Seventh heaven! Juve continue Scudetto streak
Juventus won a record-extending seventh straight Serie A title yesterday after their 0-0 draw against 10-man Roma was enough to secure the trophy with a match to spare.
Second-place Napoli won 2-0 at Sampdoria but Juventus recorded the point they needed at the Stadio Olimpico to win the title.
It also completed a fourth successive league and cup double for Juventus, who had beaten AC Milan 4-0 in the Italian Cup in the same stadium on Wednesday.
Roma, who had already qualified for the Champions League, had the better of the game’s few chances but their prospects of winning the match diminished when midfielder Radja Nainggolan was sent off 22 minutes from time, following a second yellow card.
Mohamed Salah finished the season as the Premier League’s top scorer after setting Liverpool on their way to a 4-0 win over Brighton yesterday that secured his team the final Champions League qualification place.
With his 26th-minute goal at Anfield, Salah moved on to 32 goals for the season – a record for a 38-game Premier League – and ensured Harry Kane would not be claiming the Golden Boot for a third straight year. Kane finished on 30 goals.
The Egypt forward lifted the Golden Boot, given to the league’s top scorer, to loud cheers after the game. His collection of trophies is growing, with Salah also having been voted player of the year by his fellow professionals and England’s football writers.
“Everyone gives you an Oscar, an award for this and award for that, for getting out of the car without an accident,” Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said. “It is really difficult to stay focused but he was focused.
“He is really difficult to defend,” Klopp said, “but he is young enough to improve. What he is, in his mind, is a real goal-getter, and that is good.”
It was an ideal way for Liverpool to head into the Champions League final against Real Madrid on May 26: plenty of goals and no injuries.