Atletico Madrid stayed on course to win La Liga even as their rivals kept up the pressure, Kylian Mbappe reached a milestone and Juventus s...
Atletico Madrid stayed on course to win La Liga even as their rivals kept up the pressure, Kylian Mbappe reached a milestone and Juventus saw their Serie A title hopes surely come to an end.
AFP Sport rounds up some of the main talking points from across the continent:
Oblak keeps Atletico on course
Atletico Madrid were grateful for goalkeeper Jan Oblak’s superb late save from Joselu’ penalty as they edged struggling Alaves 1-0 to stay on course for the Spanish title. Luis Suarez scored his 19th goal of the season as Atletico put their Champions League exit to Chelsea behind them and got back in track in La Liga.
How they needed the win too, as Barcelona destroyed Real Sociedad, Sergino Dest and Lionel Messi both scoring twice in a 6-1 win. That is 18 games unbeaten for the Catalans, with Messi onto a league-high 23 goals.
Barca are four points behind Atletico with 10 games left, including a meeting of the sides at the Camp Nou in May. Ronald Koeman’s team might even be favourites now, but Real Madrid are still in it, sitting six points off the leaders in third after winning 3-1 at Celta Vigo. Karim Benzema’s brace leaves him with seven goals in...
