5️⃣ stories of the day: Barça women rule Europe, Pep's farewell... | OneFootball

Sunday, May 24 kicks off with the hangover from a Saturday packed with news, football, results, relegations, joy, trophies...

So, let’s go over the five stories you can’t afford to miss today...

Barça Women rule Europe

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The Blaugrana lifted the European Cup after beating Lyonnes in a final that was expected to be much closer on the scoreboard, but the Catalans gave them no chance with a 4-0 win.

Braces from Salma Paralluelo and Ewa Pajor secured Barça’s fourth title on an unforgettable night under the Oslo sky.

Dani Carvajal said goodbye to Real Madrid

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A very special night for Dani Carvajal, who was bidding farewell to his club, his fans and his people in a dream match for him.

The Spanish full-back started, provided the assist for the 1-0 against Athletic, left to a standing ovation and got to say goodbye to the Santiago Bernabéu.

Girona and Mallorca are heading down to the Segunda División

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After Oviedo’s relegation a few matchdays ago, Girona and Mallorca are also saying goodbye to the top flight after the islanders failed to do their homework earlier on, and Girona failed to win on the final matchday.

Mallorca beat Oviedo 3-0, but they needed Girona to win — which they didn’t — Getafe to do the same — which did happen — and Levante not to lose at the Villamarín — but Fornals finished off the Granotas.

Meanwhile, despite pushing all game, Girona could not beat Elche, and Míchel’s side went down despite having a squad with enough potential to avoid this kind of struggle.

Two Premier League legends say goodbye: Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah

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In a weekend of finals and farewells, the Premier League comes to an end with a matchday in which Tottenham and West Ham are battling against relegation to the Championship, while Liverpool, Bournemouth, Brighton, Chelsea, Brentford and Sunderland are fighting for the European spots.

At the same time, Pep Guardiola will say goodbye to Manchester City at the Etihad against Unai Emery’s Aston Villa; while Mo Salah will bid farewell to Liverpool and Anfield against Brentford.

Europe and relegation on the line in Serie A

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Serie A comes to a close this Sunday with the race for Europe and the battle for survival both at boiling point. At the top, Milan, Roma, Como and Juventus are fighting over who will go to next season’s Champions League, while Atalanta and Bologna will do the same for a place in the next Conference League.

At the bottom, either Cremonese or Lecce will go down to Serie B, with Lecce facing a Genoa side that has nothing to play for at home, while Cremonese must beat Como, who are chasing a Champions League spot, and then hope their rivals slip up at the Via del Mare.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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