🥐 Lamine's pain, match-ball in Seville... 5️⃣ top stories from Friday | OneFootball

Friday begins with bittersweet news for the giants of our football. While FC Barcelona comes to terms with the definitive loss of its brightest gem, Real Madrid is gearing up for an early “final” at La Cartuja that could define its league ambitions.

On the international and managerial front, the market is starting to move fast. From Germany comes the final lineup for the Cup final, while in Bilbao the name set to lead Athletic’s new project after the Valverde era is already taking shape. All of this on a day when the offices are also buzzing with future names.

Blow for Barça with Lamine Yamal

Barça fans received the worst possible news yesterday: Lamine Yamal will not wear the blaugrana shirt again this season. The club confirmed an injury that rules him out of club competition, although optimism prevails in the national team camp; doctors say he will be at 100% for the World Cup.

Real Madrid looking to stay in the race in Seville

A high-voltage clash awaits Los Blancos against Real Betis in a match that is a pure 'Match Ball'. Arbeloa’s side arrives hampered by injuries, with it now confirmed that neither Eder Militao nor Arda Güler will play again for the rest of the campaign, forcing the team to dig deep if they want to keep fighting for LALIGA.

Víctor Muñoz’s future up in the air

Braulio Vázquez, sporting director of Osasuna, has shed light on the future of Víctor Muñoz, the sensation at the Navarrese club. "Madrid have a buy-back clause already agreed for three years," he stated, making it clear that the excellent performances of the Real Madrid academy product at El Sadar have not gone unnoticed in the capital.

Edin Terzic, the chosen one for San Mamés

Jon Uriarte seems to have found Ernesto Valverde’s successor. German coach Edin Terzic is the man tipped to take charge of Athletic Club next season. His profile fits the philosophy of the new board, which is looking to take the team to a new level of international competitiveness.

German final set: Bayern-Stuttgart

There will be a clash of titans in Berlin. A dramatic goal by Tiago Tomas in the dying seconds of extra time against his former club sent Stuttgart through to the Pokal final on May 23. Waiting for them there will be an insatiable Bayern Munich side with the treble firmly in its sights.

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