Bundesliga champions bayer leverkusen They won 5-1 away and extended their unbeaten record. eintracht frankfurt on sunday.
Leverkusen’s unbeaten streak has extended to 48 games in all competitions.
Granit Xhaka broke the deadlock for the visitors in the 12th minute with a deflected shot from outside the box, and Frankfurt equalized just after the half-hour mark with Hugo Ekitike’s perfectly timed header.
Leverkusen regained the lead just before half-time thanks to a sharp header from Patrik Schick, and Exequiel Palacios added a third in the 58th minute from the penalty spot after Niels Nkounkou tugged on Nathan Tella’s shirt. . Jeremy Frimpong added a fourth goal in the 77th minute with a goal from close range, and Victor Boniface added a fifth from another penalty kick.
PSV Eindhoven They won their first Eredivisie title in six years and their 25th Dutch league title. Sparta Rotterdam 4-2.
Spartan midfielder Metinho’s goal in the 8th minute threatened to spoil the party atmosphere in Eindhoven, but Said Bakari’s own goal leveled the score and Johan Bakayoko put PSV ahead in the 26th minute. did. Another own goal, this time by PSV defender Olivier Boscali, brought Sparta back into parity before half-time.
Boscari deftly parried Joey Viermann’s free kick and volleyed home to put the home team ahead 3-2. Defender Jourdan Teze made it 4-2 in the 78th minute, putting the result and PSV’s title in doubt. Peter Bosz’s dominant side have only lost once in the league all season and are 12 points behind Feyenoord, who have three games remaining.
“We have scored the most goals, conceded the fewest goals and created the most chances. We have shown very simply that we are the best in the Eredivisie,” Theze told Dutch television station NOS. .
In Serie A, juventus ended in a 1-1 draw Rome They missed a chance to close in on second place AC Milan. It was a fast-paced and entertaining game, with Romelu Lukaku’s early goal for the hosts canceled out by Gleeson Bremer’s goal just after the half-hour mark.
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Third place Juve have 66 points, 5 points behind them. milan The draw was 3-3. genoa earlier in the day. Roma are in 5th place with 60 points, 4 behind Bologna in 4th place.
Roma coach Daniele De Rossi told Dazn: “I’m not very happy with the draw, but I’m very happy after seeing the attitude of the players and how they never stop fighting to achieve a result.” ” he said.
Roma will now turn their attention to Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg against Leverkusen as they look to overturn their 2-0 deficit in the first leg. “We have seen how Bayer Leverkusen break through the first press and run into spaces, so we need to be energetic and intense, but also intelligent,” De Rossi said. added.
