The Blues looked as if they were going to drop to sixth before Marc Cucurella's 71st-minute header earned a 1-0 win over Manchester United. Aston Villa, who would have had their fate in their hands had Cucurella not scored, beat Tottenham 2-0. Unai Emery's side are up to fifth, but sixth-placed Manchester City, one point below them, play Bournemouth on Tuesday (20:00 BST) in their game in hand. Chelsea know a win at Nottingham Forest on the final day would seal a Champions League spot, but seventh-placed Forest are still in the hunt themselves. Cucurella said: "Step by step we are creating something special and now only two games left to achieve something special. "The most important thing is it depends on us, so we have to play the game on Sunday [25 May] and then we are thinking about the [Conference League] final [against Real Betis]." Aston Villa will probably have to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford and hope rivals drop points.

An eighth win in nine Premier League games lifted Unai Emery's side into fifth place, behind Newcastle and Chelsea on goal difference, but a point above Manchester City. They claimed the opener just before the hour mark when John McGinn's corner was headed down by Ollie Watkins into the path of Ezri Konsa who slotted in from close range. Boubacar Kamara made sure of the victory, scoring his first Premier League goal with a low, drilled 73rd-minute finish past Spurs keeper Antonin Kinsky. McGinn also fired an effort narrowly wide in a commanding Villa performance. They now have to win their final game of the season at Manchester United and hope other results go their way to seal a top-five finish. Ange Postecoglou's injury-hit Spurs side had little to offer in response and remain fourth from bottom as they turn their attention to the Europa League final against Ruben Amorim's United on Wednesday, 21 May.

The 17-year-old curled a fantastic shot into the top left corner from the edge of the box to confirm his side as champions. With two games to go, they hold an unassailable seven-point advantage over second-placed Real Madrid. Fermin Lopez added a second goal deep into injury time from Yamal's pass. The game, though, was paused for a short time in the first half as news emerged of an incident outside. A car drove into fans, with 13 people injured and four taken to hospital, but none were said to be in a serious condition. Play restarted soon after and Barca claimed the decisive opener in the 53rd minute. It was Yamal's 17th goal of a season in which he has cemented his place as one of the world's most exciting players of any age. Espanyol had defender Leandro Cabrera sent off with 10 minutes left for lashing out with his arm to strike Yamal as they challenged for the ball. Having already won the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup, the title success confirmed a clean sweep of domestic trophies for Hansi Flick in his first season as Barcelona head coach. His side also beat Real Madrid in both domestic cup finals, having won all four Clasico meetings this season. "We've always thought positively and we could feel it looking at training sessions. At Barca you have to win titles and three titles is just great," Flick told Movistar Plus. "It's always important to be mentally strong. That is what we looked for throughout the year. Winning the Super Cup in January gave us confidence. It was great to see how the players have reached their highest level and others have improved." Barcelona, who also reached the Champions League semi-finals where they lost to Inter Milan in a dramatic encounter, were deserved champions with 169 goals in all competitions. They were seconds away from triumphing the previous day until Real Madrid scored an injury-time winner against Mallorca. The Catalans needed to beat Espanyol to be sure of the title - but had to ride their luck a bit with Urko Gonzalez and Javi Puado missing chances for the hosts. But Yamal was the hero, not for the first time, with a trademark finish from Dani Olmo's pass. He then provided the assist for Lopez's deflected finish just before the end. In a quirk, Barca have been confirmed as champions at Espanyol's ground more times than at home in the 21st Century. They also won it at Espanyol themselves in 2023, while a Real Madrid draw at the RCDE Stadium in 2013 ended the title race that year in Barcelona's favour. They have only won two league titles at the Nou Camp since the 1990s. There was a slight melee between the players at the final whistle as Barca started to celebrate, with ground staff turning the sprinklers on to get the visiting team off the pitch. When they won at the same ground two years ago, the Barca players had to race to the dressing room as Espanyol fans ran on to the pitch at the end. Barcelona will have an open-top bus parade in the city on Friday and receive the trophy at Sunday's home game against Villarreal (18:00 BST).

Amsterdam giants Ajax, captained by England midfielder Jordan Henderson, were nine points clear at the top in mid-April with five games to go. They needed just six points from their final five games to clinch a 37th Dutch title But two heavy defeats and two draws since have allowed PSV, who beat Heracles 4-1 on Wednesday, to go one point ahead going into Sunday's final round of matches. Ajax took the lead through Anton Gaaei against mid-table Groningen, with Thom van Bergen levelling. Wout Weghorst put Ajax back into the lead, and Groningen's Luciano Valente was sent off for a foul on Henderson in stoppage time, but there was still time for Thijmen Blokzijl's dramatic equaliser. "It's never easy to speak after conceding a last-minute equaliser," said Ajax boss Francesco Farioli. "It's not over yet. We've got one more match to play: let's go. "A goal in the final minutes has brought us joy earlier this season, but today it brings tears. "We gave it our all, but unfortunately it wasn't enough. Still, football teaches us that anything can happen." PSV visit Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday and Ajax play at home to Twente, with both games kicking off at 13:30 BST.

Dan Ndoye scored the only goal in Rome's Stadio Olimpico, latching on to a loose ball in the box before lashing a shot into the back of the net. It secures Bologna a place in next season's Europa League, with Milan - who have not won the Italian Cup since 2003 - still uncertain of a European place. Bologna, captained by Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson, will feel they deserved their victory. Ex-Hamilton and Aberdeen man Ferguson fired a shot over the bar in the first half from outside the box. Milan thought they were going to take the lead before the break but a Lukasz Skorupski double save, including to deny Luka Jovic from close range, kept them out. And in the end Switzerland international Ndoye was the hero. Bologna had not won any major silverware since this trophy 51 years ago. It was the first major honour for their manager Vincenzo Italiano, who lost three finals in the previous two seasons with Fiorentina. "We deserved this, especially as we played great tonight. It was a fantastic performance," said the 47-year-old. "We've crowned an incredible year with the cup, which is what our fans deserved." Last summer Italiano replaced Thiago Motta, who left for Juventus, as Bologna boss. Juve sacked Motta in March. Juventus, Inter Milan, Napoli and Lazio had won every Italian Cup between them since 2008. Milan manager Sergio Conceicao, who is under pressure with his side eighth in Serie A, said: "Right now I have a lot of thoughts about the game and what I did, what went right and what went wrong. I didn't get into football a couple of days ago. "I'm trying to work out what more we could have done tonight. We'll finish the season with dignity and we'll talk about my future later."