Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-0 in El Clasico to win La Liga for the second consecutive year. The Catalan club now has 29 Spanish league titles, while Real Madrid still leads with 36. Hansi Flick, who lost his father on Sunday morning, has won five trophies in charge of Barcelona over two seasons. Meanwhile, Real Madrid will end the season without any silverware, with their last title being the 2024 Intercontinental Cup.
Zenit came from behind to beat Sochi 2-1, with Erokhin scoring in the 84th minute. Enrique missed a penalty but scored from open play. Lokomotiv edged out Baltika 1-0 thanks to a Rudenko goal in the 4th minute, while Andrade was sent off after VAR review and Mitryushkin saved a penalty. As a result, Baltika lost any chance of finishing third. Akhmat drew 1-1 with Dinamo Makhachkala, confirming Sochi’s early relegation from the Russian Premier League. Orenburg beat Krylya Sovetov 1-0 at home with a goal from Bolotov.
Leandro Trossard’s 83rd-minute strike gave Arsenal a 1-0 win over West Ham. Wilson’s goal in the 95th minute was disallowed after a VAR review. Arsenal now lead Manchester City by five points after 36 Premier League matches, though City have a game in hand.
AC Milan lost 3-2 at home to Atalanta. Nkunku scored a penalty in the 94th minute and Pavlovich netted in the 88th, but Raspadori, Zappacosta, and Ederson scored for the visitors. Roma snatched a 3-2 victory over Parma with Malen scoring twice, including a decisive penalty in the 101st minute after Brighi was sent off in the 99th. Como will play in European competition for the first time in history. Fabregas’s team cannot fall below sixth place in Serie A.
The Expert Referee Commission (ESC) upheld referee Yevgeny Bulanov’s decision to disallow Cordoba’s goal for Akhmat, stating that the Krasnodar forward held Bokoev with both hands and gained an unfair advantage.
Montreal defeated Buffalo 6-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Karen Khachanov beat Botic van de Zandschulp in the third round of the Rome tournament. In the women’s draw, Diana Shneider lost to Naomi Osaka in the third round, while Lyudmila Samsonova fell to Anastasia Potapova.
New York swept Philadelphia 4-0 in the series to reach the Eastern Conference finals. Minnesota beat San Antonio 114-109 to level the series at 2-2 in the second round of the NBA playoffs.
In the Russian Rugby Championship second round, Strely-Ak Bars defeated Krasny Yar, Lokomotiv beat Slava-MAR, and VVA-Podmoskovie lost to Dynamo.
Russian canoeists Zakhar Petrov and Ivan Shtyl won gold in the men’s C2 500m at the World Cup stage in Hungary.
Marie-Louise Eta became the first female head coach to win a Bundesliga match as Union Berlin beat Mainz 3-1.
Alpine skier Alina Pekletsova was the most tested athlete by RUSADA in 2026, having taken five doping tests between January and April.
French rider Paul Magnier won the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, with Milan second and Groenewegen third. Vlasov finished 122nd.
PSG has again invited all employees to the Champions League final. About 500 club staff attended last season’s match against Inter.
Quotes of the day:
Stanislav Cherchesov on the foreign player limit: “What if we set the quota based on minutes played by Russian players instead of the number? That approach would give coaches more options for rotation.”
Irina Rodnina on Yelena Isinbaeva: “I will never use the word ‘traitor’ for her. I just think she acted wrongly.”
Roberto Baggio on Italian football’s problems: “Children no longer play on the streets, and there are few Italians in Serie A. We need to involve young players and believe in them.”
Benzhimol on service and prices in Russia: “In Russia, it seems like people talk to me aggressively, they are more closed than in Portugal. Rent and taxis are much cheaper here.”
Real Madrid’s TV on the incident with Garcia and Bellingham: “Negreira League and Teb…”
