AFPSwaggering champions Madrid rout relegated Granada
Spanish champions Real Madrid romped to a 4-0 victory over relegated Granada to get their title celebrations started on Saturday.Los Blancos secured their 36th Spanish title last weekend with four games to spare, but chose not to celebrate to focus on the Bayern clash.
AFPBologna on brink of Champions League with Napoli win
Bologna took a huge step towards Champions League qualification on Saturday by winning 2-0 at Napoli, whose miserable season as Serie A titleholders nears its end.That, and being dumped out of the Europa League by fellow Italians Roma, angered supporters and means Stefano Pioli, the man who guided Milan to the 2022 Serie A title, will be dismissed at the end of the season after nearly five years at the helm. td/dj
AFPMainz crush Dortmund to edge to safety, Cologne stun Union Berlin
Mainz hammered a second-string Borussia Dortmund 3-0 on Saturday to haul themselves out of the Bundesliga's bottom three, as Cologne came back to beat Union Berlin in a day of much importance for the relegation battle.At the other end of the table, Mainz's victory leaves Union Berlin, who squandered a 2-0 lead at Cologne earlier in the day to lose 3-2, languishing in the thick of the relegation fight.
The IndependentNottingham Forest v Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Blues edge thriller
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea: Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson ensure a late turnaround to put Blues in position for a European place