conte's side before kick-off. But the defending champions made a fast start and were awarded a penalty in the ninth minute when Verona defender Nicolas Valentini was adjudged to have handled in the area. Albania midfielder Kristjan Asllani stepped up and sent Verona goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo the wrong way to open the scoring with his first Serie A goal of the season. The hosts continued to dominate against a Verona side that had lost just one of their last five league outings but neither team could craft clear-cut chances. In fact, Asllani's goal was one of just three shots on target between the two sides over the course of the 90 minutes. But after consecutive league defeats and a Champions League semi-final second leg to come against Barcelona on Tuesday (20:00 BST), Inter will not care about how they got the win. The victory leaves Inter three points behind leaders Napoli, with three matches remaining for both sides.
Barcelona came from behind to beat Real Valladolid and pull seven points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. 04 May 2025
Substitute Raphinha and Fermin Lopez scored in the space of six second-half minutes after Ivan Sanchez had given Valladolid a surprise early lead at Estadio Jose Zorrilla. Hansi Flick sent out a weakened side, making nine changes to the line-up that drew 3-3 with Inter Milan in the first-leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday, with Tuesday's second-leg in Italy on his mind. Sanchez scored with a heavily-deflected shot from a tight angle, but that was as good as it got for the already-relegated Valladolid. Despite trailing, Barcelona were dominant throughout and the introduction of Lamine Yamal on 38 minutes, replacing injured debutant Dani Rodriguez, took them up another level. Raphinha's 16th La Liga goal of the season, a drilled shot from the edge of the area, sparked the comeback before Lopez swept home to put the league leaders in front. Right-back Hector Fort was denied by the base of the post as Barcelona pushed for a third, while Yamal saw an effort cleared off the line. Barcelona are unbeaten in 15 league outings, winning 13, and have won 17 of their past 19 against Valladolid. Real Madrid, who travel to Barcelona on 11 May, have the opportunity to close the gap at the top of the table to four points when they host Celta Vigo at 13:00 BST on Sunday.
Kevin de Bruyne scored in his penultimate home game to edge Manchester City past Wolves and lift them to third place in the Premier League. 03 May 2025
Midfielder De Bruyne announced last month he will leave when his contract expires at the end of the season, and his first-time finish from Jeremy Doku's low cross helped City move four points clear of sixth-placed Nottingham Forest in the race to qualify for next season's Champions League. Before the goal, Wolves were causing City problems and should have done better when they broke through but Jean-Ricner Bellegarde elected to square the ball rather than shoot, and the chance went begging as the sliding Marshall Munetsi was unable to connect. The in-form visitors had City rattled and were inches from breaking the deadlock when the dangerous Rayan Ait-Nouri struck the far post before his follow-up was cleared off the line by Josko Gvardiol. Wolves attempted to hit back in the second half and struck the woodwork again through Matheus Cunha's whipped effort, but their six-game winning streak came to an end.
Tottenham took a big step towards the Europa League final with a deserved first-leg win over Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt - but a late goal just leaves a little window of doubt. 02 May 2025
It was one of Spurs' best performances of a wretched season domestically and leaves them two games away from a first trophy since 2008. Ange Postecoglou's side took only 38 seconds to open the scoring as Brennan Johnson headed in from Richarlison's nod down. And James Maddison doubled the lead when he brilliantly took down Pedro Porro's long ball before squeezing the ball into the bottom corner. Dominic Solanke rolled in a nonchalant penalty for 3-0 after Cristian Romero was fouled. Bodo/Glimt have made headlines in recent times for an intense style of football that has led to impressive results - but they were outplayed until Ulrik Saltnes' effort flew into the top corner via a deflection off Rodrigo Bentancur. That was their only shot on target. The other concern for Spurs was the loss of goalscorers Maddison and Solanke to injury in the second half. The second leg in the Arctic Circle is no formality, with Glimt beating Porto, Besiktas, Olympiakos and Lazio at home this season. Their win rate at home in the Europa League since 2022-23 is 70%, compared to 9% on the road. An all-English final in Bilbao could be on the cards with Manchester United winning their tie 3-0 at Athletic Club.
On-loan Manchester United winger Antony scored an emphatic volley to hand Real Betis a narrow 2-1 lead over Fiorentina in their Europa Conference League semi-final first leg. 02 May 2025
He reacted sharply in the box to rifle a volley past former Old Trafford team-mate David de Gea, doubling the Spanish hosts' advantage after Abde Ezzalzouli had put them into a sixth minute lead. Ezzalzouli's effort crashed down off the crossbar and in by mere inches, requiring referee Michael Oliver to consult with the video assistant referee to confirm the ball had fully crossed the line. Antony's strike took his tally to six goals and four assists across 19 appearances for Manuel Pellegrini's side since joining in January. Fiorentina captain Luca Ranieri later pulled a goal back for the visitors, arriving in the box to arrow a low drive past the outstretched hand of Francisco Vieites. The Italian club had several chances to level the tie but were unable to find an equaliser as their nine-match unbeaten run came to an end. Robin Gosens missed the best of them, glancing a header inches wide at the near post to ensure they face an uphill battle at home in Florence next week. The winner of the tie will likely face Chelsea in the final on 28 May after they won 4-1 away to Djurgarden in the other semi-final first leg.