Winners and losers: Title of the McTominay and Naples clinic while Aston Villa endures the heart
Kylian Mbappe, Scott Mctominay and Sunderland were the big winners of the weekend, while Aston Villa and Lazio in particular suffered disappointing results. Flashscore takes a look at the winners and losers of the latest weekend of football.
Criticized last year in PSG and then featured criticism when he reached Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappe has finally distributed any doubts. Undoubtedly, he was unable to take his team in every trophy, but individually, no more than he fulfilled his goals by ending as the top scorer in Europe, the first for a French player since Thierry Henry twenty years ago.
With 43 goals and five assists in 56 appearances in all competitions, Mbappe has had a great season.
In the Champions League race throughout the season, Villans lost in the last step on Sunday. In Manchester United, the team trained by Unai Emery came short after some controversial judges’ decisions while they lost 2-0. In the ranking, Villa ended the sixth, the point in the point with Newcastle and will have to do with the Europa League in 2025/2026.
Who would think that a Scottish who had never left British football could perform so well in Italy? Maybe no one. On Friday, Scott Mctominay crowned his excellent individual season with a trophy holding Inter on the last day of the league. Even better, the former Manchester United midfielder paved the way to the title by scoring the goal of the game against Cagliari (2-0).
On the other side of the table, Rossoner finished their season with a close 2-0 win over Monza. With 63 points, Milan ended his eighth and will not play in Europe next season for the first time since 2020.
The loss to Bologna in the Italian Cup final is likely to leave its mark, while an adjustment is expected to be made this summer to start again. Lazio, meanwhile, will not be in Europe in 2025/2026. Worse still, their Roman rivals have done better thanks to Claudio Ranieri, even though the Roma were far from the beginning of the season.
There were opposite stories in Portugal as well, as sporting once again became the best of their rivals Benfica. Thanks to their hero Victor Gyokeres, the lions amazed the eagles at the time of the detention in the Portuguese Cup final, before leaving in the extra time (3-1).
For the first time since 2002, Sporting has reached double the interior. As in recent seasons, their team is likely to be shocked.
Benfica has lost everything in the space of a few days. Above all, Angel Di Maria has bid farewell to the Lisbon club in the worst possible way. With the losses of the league and the cup against their rivals, Benfica is going through a difficult period. Like any summer, there are likely some moves, but the goal is to win the league.
Eight years ago, black cats moved from the Premier League, but this is now history. On Sunday, the team trained by Regis Le Bris provided their promotion at the time of injury against Sheffield United.
If it were in the suggestion, it was the young Englishman Tom Watson, who came from the youth team, who scored the winner late.
For blades, it means no promotion and they will stay in the championship next season. Hard is hard to get, as it is another disappointment after last year’s removal. It remains to be seen if Sheffield United can jump back in 2025/2026.