Liverpool survived a scare against Villarreal to move into the Champions League final – and keep their hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple alive. The Yellow Submarine raced into a two goal lead to draw level on aggregate but a second half comeback saw the Red comfortably book their place in Paris..
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Russia have been disqualified from this summer’s Women’s Euros while its bids to host the men’s Euros in 2028 and 2032 have been deemed ineligible by UEFA. Scotland will benefit from Russia’s absence the Premiership champions will go directly into the competitions group stages, bypassing the qualifying play-off.
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Katie Taylor came back from the brink of defeat to maintain her unblemished record with a hard-fought points victory over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden. The undisputed champion had to dig deep to get through the middle rounds where Serrano took control of the fight, but Taylor recovered in the seventh and eighth before finding her feet once again to finish in style.
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Carlo Ancelotti became the first manager to win the league in all five of Europe’s major leagues as Real Madrid beat Espanyol to clinch the La Liga title. Two goals from Rodrygo and strikes from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema confirmed Real’s 35th Spanish title with a 4-0 win over Espanyol.
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Norwich suffered relegation back to the Championship as Dean Smith’s return to Aston Villa ended in a 2-0 Premier League defeat. A 10th loss in 12 meant the yo-yo specialists made it four straight seasons which have ended in either promotion or relegation.
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