Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
ANT IS DECKED FOR BARCA
BARCELONA may have to do without Antoine Griezmann for the final two games of the season after the striker injured a thigh in a 1-0 win at Valladolid.
Griezmann (right), who has struggled since a £107million move from Atletico Madrid last year, was substituted at half-time yesterday.
Barca did not say for how long he would be sidelined, but reports suggested it could be three weeks, ruling him out of Thursday’s home game against Osasuna and the La Liga finale at Alaves on Sunday.
Beating Valladolid kept Barca in the title race, although leaders Real Madrid can regain a fourpoint advantage at the top if they win at Granada tonight.
Eibar improved their survival hopes with a 2-0 win at relegated Espanyol.
Edu Exposito scored both goals to give Eibar their first victory in four matches. He converted a 25th-minute penalty and although he had another spot-kick saved by Espanyol goalkeeper Diego Lopez, he fired in the rebound.
In Italy, Cristiano Ronaldo converted two penalties the second in the last minute - to salvage a 2-2 draw against Atalanta and move Serie A leaders Juventus closer to a ninth successive title.
It took his league goals tally for the season to 28.
RYAN LEONARD underlined his tag as the Plympton Pirlo and Devon knows his wonder goal boosted Millwall’s play-off push.
Italian legend Andrea would have been proud of Leonard’s stunning winner (right) after 77 seconds to keep the heat on the top six.
The club joint-record signing found the net for the first time since November 2018 with a 25-yard thunderbolt, and the Devonian said: “It’s nice to get back on the scoresheet.
“It was one where I got a good touch out of my feet, cut across the ball and it went over the keeper so it was the ideal start for us.” Millwall are bang in the play-off mix. At this stage you don’t care how you win – we’re happy to win ugly.”
Boss Grant Mccann refused to throw his Hull players under the bus, even if the Irishman’s job prospects may have suffered that fate thanks a wretched display from