MADRID — Madrid is getting ready for the thousands of fans expected to flock to the city’s Cibeles fountain on Saturday to join Real’s players for a much-anticipated celebration of a LaLiga title that Carlo Ancelotti’s side could clinch at home to Espanyol.

Carlo Ancelotti is now close to becoming the first coach in history to win the top five leagues.

✅ Premier League.
✅ Serie A.
✅ Ligue 1.
✅ Bundesliga.
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Luck or skill? After Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal, Thierry Henry said it was more the former. Based on how the match went, it’s hard to argue with the World Cup and Champions League winner.

An own goal and a Sadio Mané strike two minutes later were all that separated Liverpool and Villarreal at Anfield on Wednesday night. On the CBS postgame coverage, Henry claimed Liverpool should feel fortunate to take a 2-0 advantage into the second leg.

Wow! That was a roller coaster. Manchester City and Real Madrid gifted the world a nerve-wracking first semifinal in the Champions League. Yes, the English club got the win, but in the long list of highlights, it is impossible not to talk about Vinícius Jr.'s goal, a beautiful display of pace and skill. The best of the seven we witnessed Tuesday night. 

Vinicius Jr goal vs. Manchester City

The Brazilian winger scored in the 55th minute, in a sequence where he should have been fined for speeding. 

Everyone stopped. Well, almost everyone.

Bernardo Silva heeded that ageless piece of wisdom taught to every young soccer player around the world: Play to the whistle. He was rewarded with a stunning goal, the fourth in Manchester City’s 4-3 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday in the Champions League semifinals.

United States men's national team defender Sergiño Dest is the latest member of the squad to go down with an injury that will put his summer availability for the team in question.

The standout 21-year-old came away with a hamstring injury Sunday while playing for his club team, Barcelona, in a 1-0 loss to Rayo Vallecano. Dest left the game at halftime.

Injury update!

No sin sufrimiento, el Real Betis consiguió el tercer título de su historia en la Copa del Rey, luego de vencer en lanzamientos penales al Valencia. La gloria verdiblanca tocó de paso la puerta de los dos mexicanos de su plantel: Diego Lainez y Andrés Guardado. 

El aporte de ambos en la final fue dispar. Lainez no estuvo ni siquiera sentado en el banco de suplentes, mientras que Guardado ingresó en el complemento y convirtió uno de los penales que desataría los festejos béticos.

The record for largest attendance at a women’s soccer match stood for 23 years before it was broken at the Camp Nou in March. It took less than a month for the new record to fall, with the Barcelona women once again the impetus behind a massive crowd in the Women’s Champions League on Friday. 

Gerardo Martino announced the Mexican squad facing Guatemala in a friendly game this Wednesday, April 27. Since the match is not during a FIFA international break, the roster is heavily reliant on Liga MX but also packs a couple of surprises. The most interesting of all? The inclusion of 18-year-old and Real Sociedad B defender Jonathan Gómez, who last December made his debut in the USMNT.