Overview
- Nice, which won 2-0 at Strasbourg on Wednesday, will face Lens in the May 22 Coupe de France final after Lens beat Toulouse 4-1 on Tuesday in a tie capped by a mass pitch invasion at Bollaert-Delelis.
- PSG, rotating to manage the workload, beat Nantes 3-0 on Wednesday as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored twice to restore breathing room in a tight Ligue 1 race with Lens.
- Real Madrid halted a four‑match winless run on Tuesday by edging Alavés 2-1 through goals from Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior, but players were booed at the Santiago Bernabéu throughout the night.
- Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 1-0 on Wednesday to keep a nine-point LaLiga lead over Madrid, and 18-year-old Lamine Yamal left with a left thigh injury after winning and converting the deciding penalty.
- Spanish outlets have linked France coach Didier Deschamps to the Real Madrid job, a rumor publicly endorsed by Luis Figo, though the club has not confirmed any managerial move.