With all eyes on the UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinals, fans might be forgiven for forgetting another busy weekend across Europe’s biggest domestic leagues, but there was plenty going on.
First thing’s first, Barcelona put the sword to a miserable looking Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, completing an 8-2 aggregate win before Arsenal left Lyon shocked with a memorable comeback in to book their place in the final.
Meanwhile, in the English Women’s Super League, Crystal Palace had their relegation confirmed by an imperious West Ham United side who fired seven goals beyond the hosts on a Sunday when Manchester City kept their hopes of European football alive with a 1-0 win at Leicester City.
In the Frauen-Bundesliga, Bayern Munich claimed their third straight title with two games to spare after Leipzig lost 3-0 to SGS Essen. Over in Italy, Fiorentina shocked newly crowned champions Juventus with a 3-1 win, Inter emphatically painted Milan blue following their 4-1 Derby della Madonnina triumph and Lazio hit Como for four unanswered goals.
Finally, in Spain, it was another frantic weekend of trying to avoid the drop for those languishing at the foot of the Liga F table. But, with three matches still to play, there’s still plenty of…
